Subchapter HHH. GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON
RECYCLING DEVELOPMENT AND WASTE REDUCTION
RECYCLING DEVELOPMENT AND WASTE REDUCTION
Sec.
5.861. Composition of the Council.
5.862. Purpose of the Council.
5.863. Funding for the Activities of the Council.
5.864. Cooperation by State Agencies.
5.865. Termination date.
The provisions of this Subchapter HHH adopted by Executive Order No. 1995-7, dated October 11, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 4604, unless otherwise noted.
The Lieutenant Governor will serve as the chairperson of the Governor’s Executive Council on Recycling Development and Waste Reduction (Council). The members of the Council include the Secretaries of the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Community Affairs, Education, Environmental Protection, General Services and Transportation. Each agency will designate appropriate staff to assist the Council in the conduct of its activities.
The Governor’s Executive Council on Recycling Development and Waste Reduction (Council) will undertake the following tasks:
(1) Identify barriers, in cooperation with public and private sector groups, to enhance recycling development and waste reduction opportunities and develop initiatives to overcome these barriers so that the Commonwealth’s recycling and waste reduction goals can be achieved.
(2) Identify and implement public and private sector initiatives that will enhance or attract recycling business development in this Commonwealth.
(3) Identify existing and potential ‘‘green technologies’’ that can be introduced or developed to increase the competitiveness of the recycling industry to improve the Commonwealth’s ability to collect, transport, process and utilize recyclable materials, and reduce waste generation.
(4) Identify and implement educational and technical assistance initiatives, research and projects to address recycling and waste reduction problems and promote effective recycling and waste reduction initiatives in this Commonwealth.
(5) Develop and implement activities to increase the Commonwealth’s procurement of recycled and recyclable products and the ability of educational institutions, local governments and other entities eligible under the Commonwealth’s Cooperative Purchasing Program to benefit from the Commonwealth’s purchasing power.
(6) Develop and initiate specific initiatives to encourage waste reduction practices in all Commonwealth agencies, educational institutions, local governments and the private sector.
(7) Identify and implement programs, in cooperation with the public and private sectors, to assist Pennsylvania industries to reduce waste and to utilize recycled materials as feedstocks in the manufacturing process.
(8) Develop and adopt rules of procedure as necessary to carry out the mission of the Council consistent with this subchapter.
The Department of Environmental Protection, as the administrator of the Act 101 Recycling Fund, shall cooperate with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in establishing an annual budget to carry out the activities of the Governor’s Council on Recycling Development and Waste Reduction.
Commonwealth agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction are directed to cooperate with and assist the Governor’s Executive Council on Recycling Development and Waste Reduction in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities.
This subchapter will remain in effect unless revised or rescinded by the Governor.
§ 5.861. Composition of the Council.
§ 5.862. Purpose of the Council.
§ 5.863. Funding for the Activities of the Council.
§ 5.864. Cooperation by State Agencies.
§ 5.865. Termination date.
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