HF 266 (LSB 1902HV (1) 86)

HOUSE FILE 266

BY  COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 93)

A BILL FOR

An Act regarding disposal of yard waste in landfills operating a methane collection system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 455D.9, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  When the yard waste is collected for disposal by a sanitary landfill that operates a methane collection system that produces energy.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Currently, disposal of yard waste in a sanitary landfill is prohibited except in three specific circumstances. This bill adds a fourth exception to allow for the disposal of yard waste in a sanitary landfill when the sanitary landfill operates a methane collection system that produces energy.