House File 2189 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2189 BY CHAMBERS A BILL FOR An Act relating to construction permits for appliance recycling 1 buildings and making appropriations. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5850YH (3) 84 tm/nh
H.F. 2189 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 455D.17 Appliance recycling —— 1 construction permit fee. 2 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 3 otherwise requires, “appliance recycling” means the process 4 of disassembling a discarded appliance and removing hazardous 5 components for environmentally sound disposal prior to the 6 metal in the appliance being recycled. 7 2. The department shall adopt construction standards 8 for buildings intended to be used for purposes of appliance 9 recycling. 10 3. Prior to commencing a construction project for a building 11 intended to be used for appliance recycling purposes, a person 12 shall apply for a construction permit under this section. The 13 department shall impose a construction permit fee of not less 14 than one thousand dollars. 15 4. An appliance recycling construction permit fund 16 is created in the state treasury under the control of the 17 department. Permit fees collected by the department pursuant 18 to this section shall be deposited in the fund and are 19 appropriated to the department for purposes of administering 20 the departmental duties of this section. 21 EXPLANATION 22 This bill relates to construction permits for appliance 23 recycling buildings. 24 The bill defines the term “appliance recycling” to mean the 25 process of disassembling a discarded appliance and removing 26 hazardous components for environmentally sound disposal prior 27 to the metal in the appliance being recycled. 28 The bill requires the department of natural resources to 29 adopt construction standards for buildings intended to be 30 used for purposes of appliance recycling. The bill creates 31 a permitting process for construction projects for buildings 32 intended to be used for appliance recycling purposes and 33 requires the department to impose a construction permit fee of 34 not less than $1,000. The bill creates an appliance recycling 35 -1- LSB 5850YH (3) 84 tm/nh 1/ 2
H.F. 2189 construction permit fund in the state treasury under the 1 control of the department. The bill requires construction 2 permit fees to be deposited in the fund and appropriates moneys 3 in the fund to the department for purposes of administering 4 duties related to the construction of appliance recycling 5 buildings. 6 -2- LSB 5850YH (3) 84 tm/nh 2/ 2