Bill textColorado's bill for a new 5¢ deposit system was killed in committee in late February.
| Bill Number and Name | House Bill 11-1247 Bill text |
|---|---|
| Sponsors | Pabon, Court, Duran, Gardner D., Vigil |
| Beverages Covered | Malt, mixed spirits, mixed wine, all nonalcoholic beverages. Excludes dairy. |
| Containers Covered | PET, HDPE, Glass, up to 64 oz. |
| Deposits | 5¢ |
| Handling Fees | Variable, not less than the Deposit Beverage Container Fee, paid by the Department of Revenue to a redemption center |
| Other Fees / Taxes | "DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER FEE," paid by distributors to the Department of Revenue. Starts at ½ cent, changes to a variable rate from ½ cent to 1½ cents |
| Reclamation System | Return to dealer or certified redemption center |
| Unredeemed Deposits | Property of the state Beverage Container Deposit Fund |
The following summary comes from the Colorado Association for Recycling:
The bill creates a deposit beverage container program (program), which will be fully implemented by January 1, 2013. A “deposit beverage container” is an individual, separate, polythylene terephthalte or high-density polyethylene or glass container with a total capacity less than or equal to 64 fluid ounces that contains beer, ale, or other drinks produced by fermenting malt; mixed spirits; mixed wine; tea and coffee drinks; soda; noncarbonated water; and all nonalcoholic drinks in liquid form and intended for internal human consumption.
Deposit beverage distributors. A “deposit beverage distributor” (distributor) is a person who manufactures beverages put into deposit beverage containers or who imports and engages in the sale of filled deposit beverage containers to a dealer or consumer.
Beginning September 1, 2011, distributors must register with the department of revenue (department), maintain records regarding the manufacture, importation, and exportation of beverage and deposit beverage containers (containers), and make such records available to the department.
Beginning October 1, 2011, distributors will be required to pay to the department a beverage container fee for each deposit beverage container that the distributor manufactures in, or imports into, the state.
Consumers. By January 1, 2013, the bill requires consumers to pay to the dealer (a person who engages in the sale of beverages in deposit beverage containers to a consumer for off-premises consumption) from whom the consumer purchases a deposit beverage a deposit on each deposit beverage container. Consumers will be able to recover the amount of such deposits by turning in containers to redemption centers.
Dealers. The bill requires a dealer to redeem deposits unless the dealer, among other things:
Redemption centers. With regard to a “redemption center”, which is defined as a person or facility that accepts from consumers, in exchange for the refund value, empty deposit beverage containers intended for recycling, the bill:
Program administration. In order to implement, administer, and oversee the program, the bill:
Deposit beverage container fund. The bill creates the deposit beverage container fund (fund), which fund will be used to finance the program and will consist of container fees, deposits, and interest earned. The bill requires that a portion of the moneys in the fund resulting from any unredeemed deposit refund values be transferred as follows:
February 7, 2011: Introduced and referred to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
February 23, 2011: Committee voted to postpone indefinitely; effectively dead.