House
Study
Bill
93
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
JONES)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
regarding
disposal
of
yard
waste
in
landfills
operating
1
a
methane
collection
system.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
455D.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2015,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
When
the
yard
waste
is
collected
for
3
disposal
by
a
sanitary
landfill
that
operates
a
methane
4
collection
system
that
produces
energy.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
Currently,
disposal
of
yard
waste
in
a
sanitary
landfill
is
9
prohibited
except
in
three
specific
circumstances.
This
bill
10
adds
a
fourth
exception
to
allow
for
the
disposal
of
yard
waste
11
in
a
sanitary
landfill
when
the
sanitary
landfill
operates
a
12
methane
collection
system
that
produces
energy.
13
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1902HC
(1)
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