Bill Text: IA SSB1004 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to pollution prevention and waste management assistance.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-02-05 - Voted - Natural Resources and Environment. [SSB1004 Detail]
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Senate
Study
Bill
1004
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
pollution
prevention
and
waste
management
1
assistance.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
455B.481,
subsections
1
through
3,
Code
1
2013,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
purpose
of
this
part
is
to
promote
the
proper
and
3
safe
storage,
treatment,
and
disposal
management
of
solid,
4
hazardous,
and
low-level
radioactive
wastes
in
Iowa.
The
5
management
of
these
wastes
generated
within
Iowa
is
the
6
responsibility
of
Iowans.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
7
assembly
that
Iowans
assume
this
responsibility
to
the
extent
8
consistent
with
the
protection
of
public
health,
safety,
and
9
the
environment,
and
that
Iowans
insure
that
waste
management
10
practices,
as
alternatives
to
land
disposal,
including
source
11
reduction,
recycling,
compaction,
incineration,
and
other
forms
12
of
waste
reduction,
are
employed.
13
2.
It
is
also
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
a
14
comprehensive
waste
management
plan
be
established
by
the
15
department
which
includes:
the
determination
of
need
and
16
adequate
regulatory
controls
prior
to
the
initiation
of
site
17
selection;
the
process
for
selecting
a
superior
site
determined
18
to
be
necessary;
the
establishment
of
a
process
for
a
site
19
community
to
submit
or
present
data,
views,
or
arguments
20
regarding
the
selection
of
the
operator
and
the
technology
21
that
best
ensures
proper
facility
operation;
the
prohibition
22
of
shallow
land
burial
of
hazardous
and
low-level
radioactive
23
wastes;
the
establishment
of
a
regulatory
framework
for
a
24
facility;
and
the
establishment
of
provisions
for
the
safe
25
and
orderly
development,
operation,
closure,
postclosure,
and
26
long-term
monitoring
and
maintenance
of
the
facility.
27
3.
2.
In
order
to
meet
capacity
assurance
requirements
28
of
section
104k
of
the
federal
Superfund
Amendments
and
29
Reauthorization
Act
of
1986,
Pub.
L.
No.
99-499,
and
further
30
the
objectives
of
waste
minimization,
the
The
department,
in
31
cooperation
with
the
small
business
assistance
center
at
the
32
university
of
northern
Iowa
Iowa
waste
reduction
center
for
33
safe
and
economic
management
of
solid
waste
and
hazardous
34
substances
established
in
section
268.4
,
shall
work
with
35
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generators
of
hazardous
wastes
in
the
state
to
develop
and
1
implement
aggressive
waste
minimization
programs.
The
goal
2
of
these
programs
is
to
reduce
the
volume
of
hazardous
waste
3
generated
in
the
state
as
a
whole
by
twenty-five
percent
of
4
the
amount
generated
as
of
January
1,
1987,
as
reported
in
the
5
biennial
reports
collected
by
the
United
States
environmental
6
protection
agency.
The
twenty-five
percent
reduction
goal
7
shall
be
reached
as
expeditiously
as
possible
and
no
later
than
8
July
1,
1994.
In
meeting
the
reduction
goal,
elements
“a”
9
through
“d”
of
the
hazardous
waste
management
hierarchy
shall
10
be
utilized.
The
department,
in
cooperation
with
the
small
11
business
assistance
center,
shall
reassess
the
twenty-five
12
percent
reduction
goal
in
1994.
The
department
shall
promote
13
research
and
development,
provide
and
promote
educational
14
and
informational
programs,
promote
and
encourage
provide
15
confidential,
voluntary
technical
assistance
to
hazardous
waste
16
generators,
promote
assistance
by
the
small
business
assistance
17
Iowa
waste
reduction
center,
and
promote
other
activities
by
18
the
public
and
private
sectors
that
support
this
goal.
In
19
the
promotion
of
the
goal,
the
following
hazardous
waste
20
management
pollution
prevention
hierarchy,
in
descending
order
21
of
preference
,
is
established
by
the
department
:
22
a.
