House File 218 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY WISE Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the reimbursement amount paid by distributors 2 to dealers or persons operating redemption centers who redeem 3 empty beverage containers. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2389HH 81 6 tm/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 455C.2, subsection 2, Code 2005, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. In addition to the refund value provided in subsection 1 4 1 of this section, a dealer, or person operating a redemption 1 5 center who redeems empty beverage containers or a dealer agent 1 6 shall be reimbursed by the distributor required to accept the 1 7 empty beverage containers an amount which isone centtwo 1 8 cents per container. A dealer, dealer agent, or person 1 9 operating a redemption center may compact empty metal beverage 1 10 containers with the approval of the distributor required to 1 11 accept the containers. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 This bill increases the reimbursement amount received by a 1 14 dealer or person operating a redemption center who redeems 1 15 empty beverage containers from 1 cent per container to 2 cents 1 16 per container. The reimbursement amount, commonly referred to 1 17 as a handling fee, is paid by the distributor who collects the 1 18 beverage containers from the dealer or person operating a 1 19 redemption center. 1 20 LSB 2389HH 81 1 21 tm:rj/gg/14