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Senate committee advances tax credit to encourage oyster‑shell recycling
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 125 creating a restaurant tax credit (capped at $2,000 per person) to encourage oyster‑shell recycling for habitat restoration; staff said implementation details and minimum collection thresholds remain to be finalized.
A state Senate committee Monday adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 125 that would allow restaurants to claim a tax credit — capped at $2,000 per person — for participating in an oyster‑shell recycling program intended to restore oyster habitat.
The amendment, offered on the floor and adopted by voice vote, is intended to encourage restaurants to collect and turn over half‑shell oyster waste to a recycling program rather than send shells to…
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