Source
reduction
for
waste
elimination.
23
b.
Reuse.
24
c.
On-site
recycling.
25
c.
d.
Off-site
recycling.
26
d.
e.
Waste
treatment.
27
e.
f.
Incineration
Combustion
with
energy
recovery
.
28
f.
g.
Land
disposal.
29
Sec.
2.
Section
455B.481,
subsections
4
and
5,
Code
2013,
30
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
31
Sec.
3.
Section
455B.482,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
32
the
following
new
subsection:
33
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
“Pollution
prevention”
means
employment
34
of
a
practice
that
reduces
the
industrial
use
of
toxic
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substances
or
reduces
the
environmental
and
health
hazards
1
associated
with
an
environmental
waste
without
diluting
or
2
concentrating
the
waste
before
the
release,
handling,
storage,
3
transport,
treatment,
or
disposal
of
the
waste.
4
Sec.
4.
Section
455B.484,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
5
the
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
Implement
the
waste
management
policy
7
provided
in
section
455B.481.
8
Sec.
5.
Section
455B.484,
subsections
2,
3,
4,
6,
7,
9,
and
9
10,
Code
2013,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
10
Sec.
6.
Section
455B.484A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
11
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
c.
“Assistance
program”
means
the
waste
reduction
assistance
13
pollution
prevention
program
of
the
department
or
of
the
Iowa
14
waste
reduction
center
for
safe
and
economic
management
of
15
solid
waste
and
hazardous
substances
conducted
pursuant
to
16
section
268.4
.
17
Sec.
7.
Section
455B.485,
subsections
3
and
5,
Code
2013,
18
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
19
Sec.
8.
Section
455B.486,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
20
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
21
Sec.
9.
Section
455B.487,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
22
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
1.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
criteria
24
for
the
identification
of
land
areas
or
sites
which
are
25
suitable
for
the
operation
of
facilities
for
the
management
26
of
hazardous
and
low-level
radioactive
wastes.
Upon
request,
27
the
department
shall
assist
in
locating
suitable
sites
for
the
28
location
of
a
facility.
The
commission
may
purchase
or
condemn
29
land
to
be
leased
or
used
for
the
operation
of
a
facility
30
subject
to
chapter
6A
.
Consideration
for
a
contract
for
31
purchase
of
land
shall
not
be
in
excess
of
funds
appropriated
32
by
the
general
assembly
for
that
purpose.
The
commission
may
33
lease
land
purchased
under
this
section
to
any
person
including
34
the
state
or
a
state
agency.
This
section
authorizes
the
state
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to
own
or
operate
hazardous
waste
facilities
and
low-level
1
radioactive
waste
facilities,
subject
to
the
approval
of
the
2
general
assembly.
3
Sec.
10.
Section
455B.487,
subsection
8,
Code
2013,
is
4
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
5
Sec.
11.
Section
455C.12,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
1.
Any
person
violating
the
provisions
of
section
455C.2
,
8
455C.3
,
or
455C.5
,
and
455C.8
,
or
a
rule
adopted
under
this
9
chapter
,
shall
be
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
10
Sec.
12.
Section
455D.1,
subsections
3,
5,
and
7,
Code
2013,
11
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
12
Sec.
13.
Section
455D.1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
13
following
new
subsection:
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
“Pollution
prevention
techniques”
means
15
any
of
the
following
practices
employed
by
the
user
of
a
toxic
16
substance:
17
a.
Input
substitution,
which
is
the
replacement
of
a
toxic
18
substance
or
raw
material
used
in
a
production
process
with
a
19
nontoxic
or
less
toxic
substance.
20
b.
Product
reformulation,
which
is
the
substitution
of
an
21
end
product
which
is
nontoxic
or
less
toxic
upon
use
or
release
22
for
an
existing
end
product.
23
c.
Production
process
redesign
or
modification,
which
is
24
the
development
and
use
of
production
processes
of
a
different
25
design
other
than
those
currently
in
use.
26
d.
Production
process
modernization,
which
is
the
upgrading
27
or
replacing
of
existing
production
process
equipment
or
28
methods
with
other
equipment
or
methods
based
on
the
same
29
production
process.
