Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act: California Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill establishes the California Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund to address plastic pollution and its impacts. The fund will be financed by environmental mitigation surcharges and used to support programs that reduce plastic production, use, and disposal, particularly in communities burdened by plastic pollution. It also outlines specific requirements for how funds are spent, including prioritizing equitable outcomes and supporting research and monitoring activities.
Key provisions
- Creates the California Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund.
- Requires 60% of the fund to be used for environmental justice and public health impacts of plastics.
- Requires 40% of the fund to be used for monitoring and reducing the environmental impacts of plastics.
- Mandates that fund expenditures prioritize communities most impacted by plastic pollution.
- Establishes standardized grant application processes for implementing departments.
- Allows reimbursement of indirect costs for grant recipients.
- Expands eligible grant recipients to include public agencies, nonprofits, and special districts.
- Requires annual publication of program expenditure details.
Who is affected
- Producers of plastic packaging and food service ware
- California residents and communities
- Environmental justice communities
- Local governments
- Nonprofit organizations
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