Senate File 2321 - Enrolled

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  1  1                                             SENATE FILE 2321
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  1  3                             AN ACT
  1  4 RELATING TO THE RECYCLING OF MERCURY=CONTAINING LAMPS BY
  1  5    PROVIDING FOR A STUDY.
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  1  7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  9    Section 1.  MERCURY=CONTAINING LAMPS RECYCLING PROGRAM
  1 10 STUDY.
  1 11    1.  The department of natural resources shall conduct a
  1 12 study on and make recommendations for the implementation and
  1 13 financing of a convenient and effective mercury=containing
  1 14 lamp recycling program.  The department shall submit a report
  1 15 containing the recommendations to the general assembly by
  1 16 January 1, 2009.
  1 17    2.  The department shall consult with stakeholders
  1 18 including persons who represent retailers of
  1 19 mercury=containing lamps, waste haulers, mercury=containing
  1 20 lamp recyclers, mercury=containing lamp manufacturers, cities,
  1 21 counties, environmental organizations, public interest
  1 22 organizations, and other interested parties that have a role
  1 23 or interest in the recycling of mercury=containing lamps.
  1 24    3.  In conducting the study, the department shall assess
  1 25 potential methods for establishing and financing a convenient
  1 26 and effective statewide recycling program for
  1 27 mercury=containing lamps.  The assessment includes but is not
  1 28 limited to all of the following:
  1 29    a.  The recycling challenges unique to rural and urban
  1 30 areas.
  1 31    b.  The involvement of mercury=containing lamp
  1 32 manufacturers.
  1 33    c.  The various methods of financing recycling programs for
  1 34 mercury=containing lamps.
  1 35    d.  The various methods to encourage the return of
  2  1 mercury=containing lamps for recycling.
  2  2    e.  The impact of different recycling approaches on local
  2  3 governments, nonprofit organizations, waste haulers, and other
  2  4 stakeholders.
  2  5    f.  The existing recycling infrastructure that could be
  2  6 used for mercury=containing lamp recycling.
  2  7    g.  Information obtained from existing mercury=containing
  2  8 lamp recycling programs.
  2  9    4.  The department shall also describe in the report what
  2 10 improvements could be achieved through voluntary efforts by
  2 11 stakeholders and what efforts would require legislation or the
  2 12 adoption of rules to implement a statewide recycling program
  2 13 for mercury=containing lamps.
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  2 16                                                             
  2 17                               JOHN P. KIBBIE
  2 18                               President of the Senate
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  2 21                                                             
  2 22                               PATRICK J. MURPHY
  2 23                               Speaker of the House
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  2 25    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
  2 26 is known as Senate File 2321, Eighty=second General Assembly.
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  2 29                                                             
  2 30                               MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
  2 31                               Secretary of the Senate
  2 32 Approved                , 2008
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  2 35                                
  3  1 CHESTER J. CULVER
  3  2 Governor