SSB 1138 (LSB 1192XC (1) 85)

SENATE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON DEARDEN)

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for a product stewardship report by the department of natural resources.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  455B.317  Product stewardship —— report.
   1.  By January 15 of each year, the department shall submit a product stewardship report to the general assembly. The report shall supply information identifying solid waste according to product or product category. The report shall consider latex paint, oil-based paint, aseptic packaging, waste tires, florescent bulbs, and food waste. The report shall not include consideration of motor vehicles or watercraft.
   2.  The department shall use the report described in subsection 1 to recommend a strategy that most efficiently manages solid waste as classified according to product or product category. The strategy shall at least include recommendations for all of the following:
   a.  Disposing of hazardous chemicals, toxic materials, or harmful physical agents that pose a risk of an adverse impact to the environment or public health and safety.
   b.  Increasing the recovery of materials for reuse or recycling.
   c.  Reducing costs associated with solid waste management.
   3.  In preparing its report, the department shall consider how other states have classified solid waste according to products and product categories and how other states have successfully collected and managed solid waste, including recovering and recycling efforts. When preparing the report, the department shall consult with landfill operators and businesses engaged in recycling solid waste. The department shall also invite participation from interested members of the public.
   4.  As part of its report, the department shall recommend the establishment of a product stewardship program that implements or improves upon the strategy developed by the department under this section, including by detailing any legislative proposals required for implementation or explaining the adoption of proposed rules under existing statutory authority.
EXPLANATION
   This bill requires the department of natural resources to prepare and submit a product stewardship report to the general assembly each year. The report shall supply information identifying solid waste according to product or product category. The department must use the report to recommend a strategy that most efficiently manages solid waste as classified according to product or product category. The department must recommend the establishment of a product stewardship program that implements or improves upon the strategy developed by the department, including legislative proposals or the adoption of proposed rules.