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(h) Numerous studies have documented the prevalence of plastic carry-out bags <br /> littering the environment, blocking storm drains and fouling beaches. <br /> (i) Plastic bags are a substantial source of marine debris. <br /> 0) Plastic bags cause operational problems at County landfills and transfer stations <br /> and contribute to litter countywide. <br /> (k) The Authority has participated in a campaign with The Bay Area Recycling <br /> Outreach Coalition to promote reusable bags countywide for several years. <br /> Despite these efforts, plastic bags comprise 9.6% of litter collected during coastal <br /> cleanup days (based on 2008 data) in Alameda County. Additionally, plastic bags <br /> continue to cause processing equipment problems at County transfer stations. <br /> (1) There are several alternatives to single-use carry-out bags readily available. <br /> (m) Studies document that banning single use plastic bags and charging for single use <br /> paper bags will dramatically reduce the single use of both types of bags. <br /> (n) The Authority prepared the Mandatory Recycling and Single Use Bag Reduction <br /> Ordinances Environmental Impact Report, which considered two separate projects <br /> and included the environmental review required by the California Environmental <br /> Quality Act for this Ordinance. The Authority certified those portions of the EIR <br /> relevant to this Ordinance. <br /> SECTION 3 (Definitions) <br /> The definitions set forth in this Section shall govern the application and interpretation of <br /> this ordinance. <br /> (a) "Alameda County"means all of the territory located within the incorporated and <br /> unincorporated areas of Alameda County. <br /> (b) "Authority" means the Alameda County Waste Management Authority created by <br /> the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for Waste Management (JPA). <br /> (c) "Authority Representative" means any agent of the Authority designated by the <br /> Enforcement Official to implement this Ordinance, including Member Agency <br /> employees, or private contractors hired for purposes of monitoring and <br /> enforcement. <br /> (d) "Covered Jurisdiction" means a Member Agency of the JPA that has not opted out <br /> of coverage under this Ordinance pursuant to Section 9 of this Ordinance. <br /> (e) "Customer" means any Person obtaining goods from a Store. <br /> (f) "Enforcement Official" means the Executive Director of the Authority or his or <br /> her authorized designee. <br /> (g) "Executive Director"means the individual appointed by the Authority Board to <br /> 2 <br /> 72 <br />