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B-199375 1 (1980-07-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjuw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 66- COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES H3 S..WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-199375 July 28, 1980 r/The Honorable Harley 0. Staggers Chairman, Committee on Interstate , - ~. andFzegComr -. H8ouse of- Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested on May 6, 1980, we are providing omments on H.R .71T8 There are two general comments we G-wish to make and two ancillary points. The first deals with Section 3.(a),1which requires the General Accounting 4 Office (GAO) to monitor the effects of the bill on com- petition, resource recovery, and the U.S. economy. The second deals with the requirement in Section 2.(a)(3), -o that soft drink franchises sell their packaged beverages in containers with refunds in order to maintain their exclusive geographical franchise.4 Monitoring the Bill's Effects The General Accounting Office is in agreement'with the concept of periodic monitoring of the effects of Federal Government programs and actions. We believe that this type of review is an integral part of effective government. With review, the Congress can be informed of the intended and unintended effects of the law that are occurring. H.R. 7128 requires GAO to monitor the effects of the bill. We would prefer, however, to be given the latitude to review program effects as a part of the congressional oversight process or as a part of GAO's ongoing evaluation efforts. (. e suggest that the monitoring function envisioned for this program be assigned to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That agency has been involved in resource recovery issues for many years.J EPA has evaluated the Department of Defense's refundable beverage container experiment as well as analyzed the beverage- container-deposit-law issue in general. We have not 0 discussed the provisions of H.R. 7128 with EPA officials; however, A does appear to be most suited for the moni- toring functions.J

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