30
e.
Improved
operation
and
maintenance
of
existing
production
31
process
equipment
and
methods,
which
is
the
modification
or
32
addition
to
existing
equipment
or
methods,
including
but
not
33
limited
to
such
techniques
as
improved
housekeeping
practices,
34
system
adjustments,
product
and
process
inspections,
and
35
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production
process
control
equipment
or
methods.
1
f.
Recycling,
reuse,
or
extended
use
of
toxic
substances
by
2
using
equipment
or
methods
that
become
an
integral
part
of
the
3
production
process.
4
Sec.
14.
Section
455D.3,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2013,
are
5
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
1.
Year
1994
and
2000
goals
Waste
reduction
goals
.
7
a.
The
goal
of
the
state
is
to
reduce
the
amount
of
8
materials
in
the
waste
stream,
existing
as
of
July
1,
1988,
by
9
an
intermediate
goal
of
twenty-five
percent
by
July
1,
1994
,
10
and
by
a
final
goal
of
at
least
fifty
percent
by
July
1,
2000
,
11
through
the
practice
of
waste
volume
reduction
at
the
source
12
and
through
recycling.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
,
“waste
13
stream”
means
the
disposal
of
solid
waste
as
“solid
waste”
is
14
defined
in
section
455B.301
.
15
b.
Notwithstanding
section
455D.1,
subsection
6
,
facilities
16
which
employ
combustion
of
solid
waste
with
energy
recovery
17
and
refuse-derived
fuel,
which
are
included
in
an
approved
18
comprehensive
plan,
may
include
these
processes
in
the
19
definition
of
recycling
for
the
purpose
of
meeting
the
state
20
goal
if
at
least
thirty-five
percent
of
the
fifty
percent
waste
21
reduction
goal
,
required
to
be
met
by
July
1,
2000,
pursuant
22
to
this
section
,
is
met
through
volume
reduction
at
the
source
23
and
recycling
and
reuse,
as
established
pursuant
to
section
24
455B.301A,
subsection
1
,
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
.
25
3.
Departmental
monitoring.
26
a.
By
October
31,
1994,
a
planning
area
shall
submit
to
27
the
department
a
solid
waste
abatement
table
which
is
updated
28
through
June
30,
1994.
By
April
1,
1995,
the
department
shall
29
report
to
the
general
assembly
on
the
progress
that
has
been
30
made
by
each
planning
area
on
attainment
of
the
July
1,
1994,
31
twenty-five
percent
goal.
32
(1)
If
at
any
time
the
department
determines
that
a
planning
33
area
has
met
or
exceeded
the
twenty-five
percent
goal,
but
has
34
not
met
or
exceeded
the
fifty
percent
goal,
a
planning
area
35
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shall
subtract
sixty
cents
from
the
total
amount
of
the
tonnage
1
fee
imposed
pursuant
to
section
455B.310
.
If
at
any
time
the
2
department
determines
that
a
planning
area
has
met
or
exceeded
3
the
fifty
percent
goal,
a
planning
area
shall
subtract
fifty
4
cents
from
the
total
amount
of
the
tonnage
fee
imposed
pursuant
5
to
section
455B.310
.
The
reduction
in
tonnage
fees
pursuant
6
to
this
subparagraph
paragraph
shall
be
taken
from
that
7
portion
of
the
tonnage
fees
which
would
have
been
allocated
for
8
funding
alternatives
to
landfills
pursuant
to
section
455E.11,
9
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1).
10
(2)
b.
If
the
department
determines
that
a
planning
area
11
has
failed
to
meet
the
July
1,
1994,
twenty-five
percent
12
goal,
the
planning
area
shall
,
at
a
minimum,
implement
the
13
solid
waste
management
techniques
as
listed
in
subsection
14
4
.
Evidence
of
implementation
of
the
solid
waste
management
15
techniques
shall
be
documented
in
subsequent
comprehensive
16
plans
submitted
to
the
department
remit
fifty
cents
per
17
ton
to
the
department.
