House File 2537 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
                                           PROTECTION

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 734)


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the control of beverage containers by
  2    expanding the types of beverage containers covered and
  3    increasing the reimbursement amount paid to dealers.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5713HV 82
  6 tw/rj/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 455C.1, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2007,
  1  2 are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in lieu
  1  3 thereof the following:
  1  4    1.  "Beverage" means a liquid intended for human
  1  5 consumption and packaged in a beverage container for sale to
  1  6 consumers.  "Beverage" shall not include the following:
  1  7    a.  A liquid typically ingested in very small quantities
  1  8 and consumed for medicinal purposes only.
  1  9    b.  A liquid designed to be consumed only as a nutritional
  1 10 supplement.
  1 11    c.  A product intended to be consumed, or packaged and sold
  1 12 to consumers or institutions, in a frozen state.
  1 13    d.  A powdered drink mix.
  1 14    e.  A soup or broth, including seafood, meat, or vegetable
  1 15 broth.
  1 16    f.  Farm=produced apple cider which has not been heated,
  1 17 pasteurized, or otherwise processed.
  1 18    g.  A liquid which is any of the following:
  1 19    (1)  A syrup.
  1 20    (2)  A concentrate.
  1 21    (3)  Typically added as a minor flavoring ingredient in
  1 22 food or drink, such as extracts, cooking additives, sauces, or
  1 23 condiments.
  1 24    h.  Milk or other primarily dairy=based drinks.
  1 25    2.  "Beverage container" means a glass, plastic, or metal
  1 26 container, sealed by the manufacturer, containing a beverage
  1 27 of at least five and one=half fluid ounces or one hundred
  1 28 sixty=two milliliters but not more than sixty=eight fluid
  1 29 ounces or two liters in size.
  1 30    Sec. 2.  Section 455C.2, subsection 2, Code 2007, is
  1 31 amended to read as follows:
  1 32    2.  In addition to the refund value provided in subsection
  1 33 1 of this section, a dealer, or person operating a redemption
  1 34 center who redeems empty beverage containers or a dealer agent
  1 35 shall be reimbursed by the distributor required to accept the
  2  1 empty beverage containers an amount which is one cent two
  2  2 cents per container.  A dealer, dealer agent, or person
  2  3 operating a redemption center may compact empty metal beverage
  2  4 containers with the approval of the distributor required to
  2  5 accept the containers.
  2  6                           EXPLANATION
  2  7    This bill relates to the control of beverage containers.
  2  8    The bill increases the types of containers which require a
  2  9 refund value to include beverage containers such as bottled
  2 10 water and juice drinks.
  2 11    The bill also increases the reimbursement amount, commonly
  2 12 referred to as the handling fee, paid by distributors to
  2 13 dealers from 1 cent per beverage container to 2 cents per
  2 14 beverage container.
  2 15 LSB 5713HV 82
  2 16 tw/rj/14