House
Study
Bill
587
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
JONES)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
refund
values
and
handling
fees
1
for
return
of
beverage
containers
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
455C.2,
Code
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
455C.2
Refund
values.
3
1.
A
refund
value
of
not
less
than
five
ten
cents
shall
4
be
paid
by
the
consumer
on
each
beverage
container
sold
in
5
this
state
by
a
dealer
for
consumption
off
the
premises.
6
Upon
return
of
the
empty
beverage
container
upon
which
a
7
refund
value
has
been
paid
to
the
dealer
or
person
operating
8
a
redemption
center
and
acceptance
of
the
empty
beverage
9
container
by
the
dealer
or
person
operating
a
redemption
10
center,
the
dealer
or
person
operating
a
redemption
center
11
shall
return
the
amount
of
the
refund
value
to
the
consumer.
12
2.
In
addition
to
the
refund
value
provided
in
subsection
13
1
of
this
section
,
a
dealer,
or
person
operating
a
redemption
14
center
who
redeems
empty
beverage
containers
or
a
dealer
agent
15
shall
be
reimbursed
by
the
distributor
required
to
accept
the
16
empty
beverage
containers
an
amount
which
is
one
cent
two
cents
17
per
container.
A
dealer,
dealer
agent,
or
person
operating
a
18
redemption
center
may
compact
empty
metal
beverage
containers
19
with
the
approval
of
the
distributor
required
to
accept
the
20
containers.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
455C.5,
subsection
3,
Code
2016,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
3.
The
provisions
of
subsections
1
and
2
of
this
section
do
24
not
apply
to
a
refillable
glass
beverage
container
which
has
25
a
brand
name
permanently
marked
on
it
and
which
has
a
refund
26
value
of
not
less
than
five
ten
cents,
to
any
other
refillable
27
beverage
container
which
has
a
refund
value
of
not
less
than
28
five
ten
cents
and
which
is
exempted
by
the
director
under
29
rules
adopted
by
the
commission,
or
to
a
beverage
container
30
sold
aboard
a
commercial
airliner
or
passenger
train
for
31
consumption
on
the
premises.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
changes
the
refund
value
paid
by
consumers
for
1
beverage
containers
from
5
cents
to
10
cents.
The
bill
2
also
modifies
the
language
in
Code
section
455C.5,
regarding
3
exceptions
for
refillable
glass
beverage
containers,
to
be
4
consistent
with
that
change.
5
The
bill
also
changes
the
reimbursement
paid
by
distributors
6
to
dealers,
persons
operating
a
redemption
center,
or
dealer
7
agents
from
1
cent
to
2
cents.
8
According
to
Code
section
455C.12,
any
person
who
9
violates
Code
section
455C.2
or
455C.5
is
guilty
of
a
simple
10
misdemeanor.
A
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
11
for
no
more
than
30
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
but
not
more
12
than
$625
or
by
both.
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