The
moneys
shall
be
deposited
in
18
the
groundwater
protection
fund
created
in
section
455E.11,
19
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
,
and
credited
to
the
solid
waste
20
account
of
the
fund
to
be
used
for
funding
alternatives
to
21
landfills
pursuant
to
section
455E.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
22
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1).
Moneys
shall
continue
to
be
remitted
23
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
until
such
time
as
evidence
of
24
attainment
of
the
twenty-five
percent
goal
is
documented
in
25
subsequent
plans
submitted
to
the
department
.
26
b.
(1)
By
October
31,
2000,
a
planning
area
shall
submit
to
27
the
department,
a
solid
waste
abatement
table
which
is
updated
28
through
June
30,
2000.
By
April
1,
2001,
the
department
shall
29
report
to
the
general
assembly
on
the
progress
that
has
been
30
made
by
each
planning
area
on
attainment
of
the
July
1,
2000,
31
fifty
percent
goal.
32
(2)
c.
If
at
any
time
the
department
determines
that
a
33
planning
area
has
met
or
exceeded
the
fifty
percent
goal,
the
34
planning
area
shall
subtract
fifty
cents
from
the
total
amount
35
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of
the
tonnage
fee
imposed
pursuant
to
section
455B.310
.
This
1
amount
shall
be
in
addition
to
any
amount
subtracted
pursuant
2
to
paragraph
“a”
.
The
reduction
in
tonnage
fees
pursuant
3
to
this
subparagraph
paragraph
shall
be
taken
from
that
4
portion
of
the
tonnage
fees
which
would
have
been
allocated
to
5
funding
alternatives
to
landfills
pursuant
to
section
455E.11,
6
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1).
Except
for
fees
7
required
under
subsection
4
,
paragraph
“a”
,
a
A
planning
area
8
failing
to
meet
the
fifty
percent
goal
is
not
required
to
remit
9
any
additional
tonnage
fees
to
the
department.
10
Sec.
15.
Section
455D.3,
subsections
2
and
4,
Code
2013,
are
11
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
12
Sec.
16.
Section
455D.6,
subsections
1,
6,
and
7,
Code
2013,
13
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
1.
Unless
otherwise
specified
in
this
chapter
,
recommend
15
rules
to
the
commission
which
are
necessary
to
implement
16
this
chapter
.
Initial
recommendations
shall
be
made
to
the
17
commission
no
later
than
July
1,
1991.
18
6.
Develop
a
strategy
and
recommend
to
the
commission
the
19
adoption
of
rules
necessary
to
implement
a
strategy
for
white
20
goods
and
waste
oil
by
January
1,
1990
.
21
7.
Develop
a
strategy
and
recommend
to
the
commission
22
the
adoption
of
rules
necessary
to
implement
by
January
1,
23
2004,
a
strategy
for
the
recycling
of
electronic
goods
and
24
the
disassembling
and
removing
of
toxic
parts
from
electronic
25
goods.
26
Sec.
17.
Section
455D.6,
subsections
2,
5,
8,
9,
and
10,
27
Code
2013,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
28
Sec.
18.
Section
455D.7,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
1.
Unless
otherwise
specified
in
this
chapter
,
adopt
rules
31
necessary
to
implement
this
chapter
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
.
32
Initial
rules
shall
be
adopted
no
later
than
April
1,
1992.
33
Sec.
19.
Section
455D.7,
subsection
4,
Code
2013,
is
amended
34
by
striking
the
subsection.
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Sec.
20.
Section
455D.9,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
and
6,
Code
1
2013,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Beginning
January
1,
1991,
land
Land
disposal
of
yard
3
waste
as
defined
by
the
department
is
prohibited.
However,
4
yard
waste
which
has
been
separated
at
its
source
from
other
5
solid
waste
may
be
accepted
by
a
sanitary
landfill
for
the
6
purposes
of
soil
conditioning
or
composting.
7
2.
The
department
shall
assist
local
communities
in
the
8
development
of
collection
systems
for
yard
waste
generated
9
from
residences
and
shall
assist
in
the
establishment
of
10
local
composting
facilities.
