Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
Filed: 5/8/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2876

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2876 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Large 
5Event Facilities Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definition of event facility. In this Act, 
7"event facility" means a permanent structure for holding 
8public meetings or public events, including, but not limited 
9to, baseball games, football games, hockey games, automobile 
10races, or other musical, dramatic, artistic, social, or 
11athletic events. "Event facility" includes a convention 
12center. "Event facility" does not include a school stadium, a 
13county fair, or a hotel.
 
14    Section 10. Recycling and composting requirements. 
15    (a) On and after January 1, 2025, an owner or operator of 
 
 
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1an event facility that has a maximum legal capacity or 
2occupancy of at least 3,500 persons shall offer the following:
3        (1) the recycling of items that are generated at a 
4    public meeting or public event held at the event facility, 
5    including, but not limited to, glass, aluminum cans, 
6    cardboard, paper, and plastic beverage cups or bottles;
7        (2) the transfer of these recyclable materials to a 
8    recycling center for processing; the recyclable materials 
9    may be transferred to a recycling center in the same 
10    manner in which they were collected within the event 
11    facility; and 
12        (3) the composting of organic waste, which shall be 
13    collected separately from the collection of recyclable 
14    materials, in counties with composting facilities.
15    (b) An owner or operator of an event facility shall be in 
16compliance with this Section if the owner or operator offers 
17the disposal of recyclable materials and organic waste in 
18separate containers clearly labeled and distributed throughout 
19the event facility.
 
20    Section 15. Penalties. 
21    (a) An owner or operator of an event facility that commits 
22a violation of this Act is guilty of a business offense and 
23shall be fined not less than $750 and not more than $1,500 for 
24the first offense. An owner or operator of an event facility 
25that commits a second or subsequent violation of this Act is 
 
 
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1guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not less than 
2$1,500 and not more than $2,500 for each subsequent offense.
3    (b) A State's Attorney or municipal attorney may prosecute 
4under this Section an owner or operator of an event facility 
5who violates this Act.".