Attorney General No.
15-0074
Secretary of State No.
1734
Description
Redirects money collected by grocery and certain other retail stores through sale of carry-out bags, whenever any state law bans free distribution of a particular kind of carry-out bag and mandates the sale of any other kind of carry-out bag. Requires stores to deposit bag sale proceeds into a special fund administered by the Wildlife Conservation Board to support specified categories of environmental projects. Provides for Board to develop regulations implementing law. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: If voters uphold the state’s current carryout bag law, redirected revenues from retailers to the state, potentially in the several tens of millions of dollars annually. Revenues would be used for grants for certain environmental and natural resources purposes. If voters reject the state’s current carryout bag law, likely minor fiscal effects.
Proponents
Doyle L Johnson c/o Kut Oneto (916) 416-6752
Date
10-2-2015
Document Type
Article
Qualified
Qualified
Recommended Citation
CARRY-OUT BAGS. CHARGES. INITIATIVE STATUTE. California Initiative 1734 (2015).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/2057