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House Study Bill 189

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 455B.310, Code 1997, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  An operator of a sanitary landfill who
  1  4 is required to pay a tonnage fee under this section shall
  1  5 receive the refund specified per ton imposed if the operator
  1  6 has initiated any of the following programs:
  1  7    a.  A refund of one dollar and fifty cents for establishing
  1  8 and operating a recycling program for the collection of
  1  9 recyclable materials from residences.
  1 10    b.  A refund of seventy-five cents for establishing and
  1 11 operating a program to accept and process recyclable material
  1 12 from commercial and industrial businesses.
  1 13    c.  A refund of twenty cents for establishing and operating
  1 14 a program for the disposal of rubble type material at a
  1 15 location separate from the solid waste disposal site.
  1 16    d.  A refund of twenty cents for establishing and operating
  1 17 a program for the disposal of yard waste material at a
  1 18 location separate from the solid waste disposal site.
  1 19    e.  A refund of ten cents for establishing and operating a
  1 20 recycling and off-site disposal program for used oil and lead
  1 21 acid batteries.
  1 22    f.  A refund of ten cents for establishing and operating a
  1 23 scrap tire program which allows the deposit of scrap tires at
  1 24 a designated location for processing or disposal by the
  1 25 operator of the sanitary landfill.
  1 26    g.  A refund of ten cents for establishing and operating a
  1 27 sharps program for the collection and disposal of used
  1 28 hypodermic needles.
  1 29    h.  A refund of ten cents for establishing and operating a
  1 30 program for community cleanup grants which allow communities
  1 31 within the planning area to receive grants for the collection
  1 32 or disposal of waste collected during annual neighborhood
  1 33 cleanup events or partnerships that are aimed at diverting
  1 34 household hazardous waste away from landfills.
  1 35    i.  A refund of twenty-five cents for sanitary landfill
  2  1 operators who have established subtitle D liners as defined in
  2  2 40 C.F.R. pt. 258, subpt. D, and who are in compliance with
  2  3 all federal requirements regarding the construction and
  2  4 operation of new sanitary landfills pursuant to 40 C.F.R. pt.
  2  5 258.
  2  6    j.  A refund of twenty-five cents for establishing and
  2  7 operating community communication programs or activities
  2  8 including speakers bureaus, informational brochures, school
  2  9 programs, media relations, and advertising to increase
  2 10 awareness of the methods of waste volume reduction at the
  2 11 source and recycling.
  2 12    k.  A refund of twenty-five cents for establishing and
  2 13 operating a community host fee program in which the operator
  2 14 of a sanitary landfill voluntarily pays an annual fee or
  2 15 property tax to the community in which it has located a
  2 16 facility such as a landfill, a composting center, a transfer
  2 17 station, or a regional collection center.
  2 18    l.  A refund of twenty-five cents for establishing and
  2 19 operating regional centers for the collection and disposal of
  2 20 household hazardous material, as defined in section 455F.1.
  2 21    m.  A refund of twenty-five cents for establishing and
  2 22 operating an annual toxic cleanup day program for the
  2 23 collection and disposal of household hazardous material,
  2 24 pursuant to section 455F.8.
  2 25    Sec. 2.  Section 455D.3, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code
  2 26 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  2 27    c.  Develop draft ordinances which shall may be voluntarily
  2 28 used by local governments for establishing collection fees
  2 29 that are based on volume or on the number of containers used
  2 30 for disposal by residents.  
  2 31                           EXPLANATION
  2 32    This bill provides for a number of specified refunds on
  2 33 tonnage fees paid by operators of sanitary landfills.  Under
  2 34 Code section 455B.310, an operator of a sanitary landfill
  2 35 shall pay a tonnage fee for each ton of solid waste received
  3  1 and disposed of at the sanitary landfill.  The bill provides a
  3  2 refund per ton imposed for any of the following programs:
  3  3    1.  A refund of $1.50 for establishing and operating a
  3  4 program for the collection of recyclable materials from
  3  5 residences.
  3  6    2.  A refund of $0.75 for establishing and operating a
  3  7 program to accept and process recyclable material from
  3  8 commercial and industrial businesses.
  3  9    3.  A refund of $0.20 for providing for the disposal of
  3 10 rubble type material at a site separate from the solid waste
  3 11 disposal site.
  3 12    4.  A refund of $0.20 for providing for the disposal of
  3 13 yard waste material at a site separate from the solid waste
  3 14 disposal site.
  3 15    5.  A refund of $0.10 for establishing and operating a
  3 16 recycling and off-site disposal program for used oil and lead
  3 17 acid batteries.
  3 18    6.  A refund of $0.10 for establishing and operating a
  3 19 scrap tire program for the collection of scrap tires.
  3 20    7.  A refund of $0.10 for establishing and operating a
  3 21 sharps program for the collection and disposal of used
  3 22 hypodermic needles.
  3 23    8.  A refund of $0.10 for establishing and operating a
  3 24 program for community cleanup grants for the collection or
  3 25 disposal of waste collected during annual neighborhood cleanup
  3 26 events or partnerships that are aimed at diverting household
  3 27 hazardous material away from landfills.
  3 28    9.  A refund of $0.25 for establishing subtitle D liners
  3 29 and complying with all federal requirements regarding the
  3 30 construction and operation of new sanitary landfills.
  3 31    10.  A refund of $0.25 for establishing and operating
  3 32 community communication programs or activities.
  3 33    11.  A refund of $0.25 for establishing and operating a
  3 34 community host fee program where the operator of a sanitary
  3 35 landfill voluntarily pays an annual fee or property tax to a
  4  1 community in which it has located a facility like a landfill,
  4  2 composting center, transfer station, or regional collection
  4  3 center.
  4  4    12.  A refund of $0.25 for establishing and operating
  4  5 regional centers for the collection and disposal of household
  4  6 hazardous material.
  4  7    13.  A refund of $0.25 for establishing and operating toxic
  4  8 cleanup day program for the collection and disposal of
  4  9 household hazardous material.
  4 10    The bill provides that when a planning area fails to meet
  4 11 the 25 percent waste stream reduction goal, the planning area
  4 12 shall develop draft ordinances which may be voluntarily used
  4 13 by local governments for establishing collection fees that are
  4 14 based on volume or on the number of containers used for
  4 15 disposal by residents.  Currently, local governments are
  4 16 required to use the draft ordinances.  
  4 17 LSB 2286HC 77
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