Within
one
hundred
twenty
days
11
of
the
adoption
of
rules
by
the
department
regarding
yard
12
waste,
each
Each
city
and
county
shall,
by
ordinance,
require
13
persons
within
the
city
or
county
to
separate
yard
waste
from
14
other
solid
waste
generated.
Municipalities
which
provide
15
a
collection
system
for
solid
waste
shall
provide
for
a
16
collection
system
for
yard
waste
which
is
not
composted.
17
3.
The
department
shall
develop
adopt
rules
which
define
18
yard
waste
and
provide
for
the
safe
and
proper
method
of
19
composting
.
The
rules
adopted
for
a
composting
facility
to
be
20
located
on
property
owned
by
an
applicant
for
a
permit
prior
21
to
July
1,
1992,
when
the
property
is
located
within
twenty
22
miles
of
a
metropolitan
area
of
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
or
23
more,
shall
require
that
prior
to
the
issuance
of
a
permit
for
24
a
composting
facility,
the
applicant
shall
submit
an
economic
25
impact
statement
to
the
department.
For
the
purpose
of
this
26
subsection
,
“economic
impact
statement”
means
an
estimate
of
27
the
economic
impact
of
the
siting
of
a
composting
facility
at
a
28
specific
location
on
affected
property
owners
yard
waste
and
29
other
organic
materials
.
30
6.
This
section
prohibits
the
incineration
open
burning
of
31
yard
waste
within
the
permitted
boundary
at
a
sanitary
disposal
32
project.
33
Sec.
21.
Section
455D.12,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
34
paragraph
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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Beginning
July
1,
1992,
a
A
person
shall
not
distribute,
1
sell,
or
offer
for
sale
in
this
state
a
plastic
bottle
or
rigid
2
plastic
container
unless
the
product
is
labeled
with
a
code
3
indicating
the
plastic
resin
used
to
produce
the
bottle
or
4
container.
Rigid
plastic
bottles
or
rigid
plastic
containers
5
with
labels
and
basecups
of
a
different
material
shall
be
coded
6
by
their
basic
material.
The
code
shall
consist
of
a
number
7
placed
within
a
triangle
of
arrows
and
letters
placed
below
the
8
triangle
of
arrows.
The
triangle
shall
be
equilateral,
formed
9
by
three
arrows
with
the
apex
of
each
point
of
the
triangle
10
at
the
midpoint
of
each
arrow,
rounded
with
a
short
radius.
11
The
arrowhead
of
each
arrow
shall
be
at
the
midpoint
of
each
12
side
of
the
triangle
with
a
short
gap
separating
the
pointer
13
from
the
base
of
the
adjacent
arrow.
The
triangle,
formed
by
14
the
three
arrows
curved
at
their
midpoints,
shall
depict
a
15
clockwise
path
around
the
code
number.
The
numbers
and
letters
16
used
shall
be
as
follows:
17
Sec.
22.
Section
455D.12,
subsection
3,
Code
2013,
is
18
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
19
Sec.
23.
Section
455D.15,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
20
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
21
thereof
the
following:
22
2.
The
fund
shall
be
utilized
by
the
department
for
23
providing
technical
assistance
to
Iowa
businesses
in
developing
24
and
implementing
pollution
prevention
techniques.
25
Sec.
24.
Section
455D.15,
subsection
3,
Code
2013,
is
26
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
27
Sec.
25.
Section
455E.8,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2013,
are
28
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
29
Sec.
26.
REPEAL.
Sections
455B.516,
455B.517,
455B.518,
30
455C.8,
and
455C.15,
Code
2013,
are
repealed.
31
EXPLANATION
32
This
bill
relates
to
pollution
prevention
and
waste
33
management
assistance.
34
The
bill
amends
the
waste
management
assistance
provisions
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of
Code
chapter
455B
by
updating
the
waste
management
policy.
1
The
bill
includes
reuse
and
combustion
with
energy
recovery
in
2
the
pollution
prevention
hierarchy
and
removes
incineration
3
from
the
hierarchy.
