HF 162 (LSB 1439YH (5) 86)

HOUSE FILE 162

BY  RIZER

A BILL FOR

An Act regarding the use of plasma gasification as a waste management practice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 455B.301, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  14A.  “Plasma gasification” means the thermal dissociation of carbonaceous materials into fragments of compounds in an oxygen-starved environment producing synthetic gas, either as a stand-alone fuel or by blending with natural gas, the reclamation of metal products for recycling, and the vitrification of inorganic compounds that may be used for manufactured products. 
    Sec. 2.  Section 455B.481, subsection 2, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  0e.  Plasma gasification.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill adds plasma gasification to the list of preferred pollution prevention measures found in the waste management assistance Act, found in part 9 of division IV of Code chapter 455B. “Plasma gasification” is defined as the thermal dissociation of carbonaceous materials into fragments of compounds in an oxygen-starved environment producing synthetic gas, either as a stand-alone fuel or by blending with natural gas, the reclamation of metal products for recycling, and the vitrification of inorganic compounds that may be used for manufactured products. The pollution prevention measures would include, in order of most-preferred to least-preferred, source reduction for waste elimination, reuse, on-site recycling, off-site recycling, plasma gasification, waste treatment, combustion with energy recovery, and land disposal.