Resolve, To Require the Department of Environmental Protection To Study the Establishment of a Product Stewardship Program for Mattresses

Sec. 1. Department of Environmental Protection to study the establishment of a product stewardship program for mattresses. Resolved: That the Department of Environmental Protection, referred to in this resolve as "the department," shall study the establishment of a new stewardship program in the State for mattresses, in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, chapter 18.

Sec. 2. Reporting date established. Resolved: That the department shall report the findings of its study in section 1, including recommendations and recommended legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources by December 4, 2019. The joint standing committee may report out a bill relating to the subject matter of this report to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.

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This resolve requires the Department of Environmental Protection to study the establishment of a new stewardship program in the State for mattresses and report the results of its study to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources by December 4, 2019. The department is required to include recommended legislation to implement its recommendations related to the report, and the joint standing committee is authorized to report out a bill relating to the subject matter of the report to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.