SB+7

__**SB 7**


 * Title**__**:** SB7 From Wasteful to Resourceful


 * __Sponsors__:** MBurger (I - WV), KFinnerty (I - NY), MVitullo (I - NM)


 * __Purpose__:** The purpose of this bill is to eventually put the manufacturing of plastic grocery bags to a halt and in their place use reusable bags that will not fill up landfills, pollute the enviornment, and cause health hazards to humans and animals.

(1). Must be a U.S. citizen of any age or tourist to the U.S. of any age (2). Plastic bag companies/manufacterers (3). Employees of plastic bag companies/manufacterers
 * __Eligibility__:**

Both the environment and people will benefit from the halt of plastic bag production. We will save thousands of barrels of oil each year and also be saving the lives of thousands of animals across the United States. The lesser burning of oil to produce plastic bags will be less harmful to the environment and people as well. Reusable bags are not expensive, only costing, on average, seventy-nine cents ($.79) each. They can be used for years and years, and there are already many companies making these bags, which will not cause any tax increases.
 * __Terms and Benefits:__**

__**Fiscal Impact:**__


 * **__Category__** || **__Amount__** || **__Description__** ||
 * Equipment || $0 || Machinery already used to produce plastic bags can be used to make reusable bags. ||
 * Marketing || $800,000 || This cost is for two ads to be broadcasted nationally for two 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 can learn to make reusable bags (see Education). ||
 * Energy || $0 || Materials already needed to produce reusable bags are already available through these factories. ||
 * Transportation || $0 || Transportation is not needed ||
 * Education || $3,000 || This is the cost to have someone travel throughout the United States conducting seminars on how to produce reusable bags (informing factory workers). This cost includes traveling to ten states to conduct seminars at three-hundred dollars ($300) per seminar. ||
 * Legal || $0 || Legal costs are not needed. ||
 * __TOTAL : $ 803,000__**