House Amendment 2050 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 601, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 55, by inserting after line 8 the 1 4 following: 1 5 <Sec. . NEW SECTION. 455C.18 BEVERAGE 1 6 CONTAINER TASK FORCE. 1 7 1. The department shall convene a task force with 1 8 one representative from each of the following: 1 9 a. The Iowa grocery industry association. 1 10 b. Redemption centers of Iowa. 1 11 c. Iowa wholesale beer distributors association. 1 12 d. The Iowa society of solid waste operations. 1 13 e. Iowa soft drink association. 1 14 f. The Iowa recycling association. 1 15 g. The Iowa environmental council. 1 16 h. The petroleum marketers and convenience stores 1 17 of Iowa. 1 18 i. The Iowa chapter of the sierra club. 1 19 2. The chairperson and ranking member of the 1 20 standing committee on environmental protection in the 1 21 house of representatives and the chairperson and 1 22 ranking member of the standing committee on natural 1 23 resources and environment in the senate shall serve as 1 24 ex officio, nonvoting members of the task force. 1 25 3. The task force shall study and consider all of 1 26 the following: 1 27 a. Methods to increase the beverage container 1 28 redemption rate. 1 29 b. Methods to increase the profitability of 1 30 redemption centers. 1 31 c. The efficiency and costs associated with 1 32 mandated, statewide, curbside recycling of empty 1 33 beverage containers. 1 34 d. Methods to provide greater efficiencies in the 1 35 current beverage container redemption system. 1 36 4. By January 1, 2010, the department shall submit 1 37 to the governor and the general assembly a final 1 38 report of the task force which shall include 1 39 recommendations of the task force. The department 1 40 shall also make the final report publicly available on 1 41 the internet. 1 42 5. This section is repealed June 30, 2010.> 1 43 #2. By renumbering as necessary. 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 WESSEL-KROESCHELL of Story 1 48 SF 601.523 82 1 49 tm/je/9644 1 50 -1-