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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 refunds as follows:
1 6 a. A refund of fifty cents for establishing and operating
1 7 a curbside recycling program for residences or businesses.
1 8 b. A refund of twenty-five cents for establishing and
1 9 operating areas or facilities for a drop-off recycling
1 10 program.
1 11 c. A refund of twenty-five cents for establishing and
1 12 operating regional centers for the collection and disposal of
1 13 household hazardous material, as defined in section 455F.1.
1 14 d. A refund of twenty-five cents for establishing and
1 15 operating an annual toxic cleanup day program for the
1 16 collection and disposal of household hazardous material, as
1 17 defined in section 455F.1.
1 18 e. A refund of twenty-five cents for establishing and
1 19 operating community communication programs or activities
1 20 including speakers bureaus, informational brochures, school
1 21 programs, media relations, and advertising to increase
1 22 awareness of the methods of waste volume reduction at the
1 23 source and recycling.
1 24 f. A refund of twenty-five cents for sanitary landfill
1 25 operators who have established subtitle D liners as defined in
1 26 40 C.F.R. pt. 258, subpt. D, and are in compliance with all
1 27 federal requirements regarding the construction and operation
1 28 of new sanitary landfills pursuant to 40 C.F.R. pt. 258.
1 29 g. A refund of twenty-five cents for establishing and
1 30 operating a community host fee program in which the operator
1 31 of a sanitary landfill voluntarily pays an annual fee or
1 32 property tax to the community in which it has located a
1 33 facility such as a landfill, a composting center, a transfer
1 34 station, or a regional collection center.
1 35 h. A refund of ten cents for establishing and operating a
2 1 program for community cleanup grants which allow communities
2 2 within the planning area to receive grants for the collection
2 3 or disposal of waste collected during annual neighborhood
2 4 cleanup events or partnerships that are aimed at diverting
2 5 household hazardous material away from landfills.
2 6 i. A refund of ten cents for establishing and operating a
2 7 scrap tire program which allows the deposit of scrap tires at
2 8 a designated location for processing or disposal at a
2 9 landfill.
2 10 j. A refund of ten cents for establishing and operating a
2 11 sharps program for the collection and disposal of used
2 12 hypodermic needles.
2 13 EXPLANATION
2 14 This bill provides for a number of specified refunds on
2 15 tonnage fees paid by operators of sanitary landfills. Under
2 16 Code section 455B.310, an operator of a sanitary landfill
2 17 shall pay a tonnage fee for each ton of solid waste received
2 18 and disposed of at the sanitary landfill. The bill provides a
2 19 refund for any of the following activities:
2 20 1. A refund of 50 cents for establishing and operating a
2 21 curbside recycling program.
2 22 2. A refund of 25 cents for establishing and operating a
2 23 drop-off recycling program.
2 24 3. A refund of 25 cents for establishing and operating
2 25 regional centers for the collection and disposal of household
2 26 hazardous material.
2 27 4. A refund of 25 cents for establishing and operating a
2 28 toxic cleanup day program for the collection and disposal of
2 29 household hazardous material.
2 30 5. A refund of 25 cents for establishing and operating
2 31 community communication programs or activities.
2 32 6. A refund of 25 cents for establishing subtitle D liners
2 33 and complying with all federal requirements regarding the
2 34 construction and operation of new sanitary landfills.
2 35 7. A refund of 25 cents for establishing and operating a
3 1 community host fee program where the operator of a sanitary
3 2 landfill voluntarily pays an annual fee or property tax to a
3 3 community in which it has located a facility like a landfill,
3 4 composting center, transfer station, or regional collection
3 5 center.
3 6 8. A refund of 10 cents for establishing and operating a
3 7 program for community cleanup grants for the collection or
3 8 disposal of waste collected during annual neighborhood cleanup
3 9 events or partnerships that are aimed at diverting household
3 10 hazardous material away from landfills.
3 11 9. A refund of 10 cents for establishing and operating a
3 12 scrap tire program for the collection of scrap tires.
3 13 10. A refund of 10 cents for establishing and operating a
3 14 sharps program for the collection and disposal of used
3 15 hypodermic needles.
3 16 LSB 2096SV 77
3 17 tm/jj/8
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