H.F. 117 Section 1. Section 455J.3, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. Construction and demolition waste 3 management. Provide for the operation of a construction and 4 demolition waste management program or contract with a third 5 party for the operation of such a program. Such a program may 6 include but is not limited to the following activities: 7 a. Recycling construction and demolition waste material that 8 meets standards for sustainable design, also known and referred 9 to as green building standards, as provided for in section 10 103A.7. 11 b. Discouraging the disposal of construction and demolition 12 waste material at sanitary landfills by educating those 13 generating such materials about alternative options. 14 c. Encouraging the combined collection of construction and 15 demolition waste material from commercial and industrial sites. 16 d. Targeting recycling facilities that manufacture renewable 17 biomass fuels for energy generation for the disposal or 18 recycling of construction and demolition waste material. 19 e. Implementing programs that encourage the use of 20 by-products manufactured from construction and demolition waste 21 by recycling facilities. 22 EXPLANATION 23 This bill relates to environmental management system 24 designation. 25 In order to be designated an environmental management 26 system, a solid waste planning area must actively pursue 27 certain activities. The bill adds an additional activity 28 relating to construction and demolition waste management that 29 must be pursued in order to receive the designation. 30 -1- LSB 1876HH (1) 84 tm/rj 1/ 1