House
File
162
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
162
BY
LOHSE
,
INGELS
,
NIELSEN
,
and
ABDUL-SAMAD
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
excess
beverage
container
refund
value
1
possessed
by
the
alcoholic
beverages
division.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455C.19
Refund
value
excess
——
1
alcoholic
beverages
division
——
shelter
assistance
fund.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Division”
means
the
alcoholic
beverages
division
of
the
4
department
of
commerce.
5
b.
“Return
receipt”
means
a
receipt
indicating
the
number
of
6
empty
beverage
containers
for
which
the
division
paid
refund
7
value
to
a
participating
dealer,
dealer
agent,
or
redemption
8
center.
9
c.
“Sales
receipt”
means
a
receipt
indicating
the
number
of
10
beverage
containers
sold
by
the
division
to
a
dealer.
11
2.
On
a
monthly
basis,
the
division
shall
submit
to
the
12
treasurer
of
state
any
refund
value
excess
possessed
by
the
13
division.
The
refund
value
excess
shall
be
determined
by
14
subtracting
the
amount
of
refund
value
and
any
handling
fees
15
paid
in
the
return
receipts
from
the
refund
value
received
in
16
the
sales
receipts.
Of
the
moneys
received
from
the
division,
17
the
treasurer
of
state
shall
deposit
fifty
percent
in
the
18
shelter
assistance
fund
established
in
section
16.41
and
fifty
19
percent
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
20
Sec.
2.
INITIAL
SUBMISSION.
The
first
monthly
submission
21
required
under
section
455C.19,
as
enacted
in
this
Act,
22
covering
July
2023,
is
due
August
15,
2023.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
excess
refund
value
possessed
by
the
27
alcoholic
beverages
division
(ABD).
Under
current
law,
with
28
some
exceptions,
ABD
has
the
exclusive
right
of
importation
29
into
the
state
of
all
forms
of
alcoholic
liquor.
A
class
“E”
30
retail
alcohol
licensee
may
purchase
alcoholic
liquor
from
31
ABD
at
wholesale
only.
When
ABD
sells
alcoholic
liquor
to
a
32
dealer,
ABD
adds
5
cents
per
eligible
container
to
the
sale
33
price.
When
a
dealer
sells
beverages
in
eligible
containers
34
to
a
consumer,
the
dealer
adds
the
5-cent
deposit
to
the
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sale
price
of
each
container.
A
consumer
can
take
eligible
1
containers
to
a
participating
dealer
or
redemption
center
and
2
receive
a
5-cent
refund
for
every
eligible
container
that
3
the
consumer
returns.
ABD
contracts
for
the
collection
of
4
containers
from
participating
dealers,
dealer
agents,
and
5
redemption
centers.
6
The
bill
requires
ABD
to
submit
monthly
any
refund
value
7
excess
to
the
treasurer
of
state,
of
which
50
percent
is
8
deposited
in
the
shelter
assistance
fund
and
50
percent
is
9
deposited
in
the
general
fund.
The
shelter
assistance
fund
is
10
used
by
the
Iowa
finance
authority
to
issue
grants
for
services
11
for
persons
who
are
homeless
or
victims
of
domestic
violence.
12
The
first
submission
under
the
bill,
covering
July
2023,
is
13
due
August
15,
2023.
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