Senate Bill 26-016 Introduced

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning prohibiting the discharge of preproduction

• Page 1, Line 102plastic materials.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

The bill prohibits the discharge of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic materials through land application or into state waters, wastewater, storm water runoff, or other runoff by a facility, point source, or person that makes, uses, handles, packages, or transports plastic pellets or other preproduction plastic materials in the state.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 11 to article

• Page 2, Line 38 of title 25 as follows:

• Page 2, Line 4PART 11

• Page 2, Line 5PLASTIC PELLET-FREE WATERS ACT

• Page 2, Line 625-8-1101.  Short title.

• Page 2, Line 7The short title of this part 11 is the "Plastic Pellet-Free

• Page 2, Line 8Waters Act".

• Page 2, Line 925-8-1102.  Definitions.

• Page 2, Line 10As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise

• Page 2, Line 11requires:

• Page 2, Line 12(1)  "Discharge" means the introduction or addition of a

• Page 2, Line 13pollutant into state waters, wastewater, storm water runoff,

• Page 2, Line 14or other runoff.

• Page 2, Line 15(2)  "Facility" means a facility where preproduction

• Page 2, Line 16plastic materials are manufactured, handled, or transported in

• Page 2, Line 17the state.

• Page 2, Line 18(3)  "Preproduction plastic materials" means

• Page 2, Line 19preproduction plastic pellets, flakes, fibers, powders, or

• Page 2, Line 20powdered coloring for plastics.

• Page 2, Line 2125-8-1103.  Discharge of preproduction plastic materials

• Page 2, Line 22prohibited.

• Page 2, Line 23(1)  The discharge of plastic pellets or other

• Page 2, Line 24preproduction plastic materials from a facility is prohibited.

• Page 2, Line 25(2)  A person that makes, uses, packages, or transports

• Page 2, Line 26plastic pellets or other preproduction plastic materials shall

• Page 3, Line 1not discharge plastic pellets or other preproduction plastic

• Page 3, Line 2materials from a point source in the state.

• Page 3, Line 3SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-8-501, add (7) as

• Page 3, Line 4follows:

• Page 3, Line 525-8-501.  Permits required for discharge of pollutants -

• Page 3, Line 6administration.

• Page 3, Line 7(7)  Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the

• Page 3, Line 8division shall not issue a permit for the discharge of plastic

• Page 3, Line 9pellets or other preproduction plastic materials into state

• Page 3, Line 10waters.

• Page 3, Line 11SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-8-609, amend (1)

• Page 3, Line 12as follows:

• Page 3, Line 1325-8-609.  Criminal pollution - penalties.

• Page 3, Line 14(1)  Any A person who that recklessly, knowingly, intentionally,

• Page 3, Line 15or with criminal negligence discharges any a pollutant into any state

• Page 3, Line 16waters or into any domestic wastewater treatment works commits

• Page 3, Line 17criminal pollution if such discharge is made:

• Page 3, Line 18(a)  In violation of any a permit issued under this article; or

• Page 3, Line 19article 8;

• Page 3, Line 20(b)  In violation of any a cease-and-desist order or clean-up order

• Page 3, Line 21issued by the division which that is final and not stayed by court order;

• Page 3, Line 22or

• Page 3, Line 23(c)  Without a permit, if a permit is required by the provisions of

• Page 3, Line 24this article article 8 for such discharge; or

• Page 3, Line 25(d)  Repealed.

• Page 3, Line 26(e)  (d)  In violation of any pretreatment regulations promulgated

• Page 3, Line 27adopted by the commission; or

• Page 4, Line 1(e)  In violation of the prohibition on the discharge of

• Page 4, Line 2preproduction plastic materials described in section 25-8-1103.

• Page 4, Line 3SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-15-329 as

• Page 4, Line 4follows:

• Page 4, Line 525-15-329.  Discharge of preproduction plastic materials

• Page 4, Line 6prohibited - definitions.

• Page 4, Line 7(1)  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise

• Page 4, Line 8requires:

• Page 4, Line 9(a)  "Discharge" means the introduction or addition of a

• Page 4, Line 10pollutant through land application at a location that does not

• Page 4, Line 11have federal interim status, a federal permit granted pursuant

• Page 4, Line 12to the federal act, or a state permit granted by the department

• Page 4, Line 13pursuant to section 25-15-303.

• Page 4, Line 14(b)  "Facility" means a facility where preproduction

• Page 4, Line 15plastic materials are manufactured, handled, or transported in

• Page 4, Line 16the state.

• Page 4, Line 17(c)  "Land application" means a discharge being applied to

• Page 4, Line 18the land.

• Page 4, Line 19(d)  "Preproduction plastic materials" has the meaning set

• Page 4, Line 20forth in section 25-8-1102.

• Page 4, Line 21(2)  The discharge of plastic pellets or other

• Page 4, Line 22preproduction plastic materials from a facility is prohibited.

• Page 4, Line 23(3)  A person that makes, uses, packages, or transports

• Page 4, Line 24plastic pellets or other preproduction plastic materials shall

• Page 4, Line 25not discharge plastic pellets or other preproduction plastic

• Page 4, Line 26materials in the state.

• Page 4, Line 27SECTION 5.  Act subject to petition - effective date -

• Page 5, Line 1applicability. (1)  This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following

• Page 5, Line 2the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the

• Page 5, Line 3general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13,

• Page 5, Line 42026); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1

• Page 5, Line 5(3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section,

• Page 5, Line 6or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part

• Page 5, Line 7will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election

• Page 5, Line 8to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the

• Page 5, Line 9date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

• Page 5, Line 10(2)  This act applies to conduct occurring on or after the applicable

• Page 5, Line 11effective date of this act.