HF 2018 (LSB 5068YH (4) 85)

HOUSE FILE 2018

BY  GASKILL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the reimbursement amount paid to dealers or persons operating redemption centers who redeem empty beverage containers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 455C.2, subsection 2, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  In addition to the refund value provided in subsection 1 of this section, a dealer, or person operating a redemption center who redeems empty beverage containers or a dealer agent shall be reimbursed by the distributor required to accept the empty beverage containers an amount which is one cent two cents per container. A dealer, dealer agent, or person operating a redemption center may compact empty metal beverage containers with the approval of the distributor required to accept the containers.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill increases the reimbursement amount received by a dealer or person operating a redemption center who redeems empty beverage containers from 1 cent per container to 2 cents per container. The reimbursement amount, commonly referred to as a handling fee, is paid by the distributor who collects the beverage containers from the dealer or person operating a redemption center.