Sec. 3. Elimination of toxic substances in beverage containers
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Effective beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, no retailer may sell, offer for sale, or distribute any single-use beverage container that— is composed wholly or partially of polyethylene terephthalate glycol; is opaque or pigmented a color other than transparent blue or transparent green; contains polyethylene glycol; or contains a toxic substance. A retailer that violates a prohibition under subsection
(a)shall be subject to a fine for each violation. For purposes of this section, each product line of beverage containers shall be considered to be a separate violation of this section if any beverage container included in the product line is a beverage container described in subsection (a). The amount of a fine under this subsection shall be not more than $50,000 per violation. Fines collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Local Clean Up of Plastics Fund established by section 4(a).