House passes bill that would overturn Louisville's plastic bag ban

A bill that would overturn Louisville’s ban on the use of plastic bags for yard waste sailed through the Republican-controlled Kentucky House of Representatives on Wednesday.

The measure, House Bill 246, would abolish the city-county solid waste management district, commonly referred to as the 109 Board. It also would eliminate all of its rules and regulations — including the plastic bag ban — at the end of August 2017 unless they are reauthorized by a new board.

The measure is one of two in this year's legislative session that Democrats have dubbed as part of a "war on Louisville" being waged by GOP state lawmakers. It passed by a 66-29 vote.

Republican state Rep. Jerry Miller of Louisville, who sponsored the bill, told the Courier-Journal the legislation is about protecting the rights of residents who live within the more than 80 smaller cities inside Louisville Metro.

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