NOVEMBER 8, 2011

FIAE Annual Convention

CONFIDENTIAL

Beverage Industry Issues

Facing tax fights at all levels of government

Denigration of product category – CDC grants, public health activists

Bottle bills and other environmental issues

2012 Government Affairs Outlook

TX

OKAR

LAMS AL GA

FL

CA

NV

OR

WAMT

ID WY

UTCO

NMAZ

KS

NE

SD

NDMN

WI

IA

MO

IL

MI

IN

VAKY

OH WV

PA

DE

NY

ME

VT

NH

NJ CTRI

Boston, MA

TNSC

NCMD

HI AK

Tier 1 State

Tier 2 State

Seattle, WA

San Francisco, CA

Philadelphia, PA

New York, NY

Portland, OR

Tier 1 City

San Jose, CA

Sacramento, CA

As of Sept 30, 2011

Los Angeles, CA

Chicago, IL

MA

Communities receiving Stimulus Act Money for “obesity prevention”

Boston Public Health Dept County of Los Angeles Dept. of Public

Health Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc. Philadelphia Dept of Public Health Seattle & King County Dept. of Public

Health CO Dept of Health NY Dept of Health Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago Santa Clara County Public Health

Department Cook County Department of Public

Health/Public Institute of Metro Chicago Minnesota Dept of Health Miami-Dade County Health Department Jefferson County Dept of Health, AL Pima County Health Dept., AZ San Antonio Metro Health District Tri-County Health Dept, CO SD Health & Human Services Agency Ham. Co General Health District, OH Lou/Jeff. Co. Metro Government, KY Multnomah Co. Health Dept. Chronic

Disease Prevention Program, OR

• Metro Public Health Department, TN• Douglas Co. Health Dept., NE• DeKalb County Board of Health, Atlanta• Pinellas County Health Department, FL• Southern Nevada Health District Chronic Disease Prevention Program• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control• Hawaii Dept of Public Health• Maine Dept of Health and Human Services• WV Department of Health and Human Resources• WI Dept of Health Services (also includes Wood Co, WI• Indiana State Department of Health• The Pueblo of Jemez Health and Human Services Dept, NM• Cherokee Nation Health Service Group, OK• Arkansas Department of Health• Appalachian District Health District; Pitt County Health Department, NC• Arizona Dept. of Health Services• New Mexico Dept. of Health

Communities receiving Health Care Act Money for “obesity prevention”

Broward Regional Health Planning Council (Florida)

City of Austin Health & Human Services Department (Texas

County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (California)

Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Colorado) Douglas County Health Department (Nebraska) Hennepin County Human Services and Public

Health Department (Minnesota) Illinois Department of Public Health Iowa Department of Public Health Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

(California) Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and

Wellness (Kentucky) Maine Department of Health and Human

Services/Maine CDC Maryland Department of Health and Mental

Hygiene Massachusetts Department of Public Health (to

serve state minus large counties) Massachusetts Department of Public Health (to

serve Middlesex County) Mid-America Regional Council Community

Services Corporation (Missouri)

•Minnesota Department of Health•Montana Department of Public Health, Human Services•New Mexico Department of Health•North Carolina Division of Public Health•Oklahoma City-County Health Department (Oklahoma)•Philadelphia Department of Public Health (Pennsylvania)•Public Health Institute (to serve state of California minus large counties)•San Francisco Department of Public Health (California)•Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan)•South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control•South Dakota Department of Health•Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (Alaska)•Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (Washington)•Texas Department of State Health Services•The Fund for Public Health in New York (New York)•University Health Services, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin)•University of Rochester Medical Center (New York)•Vermont Department of Health•Washington State Department of Health•West Virginia Bureau for Public Health

Goal: Keep Winning the Fights

Engage everywhere - ballot initiatives, legislative fights, regulatory fights

Build coalitions where new threats appear and maintain the coalitions we have

Continue to hire local talent where required

Develop stronger relationships at every level USCM Obesity Prevention Grants, State Association

Grants

2011 Bottle Bill Threats

TX

OK AR

LAMS AL GA

FL

CA

NV

OR

WA

MT

IDWY

UTCO

NMAZ

KS

NE

SD

NDMN

WI

IA

MO

IL

MI

INVA

KY

OH

WV

PA

DE

NY

MEVT

NH

NJCT

RIMA

TNSC

NC

MD

HIAK

Bottle bill expansion/handling fee proposal

New bottle bill program proposal

Opportunity for bottle bill repeal/replacement

September, 2011 7

Massachusetts9

Bottle Bill Expansion Background MA PIRG and environmental groups have been recruiting Mayors

and elected officials to support expansion. Using poll showing 70% + of public agrees with expansion. Beverage industry launched “Real Recycling for MA” coalition.

Ballot Initiative AG certified PIRG’s petition to expand BB and increase handling

fee for 2012 ballot on Sep. 7 PIRG has dropped the initiative

Legislature PIRG and environment groups continue to push for expansion in

legislature

Real Recycling for Massachusetts

www.realrecyclingmass.com

Real Recycling for Massachusetts

“Real Recycling for Massachusetts is a coalition of citizens, businesses, and community organizations working towards common sense when it comes to recycling. We’re working to improve existing recycling infrastructure to give everyone better access to recycling in more places.”Launched in July 2011

Recruiting grocers, retailers, chamber of commerce, elected officials, and other interested parties – 40 + members

2012 Outlook

Stateline, November 4:'Bottle bills' draw renewed interest in  legislatures

Serious threats remain in the 10 deposit states on expansion, handling fee, and escheats issues

Continue to monitor EPR issues VT – Stakeholders focused on incremental change, deal

with fallout from flood Want to be at the table, not on the menu

Contact

Genna GentVice President, State & Local Government AffairsAmerican Beverage Association202-463-6707ggent@ameribev.org