House File 473 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ROBERTS


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the redemption of empty beverage containers by
  2    persons operating a redemption center.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2297YH 83
  5 tm/rj/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 455C.2, subsection 1, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  A refund value of not less than five cents shall be
  1  4 paid by the consumer on each beverage container sold in this
  1  5 state by a dealer for consumption off the premises.  Upon
  1  6 return of the empty beverage container upon which a refund
  1  7 value has been paid to the dealer or person operating a
  1  8 redemption center and acceptance of the empty beverage
  1  9 container by the dealer or person operating a redemption
  1 10 center, the dealer or person operating a redemption center
  1 11 shall return the amount of the refund value to the consumer
  1 12 except as provided in section 455C.3, subsection 6.
  1 13    Sec. 2.  Section 455C.3, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1 14 the following new subsection:
  1 15    NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  A person operating a redemption center
  1 16 may retain one cent of the refund value for each empty
  1 17 beverage container accepted from a consumer if the consumer
  1 18 fails to comply with redemption guidelines that are visibly
  1 19 and conspicuously posted at the point of redemption.
  1 20                           EXPLANATION
  1 21    This bill relates to the redemption of empty beverage
  1 22 containers by persons operating a redemption center.
  1 23    The bill allows a person operating a redemption center to
  1 24 retain 1 cent of the 5=cent refund value for each empty
  1 25 beverage container accepted from a consumer if the consumer
  1 26 fails to comply with redemption guidelines that are visibly
  1 27 and conspicuously posted at the point of redemption.
  1 28 LSB 2297YH 83
  1 29 tm/rj/14.1