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 PAG LIN 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