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1 1 Amend Senate File 2430, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 16, by inserting after line 32, the
1 4 following:
1 5 "Sec. . REDEMPTION OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS –
1 6 STUDY.
1 7 1. The department of natural resources shall
1 8 conduct a study regarding the redemption of beverage
1 9 containers as provided in chapter 455C. The
1 10 department shall organize a committee in order to
1 11 conduct the study. A departmental official shall
1 12 serve on the study committee as a voting member. In
1 13 addition, the department shall invite members of the
1 14 following organizations to serve as voting members of
1 15 the committee:
1 16 a. The Iowa league of cities.
1 17 b. The Iowa state association of counties.
1 18 c. The Iowa environmental council.
1 19 d. The Iowa grocery industry association.
1 20 e. The Iowa recycling association.
1 21 f. The Iowa society of solid waste operations.
1 22 g. The league of women voters.
1 23 h. The owner of a redemption center.
1 24 2. The committee shall study issues related to all
1 25 of the following:
1 26 a. Requiring the redemption of beverage holding
1 27 noncarbonated beverages other than milk, but including
1 28 tea, water, fruit and vegetable juices and drinks, and
1 29 sports drinks.
1 30 b. Increasing the reimbursement to a dealer or
1 31 other person operating a redemption center from one
1 32 cent to two cents per empty beverage container
1 33 redeemed. The department shall study the feasibility
1 34 of establishing a schedule which provides for
1 35 increases in the reimbursement amount.
1 36 c. Requiring that all beverage containers sold in
1 37 Iowa have a minimum postconsumer recycled content of
1 38 twenty-five percent by weight.
1 39 d. Creating a "Robert D. Ray Beautiful Land Fund"
1 40 in order to support local and state litter and
1 41 recycling initiatives. The committee shall consider
1 42 the feasibility of using moneys from unredeemed
1 43 deposits in order to support the fund.
1 44 3. The department shall prepare a report regarding
1 45 findings and recommendations of the committee,
1 46 including proposals for legislative action. The
1 47 report shall be submitted to the governor and general
1 48 assembly not later than January 10, 2001."
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2 2 BAUDLER of Adair
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2 6 GREIMANN of Story
2 7 SF 2430.210 78
2 8 da/gg
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