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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to recycling; amending s. 403.7145, F.S.;

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requiring each organization, association, business, and

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institution operating in the state and receiving state

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funds, and each public airport in the state, to collect

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aluminum beverage cans and recyclable plastic and glass

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from its place of business, or from the entities doing

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business at the airport, and to offer such materials for

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recycling; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Section 403.7145, Florida Statutes, is amended

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to read:

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     403.7145  Recycling.--

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     (1)  The Capitol and the House and Senate office buildings

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constitute the Capitol recycling area. The Florida House of

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Representatives, the Florida Senate, and the Office of the

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Governor, the Secretary of State, and each Cabinet officer who

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heads a department that occupies office space in the Capitol,

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shall institute a recycling program for their respective offices

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in the House and Senate office buildings and the Capitol.

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Provisions shall be made to collect and sell wastepaper and empty

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aluminum beverage cans generated by employee activities in these

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offices. The collection and sale of such materials shall be

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coordinated with Department of Management Services recycling

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activities to maximize the efficiency and economy of this

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program. The Governor, the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Secretary of

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State, and the Cabinet officers may authorize the use of proceeds

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from recyclable material sales for employee benefits and other

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purposes, in order to provide incentives to their respective

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employees for participation in the recycling program. Such

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proceeds may also be used to offset any costs of the recycling

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program.

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     (2)  Each state agency, the judicial branch of state

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government, and the State University System shall collect and

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sell, to the greatest extent practicable, aluminum, glass, and

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plastic beverage containers, and other recyclable materials and

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products used during the operation of facilities and offices and

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may use the proceeds of the sale of such materials and products

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for employee benefits and other purposes and thereby provide

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incentives for employees to participate in the recycling program.

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Such proceeds may also be used to offset any recycling program

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costs.

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     (3) Each organization, association, business, or

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institution operating in the state and receiving state funds

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shall, to the greatest extent practicable, collect aluminum

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beverage cans and recyclable plastic and glass at all locations

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where the organization, association, business, or institution

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operates or does business, and shall offer such materials for

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recycling. Each organization, association, business, or

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institution may retain and use any proceeds received from the

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sale of these materials for recycling to offset the cost

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associated with collecting and recycling such materials.

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     (4) Each public airport operating in this state shall, to

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the greatest extent practicable, collect aluminum beverage cans

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and recyclable plastic and glass from the airlines and other

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entities doing business at the airport and offer such materials

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for recycling. Each airport may retain and use any proceeds

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received from the sale of these materials for recycling to offset

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the costs associated with collecting and recycling such

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materials. Airport administration offices, airport vendors, and

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airlines are encouraged to coordinate the collection of

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recyclable waste to the greatest extent practicable. The

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provisions of this subsection are not intended to interfere with

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any already established recycling activity.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.