REP. HOVEY: ‘BOTTLE BILL’ PROVISIONS SHORT-SIGHTED

State Rep. DebraLee Hovey (R-Monroe, Newtown ) today said provisions that place deposit fees on bottled water in the recently approved deficit reduction package are short-sighted.  Governor M. Jodi Rell signed the package into law on Tuesday, March 3.  
Since 1979, state law has placed deposit fees on soda and beer. House Bill 6602 expands the [...]