Senate File 2001 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2001 BY KIBBIE (COMPANION TO HF 445 BY WITTNEBEN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the return of refund values to consumers for 1 empty beverage containers. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5161XS (2) 84 tm/nh

S.F. 2001 Section 1. Section 455C.2, subsection 1, Code 2011, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. A refund value of not less than five cents shall be paid 3 by the consumer on each beverage container sold in this state 4 by a dealer for consumption off the premises. Upon return 5 of the empty beverage container upon which a refund value 6 has been paid to the dealer or person operating a redemption 7 center and acceptance of the empty beverage container by the 8 dealer or person operating a redemption center, the dealer or 9 person operating a redemption center shall return the amount 10 of the refund value to the consumer and the person operating a 11 redemption center shall pay a refund value to the consumer of 12 not less than four cents as determined by the person operating 13 a redemption center . 14 Sec. 2. Section 455C.5, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 1. Each beverage container sold or offered for sale in 17 this state by a dealer shall clearly indicate by embossing or 18 by a stamp, label , or other method securely affixed to the 19 container, the refund value of the container that must be paid 20 by the consumer . The department shall specify, by rule, the 21 minimum size of the refund value indication on the beverage 22 containers. 23 Sec. 3. Section 455C.6, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 1. To facilitate the return of empty beverage containers 26 and to serve dealers of beverages, any person may establish a 27 redemption center, subject to the approval of the department, 28 at which consumers may return empty beverage containers and 29 receive payment of the refund value of such beverage containers 30 in an amount determined pursuant to section 455C.2, subsection 31 1, by the person operating the redemption center . 32 Sec. 4. Section 455C.7, Code 2011, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 455C.7 Unapproved redemption centers. 35 -1- LSB 5161XS (2) 84 tm/nh 1/ 2

S.F. 2001 Any person may establish a redemption center which has 1 not been approved by the department, at which a consumer may 2 return empty beverage containers and receive payment of the 3 refund value of the beverage containers in an amount determined 4 pursuant to section 455C.2, subsection 1, by the person 5 operating the redemption center . The establishment of an 6 unapproved redemption center shall not relieve any dealer from 7 the responsibility of redeeming any empty beverage containers 8 of the kind and brand sold by the dealer. 9 EXPLANATION 10 This bill relates to the return of refund values to consumers 11 for empty beverage containers. 12 The bill allows a person operating a redemption center to 13 determine the amount of refund value of not less than 4 cents 14 that may be paid to a consumer upon the return of an empty 15 beverage container. The bill provides that beverage containers 16 sold or offered for sale in this state must clearly indicate 17 the refund value of the container that must be paid by the 18 consumer. 19 -2- LSB 5161XS (2) 84 tm/nh 2/ 2