SF 2212 (LSB 5231SV (2) 85)

SENATE FILE 2212

BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2013)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to land disposal of yard waste.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 455D.9, subsection 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Land disposal of yard waste as defined by the department is prohibited. However, yard waste which has been separated at its source from other solid waste may be accepted by a sanitary landfill for the purposes of soil conditioning or composting. A sanitary landfill may accept yard waste under any of the following circumstances:
   a.  When the yard waste is separated at its source from other solid waste and is accepted by the sanitary landfill for the purposes of soil conditioning and composting.
   b.  When the yard waste is collected for disposal as a result of a severe storm and the yard waste originates in an area declared to be a disaster area in a declaration issued by the president of the United States or the governor.
   c.  When the yard waste is collected for disposal to control, eradicate, or prevent the spread of insect pests, tree and plant diseases, or invasive plant species problems.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to land disposal of yard waste.
   Currently, land disposal of yard waste is prohibited except yard waste may be accepted by a sanitary landfill for the purposes of soil conditioning or composting.
   The bill adds two additional circumstances under which yard waste may be accepted for land disposal. The first is when the yard waste is collected for disposal as a result of a severe storm and the yard waste originates in an area declared to be a disaster area in a declaration issued by the president of the United States or the governor. The second circumstance is when the yard waste is collected for disposal to control, eradicate, or prevent the spread of insect pests, tree and plant diseases, or invasive plant species problems.