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Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "measures" the following: 'from all sources'
Amend the bill in section 4 in §2123-C in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 17 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "reviewing" the following: ', as may be appropriate'
Amend the bill in section 4 in §2123-C in subsection 2 by striking out all of the last 2 blocked paragraphs (page 2, lines 5 to 8 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘The Director of the State Planning Office, or the director's designee, serves as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the council.
 
The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, serves as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the council.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies that waste reduction measures from all sources should be promoted. It clarifies that the Solid Waste Management Advisory Council created by the bill is established to advise and assist the Executive Department, State Planning Office as may be appropriate. It makes the Director of the State Planning Office and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, or their designees, nonvoting members of the advisory council.