Senate
File
483
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
483
BY
SWEENEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
directing
the
department
of
transportation
to
study
the
1
use
of
biodegradable
deicers
on
highways.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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483
Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPORTATION
——
BIODEGRADABLE
1
DEICERS
——
STUDY
AND
REPORT.
2
1.
The
department
of
transportation
shall
study
the
use
3
of
biodegradable
deicers,
including
beet
juice,
to
treat
4
and
control
the
accumulation
of
ice
and
snow
on
highways.
5
The
department
shall
evaluate
the
environmental
impact,
6
practicality,
and
associated
costs
of
using
biodegradable
7
deicers,
including
beet
juice.
8
2.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
with
its
findings
to
9
the
general
assembly
by
January
1,
2027.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
14
to
study
the
use
of
biodegradable
deicers,
including
beet
15
juice,
to
treat
and
control
the
accumulation
of
ice
and
16
snow
on
highways.
The
DOT
is
required
to
evaluate
the
17
environmental
impact,
practicality,
and
associated
costs
of
18
using
biodegradable
deicers,
including
beet
juice,
and
submit
19
its
findings
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
1,
20
2027.
21
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