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224.43-080 Newsprint Recycling Task Force -- Composition -- Duties.
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On July 15, 1994, and annually thereafter, each publisher shall submit a report to
the cabinet. The report shall indicate the amount of newsprint used in the preceding
year, its recycled content, along with any other information required by the cabinet.
The Governor shall appoint a Newsprint Recycling Task Force consisting of the
secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet or a designee; the chairman of the
Kentucky Recycling and Marketing Assistance Advisory Committee or a designee;
the executive director of the Kentucky Press Association or a designee; three (3)
members from environmental organizations; and five (5) members representing the
Kentucky newsprint publishing industry and newsprint manufacturers doing
business in Kentucky. A list of names of potential task force members shall be
provided by the president of the Kentucky Press Association.
The task force members shall each serve a two (2) year term. The initial five (5)
industry representatives appointments shall consist of two (2) two (2) year terms
and three (3) one (1) year terms.
The Newsprint Recycling Task Force shall meet as necessary to monitor the use of
newsprint in the state for the following goals:
(a) To increase the demand for recycled newsprint in Kentucky;
(b) To increase the availability for the product;
(c) To establish Kentucky as a reliable source of old newsprint for recycling; and
(d) To identify, develop, and advance initiatives to recycle and reuse discarded
newspapers and paper products with an emphasis on recycling these materials
instead of diverting them for disposal.
The Newsprint Recycling Task Force and the Kentucky Press Association shall
encourage all Kentucky industries and businesses, their trade or professional
organizations, and all public agencies at the state and local level to increase their
use of recycled newsprint.
The Newsprint Recycling Task Force shall take steps to attract a recycled newsprint
mill or related facility to Kentucky by identifying potential sites and potential
manufacturers. The task force shall also work with the Kentucky Recycling and
Marketing Assistance Advisory Committee in recommending appropriate economic
and tax incentives to encourage such a project.
The Newsprint Recycling Task Force shall promote the increased recovery of old
newspapers and, with the Commonwealth of Kentucky representatives, work with
communities to develop processing and collection programs to provide quality
material to the marketplace.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts and ch. 24, sec. 367, effective July 15, 2010; and ch.
135, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 2,
effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 500, sec. 2, effective July 15,
1994.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). This section was amended by Ky.
Acts chs. 24 and 135, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified
together.
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