House
File
2212
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2212
BY
HANSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
used
home
appliance
recycling
and
disposal.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455D.17
Used
home
appliance
1
recycling
and
disposal.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“home
appliance”
means
3
a
refrigerator,
window
air
conditioning
unit,
humidifier,
or
4
other
similar
appliance
as
defined
by
the
commission
by
rule.
5
2.
A
county
shall
accept
and
collect
used
home
appliances
6
for
reuse,
recycling,
or
proper
disposal.
The
commission
7
shall
adopt
rules
governing
methods
of
disposal
which
shall
8
constitute
proper
disposal.
A
county
may
assess
a
fee
for
9
providing
services
under
this
subsection.
10
3.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
a
county
when
the
11
services
described
in
subsection
2
are
provided
within
the
12
county
by
another
person
or
entity.
13
Sec.
2.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
The
fees
and
funds
generated
14
as
a
result
of
the
enactment
of
this
Act
are
intended
to
cover
15
the
costs
of
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
and
this
16
specification
of
state
funding
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
all
the
17
state
funding-related
requirements
of
section
25B.2,
subsection
18
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
shall
be
necessary
for
the
19
full
implementation
of
this
Act
by,
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
20
against,
all
affected
political
subdivisions.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
requires
a
county
to
accept
and
collect
used
home
25
appliances
for
reuse,
recycling,
or
proper
disposal.
A
county
26
may
assess
a
fee
for
providing
the
service.
A
county
is
not
27
required
to
provide
the
service
if
another
person
or
entity
28
provides
such
services
within
the
county.
29
The
bill
provides
that
a
“home
appliance”
is
a
refrigerator,
30
window
air
conditioning
unit,
humidifier,
or
other
similar
31
appliance
as
defined
by
the
environmental
protection
commission
32
by
rule.
33
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
34
section
25B.3.
The
bill
provides
that
fees
and
funds
generated
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as
a
result
of
the
bill
are
intended
to
cover
the
costs
of
any
1
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill.
The
inclusion
of
this
2
specification
of
state
funding
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
3
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
4
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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