House File 234 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY GASKILL
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the reimbursement amount paid to dealers
2 or persons operating redemption centers who redeem empty
3 beverage containers.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 455C.2, subsection 2, Code 2015, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 2. In addition to the refund value provided in subsection
1 4 1 of this section, a dealer, or person operating a redemption
1 5 center who redeems empty beverage containers or a dealer agent
1 6 shall be reimbursed by the distributor required to accept the
1 7 empty beverage containers an amount which is one cent two cents
1 8 per container. A dealer, dealer agent, or person operating a
1 9 redemption center may compact empty metal beverage containers
1 10 with the approval of the distributor required to accept the
1 11 containers.
1 12 EXPLANATION
1 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
1 14 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
1 15 This bill increases the reimbursement amount received by
1 16 a dealer or person operating a redemption center who redeems
1 17 empty beverage containers from 1 cent per container to 2 cents
1 18 per container. The reimbursement amount, commonly referred
1 19 to as a handling fee, is paid by the distributor who collects
1 20 the beverage containers from the dealer or person operating a
1 21 redemption center.
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