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Attachment 1 DRAFT member agencies. (h) Numerous studies have documented the prevalence of plastic carry -out bags littering the environment, blocking storm drains and fouling beaches. (i) Plastic bags are a substantial source of marine debris. (j) Plastic bags cause operational problems at County landfills and transfer stations and contribute to litter countywide. (k) The Authority has participated in a campaign with The Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition to promote reusable bags countywide for several years. Despite these efforts, plastic bags comprise 9.6% of litter collected during coastal cleanup days (based on 2008 data) in Alameda County. Additionally, plastic bags continue to cause processing equipment problems at County transfer stations. (1) There are several alternatives to single -use carry -out bags readily available. (m) Studies document that banning single use plastic bags and charging for single use paper bags will dramatically reduce the single use of both types of bags. (n) he Authority prepared, considere an& ied the Mandatory Recycling and Single Use Bag Reduction Ordinaries En ental Impact Report, which considered two separate projects an cl d ronmental review required by the California Environmental Qua Act for th dinance. � SECTION 3 (Definitions) The definitions set forth in this Section shall govern the application and interpretation of this ordinance. (a) "Alameda County" means all ofthe territory located within the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Alameda County. (b) "Authority" means the Alameda County Waste Management Authority created by the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for Waste Management QPA). (c) "Authority Representative" means any agent of the Authority designated by the Enforcement Official to implement this Ordinance, including Member Agency employees, or private contractors hired for purposes of monitoring and enforcement. (d) "Covered Jurisdiction" means a Member Agency of the JPA that has not opted out of coverage under this Ordinance pursuant to Section 9 of this Ordinance. T (e) "Customer" means any Person obtaining goods from a Store.