House Study Bill 734 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED GOVERNOR'S BILL) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, 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 5713XL 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 isone centtwo 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 5713XL 82 2 16 tw/rj/14.2