Currently, a store is required to collect a fee for each carryout bag
the store provides to a customer. The store must remit a portion of that fee to the municipality or county (local government) in which the store is located. When the local government has not established a process to accept the remitted fees, the bill requires the store to retain and use the portion of the fee that would otherwise be remitted to a local government to purchase recycled paper carryout bags, 100% recycled cups, or compostable food containers.
