PRINTER'S NO. 1543
No. 1340 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY SURRA, GEORGE, GIGLIOTTI, VEON, TRELLO, MUNDY,
DERMODY, JOSEPHS, CORRIGAN, SERAFINI, MELIO, KRUSZEWSKI,
PETRONE, STEELMAN, KENNEY, BELARDI, BATTISTO, BELFANTI, BUNT,
LaGROTTA, LINTON, KOSINSKI, KUKOVICH, COLAIZZO, STEIGHNER,
PESCI, FREEMAN, STURLA AND BOWLEY, MAY 7, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, MAY 7, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), entitled
2 "An act providing for planning for the processing and
3 disposal of municipal waste; requiring counties to submit
4 plans for municipal waste management systems within their
5 boundaries; authorizing grants to counties and municipalities
6 for planning, resource recovery and recycling; imposing and
7 collecting fees; establishing certain rights for host
8 municipalities; requiring municipalities to implement
9 recycling programs; requiring Commonwealth agencies to
10 procure recycled materials; imposing duties; granting powers
11 to counties and municipalities; authorizing the Environmental
12 Quality Board to adopt regulations; authorizing the
13 Department of Environmental Resources to implement this act;
14 providing remedies; prescribing penalties; establishing a
15 fund; and making repeals," requiring the purchase of
16 postconsumer office paper products by the Department of
17 General Services, Commonwealth agencies, political
18 subdivisions and local school districts.
19 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
20 hereby enacts as follows:
21 Section 1. Section 1508(a) of the act of July 28, 1988
22 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
23 Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, is amended to read:
24 Section 1508. Procurement options for local public agencies and
1 certain Commonwealth agencies.
2 (a) General rule.--[This section sets forth procurement
3 options for local public agencies. These procurement options are
4 also available to Commonwealth agencies other than the
5 Department of General Services.] Except for the requirements
6 provided in section 1511.1, the following procurement options
7 are also available to Commonwealth agencies other than the
8 Department of General Services.
9 * * *
10 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
11 Section 1511.1. Purchase of postconsumer office paper products
12 by Commonwealth agencies, political subdivisions
13 and local school districts.
14 (a) General rule.--In addition to all other requirements
15 imposed by this act, the Department of General Services and all
16 Commonwealth agencies, political subdivisions and local school
17 districts shall, to the fullest extent possible, purchase or
18 approve for purchase only such office paper, paper products and
19 printing that are manufactured or produced from postconsumer
20 recycled paper as specified in subsection (b).
21 (b) Implementation.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall
22 be implemented by the Department of General Services,
23 Commonwealth agencies, political subdivisions and local school
24 districts so that of the total volume of paper and printing
25 purchased, postconsumer recycled paper composes at least 25% of
26 the volume in 1992, at least 50% of the volume in 1994, and at
27 least 75% of the volume in 1996.
28 (c) Application.--This act shall not apply to the purchase
29 of paper containers for food or beverages.
30 (d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
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1 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
2 subsection:
3 "Office paper." Any writing, typing, stationery,
4 photocopying, computer, calculator or other paper customarily
5 used for general office work.
6 "Postconsumer recycled office paper." Any office paper
7 product manufactured from paper materials generated by a
8 business or consumer which has served its intended end use and
9 which has been separated from other solid waste for the purposes
10 of collection, recycling and disposition and which does not
11 include secondary waste material or demolition waste.
12 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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