Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1862, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:

2-A.__Commingling agreement.__"Commingling agreement" means an agreement between 2 or more initiators of deposit allowing the beverage containers for which they have initiated deposits to be commingled by dealers and redemption centers, as described in section 1866-D.

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1862, sub-§8-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 661, §2, is amended to read:

8-A. Initiator of deposit or initiator. "Initiator of deposit" or "initiator" means a manufacturer, distributor or other person who initiates a deposit on a beverage container under section 1863-A.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1865, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 661, §3, is amended to read:

3. Label registration. An initiator of deposit shall register the container label of any beverage offered for sale in the state on which it initiates a deposit. Registration must be on forms or in an electronic format provided by the department and shall must include the universal product code for each combination of beverage and container manufactured. The initiator of deposit shall renew a label registration annually and whenever that label is revised by altering the universal product code or whenever the container on which it appears is changed in size, composition or glass color. The initiator of deposit shall also include as part of the registration the method of collection for that type of container, identification of a collection agent, identification of all of the parties to a commingling agreement that applies to the container and proof of the collection agreement. The department may charge a fee for registration and registration renewals under this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection that establish fees are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A and subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business and economic development matters.

Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §1866, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1991, c. 819, §7, is further amended to read:

4. Reimbursement of handling costs. Reimbursement of handling costs is governed by this subsection.