Amended in Assembly committee, S.B. 38 would require beverage manufacturers, as defined, in the state to form a beverage container stewardship organization which would be required to develop and submit to the department a plan, annual report, and budget for the recovery and recycling of empty beverage containers. The organization would also establish a stewardship fee, to be paid by beverage manufacturer members of the organization, to assist in covering the costs of implementing the beverage container stewardship program.