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PAG LIN 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. 1 10 2. The department shall organize a committee in 1 11 order to conduct the study. 1 12 a. A departmental official shall serve on the 1 13 study committee as a voting member. 1 14 b. The committee shall also be composed of four 1 15 members of the general assembly. The members shall be 1 16 two senators designated by the president of the senate 1 17 after consultation with the majority and minority 1 18 leaders of the senate, and two representatives 1 19 designated by the speaker of the house of 1 20 representatives after consultation with the majority 1 21 and minority leaders of the house of representatives. 1 22 Members of the general assembly shall serve in an ex 1 23 officio, nonvoting capacity. A member of the general 1 24 assembly is eligible for per diem and expenses as 1 25 provided in section 2.10. 1 26 c. The department shall invite members of the 1 27 following organizations to serve as voting members of 1 28 the committee: 1 29 (1) The Iowa league of cities. 1 30 (2) The Iowa state association of counties. 1 31 (3) The Iowa association of business and industry. 1 32 (4) The Iowa soft drink association. 1 33 (5) The Iowa environmental council. 1 34 (6) The Iowa grocery industry association. 1 35 (7) The Iowa recycling association. 1 36 (8) The Iowa society of solid waste operations. 1 37 (9) The league of women voters. 1 38 (10) The owner of a redemption center. 1 39 d. The committee shall include any other person 1 40 who wishes to participate as a member of the 1 41 committee. 1 42 3. The committee shall study issues related to all 1 43 of the following: 1 44 a. Requiring the redemption of beverage holding 1 45 noncarbonated beverages other than milk, but including 1 46 tea, water, fruit and vegetable juices and drinks, and 1 47 sports drinks. 1 48 b. Increasing the reimbursement to a dealer or 1 49 other person operating a redemption center from one 1 50 cent to two cents per empty beverage container 2 1 redeemed. The department shall study the feasibility 2 2 of establishing a schedule which provides for 2 3 increases in the reimbursement amount. 2 4 c. Requiring that all beverage containers sold in 2 5 Iowa have a minimum postconsumer recycled content of 2 6 twenty-five percent by weight. 2 7 d. Creating a "Robert D. Ray Beautiful Land Fund" 2 8 in order to support local and state litter and 2 9 recycling initiatives. The committee shall consider 2 10 the feasibility of using moneys from unredeemed 2 11 deposits in order to support the fund. 2 12 4. The department shall prepare a report regarding 2 13 findings and recommendations of the committee, 2 14 including proposals for legislative action. The 2 15 report shall be submitted to the governor and general 2 16 assembly not later than January 10, 2001." 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 BAUDLER of Adair 2 21 2 22 2 23 2 24 GREIMANN of Story 2 25 SF 2430.504 78 2 26 da/as
Text: H08768 Text: H08770 Text: H08700 - H08799 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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