Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires that towns located within counties in Virginia that have imposed a tax on disposable plastic bags receive a share of the revenue.

Highlights:

• Requires counties that have imposed a disposable plastic bag tax to distribute a portion of such tax revenue to any town located within that county in an amount based on the local sales tax distribution formula (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that distributions of such tax revenue shall occur at the same time and frequency as local sales tax distributions (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that local revenue distributed according to this section shall be used for environmental cleanup, providing education programs designed to reduce environmental waste, mitigating pollution and litter, or providing reusable bags to certain welfare recipients (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires that towns located within counties in Virginia that have imposed a tax on disposable plastic bags receive a share of the revenue.

Highlights:

• Requires counties that have imposed a disposable plastic bag tax to distribute a portion of such tax revenue to any town located within that county in an amount based on the local sales tax distribution formula (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that distributions of such tax revenue shall occur at the same time and frequency as local sales tax distributions (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that local revenue distributed according to this section shall be used for environmental cleanup, providing education programs designed to reduce environmental waste, mitigating pollution and litter, or providing reusable bags to certain welfare recipients (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text