4
The
bill
includes
a
new
definition
for
“pollution
5
prevention”
and
uses
the
term
to
replace
“hazardous
waste
6
management”
and
“waste
reduction
assistance”.
The
bill
7
eliminates
references
to
hazardous
waste
throughout
Code
8
chapter
455B,
division
IV,
part
9,
including
duties
of
the
9
department
and
the
environmental
protection
commission
relating
10
to
hazardous
waste
and
the
location,
acquisition,
and
operation
11
of
hazardous
waste
management
facilities.
12
The
bill
eliminates
certain
definitions
from
Code
chapter
13
455D
for
terms
no
longer
used
in
the
chapter.
14
Currently,
the
waste
stream
reduction
goals
include
a
25
15
percent
reduction
by
July
1,
1994,
and
50
percent
reduction
by
16
July
1,
2000.
The
goals
are
based
on
the
waste
stream
existing
17
as
of
July
1,
1988.
The
bill
eliminates
the
references
to
July
18
1,
1994,
and
July
1,
2000,
but
retains
the
25
and
50
percent
19
goals
as
intermediate
and
final
goals.
The
bill
eliminates
20
provisions
related
to
the
date-specific
goals.
The
bill
21
eliminates
mandatory
solid
waste
management
techniques
for
22
planning
areas
that
fail
to
meet
the
25
percent
reduction
goal.
23
The
bill
eliminates
many
of
the
duties
of
the
department
in
24
relation
to
waste
management
and
includes
a
new
general
duty
to
25
implement
the
waste
management
policy.
26
The
bill
eliminates
certain
duties
of
the
director
of
the
27
department
of
natural
resources.
The
bill
eliminates
redundant
28
language
relating
to
the
duty
of
the
director
to
receive
moneys
29
for
deposit
in
the
waste
reduction
and
recycling
trust
fund.
30
The
bill
eliminates
duties
including
the
providing
of
financial
31
assistance
for
certain
waste
reduction
and
recycling
markets
32
and
industries;
the
study
of
technology
for
the
reclamation
33
and
recycling
of
refrigerant;
and
the
identification
of
34
products
made
from
recycled
or
recovered
materials.
The
bill
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also
eliminates
certain
expired
deadlines
and
other
outdated
1
requirements.
2
The
bill
eliminates
two
duties
of
the
environmental
3
protection
commission
in
relation
to
waste
management
policy.
4
The
duties
relate
to
budget
requests
and
approval
of
certain
5
contracts
and
agreements.
6
The
bill
eliminates
a
duty
of
the
commission
to
recommend
7
to
the
general
assembly,
annually,
the
imposition
of
waste
8
abatement
fees,
rebates,
and
deposits.
9
The
bill
eliminates
certain
municipal
requirements
related
10
to
yard
waste.
The
bill
eliminates
certain
rules
requirements
11
for
composting
related
to
economic
impact
statements.
The
bill
12
expands
the
definition
of
composting
to
include
yard
waste
and
13
other
organic
materials.
14
The
bill
eliminates
a
requirement
that
the
department
15
maintain
a
list
of
label
codes
for
plastic
containers.
16
The
bill
amends
provisions
related
to
the
waste
volume
17
reduction
and
recycling
fund.
The
bill
eliminates
a
18
requirement
that
grants
from
the
fund
be
awarded
based
on
the
19
solid
waste
management
hierarchy.
The
bill
provides
that
the
20
fund
shall
be
utilized
for
purposes
of
providing
technical
21
assistance
to
Iowa
businesses
in
developing
and
implementing
22
pollution
prevention
techniques.
23
The
bill
eliminates
two
duties
of
the
director
of
the
24
department
relating
to
groundwater
reporting
requirements.
25
The
bill
repeals
Code
sections
455B.516,
455B.517,
and
26
455B.518,
which
relate
to
the
toxics
pollution
prevention
27
program.
The
bill
repeals
Code
section
455C.8,
relating
to
the
28
prohibition
against
snap-top
cans,
and
Code
section
455C.15,
29
relating
to
the
prohibition
against
plastic
cans.
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