SB+8

SB 8 Sponsors - MYATES (D - WY) MKNAPP (D - OK) Title - SB 8 Save the Trees. Purpose - With this bill we want to put a stop to deforestation and restore the rain forest,using bamboo for paper insted of trees would help because there is a large amount of bamboo available, also reusable bags for grocerys and recycled paper are our plans for action.

Elegibility- Any U.S. citizen or any U.S. visitor will benefit from this bill.

Terms and Benefits- This bill will benefit any U.S. citizen. It will benefit our environment because when we recycle more paper we can use it towards making new paper.By making new, cheaper paper we can sell it to schools for a lower price to help them out, by lower the price we sell it to all companys not just schools it benifits everyone and makes a cheaper living environment but in order to do this we need to stop cutting down all our tree supply.


 * __Fiscal Impact:__**


 * **__Category__** || **__Amount__** || **__Description__** ||
 * Equipment || $0 || Machinery already used to produce paper bags can be used to make reusable bags. ||
 * Marketing || $900,000 || This cost is for two ads to be broadcasted nationally for three months each. One will be for publicity of the bill, and a second one will be used only if the bill passes, explaining the change to the public. ||
 * Labor || $0 || Factory employees will be taught how to make reusable bags insted of paper bags. ||
 * Energy || $2 mil || Materials to use wind energy to make elecricity for the machinary. ||
 * Transportation || $0 || Transportation is not needed ||
 * Education || $4,000 || This is to create a program on learning how to make reuseable bags, we can create an educational video that goes through the procress of making reuseable bags. ||
 * Legal || $0 || Legal costs are not needed. ||
 * __TOTAL : $ 2,904,000__**