Bill Text: IA SSB1027 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the solid waste environmental management systems program and beautification grants.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-01-31 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1027 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB1027-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1027
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
solid
waste
environmental
management
1
systems
program
and
beautification
grants.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
455E.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(a),
Code
2017,
is
2
amended
by
striking
the
subparagraph
division.
3
Sec.
2.
Section
455E.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
4
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(e),
Code
2017,
is
5
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
(e)
Not
more
than
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
the
7
department
for
purposes
of
providing
funding
assistance
8
to
eligible
communities
to
address
abandoned
buildings
by
9
promoting
waste
abatement,
diversion,
selective
dismantlement
10
of
building
components,
and
recycling.
Eligible
communities
11
include
a
city
with
a
population
of
five
thousand
or
fewer.
12
Eligible
costs
for
program
assistance
include
but
are
not
13
limited
to
asbestos
and
other
hazardous
material
abatement
and
14
removal,
the
recovery
processing
of
recyclable
or
reusable
15
material
through
the
selective
dismantlement
of
abandoned
16
buildings,
and
reimbursement
for
purchased
recycled
content
17
materials
used
in
the
renovation
of
buildings.
For
projects
18
that
support
community
beautification,
the
department
may
elect
19
to
administer
funding
to
eligible
communities
in
collaboration
20
with
the
organization
awarded
the
beautification
grant
in
21
accordance
with
subparagraph
division
(a),
subparagraph
22
subdivision
(i).
23
Sec.
3.
Section
455J.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
24
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
a.
The
policy
of
responsible
environmental
management
26
can
be
furthered
by
rewarding
solid
waste
disposal
projects
27
planning
and
service
areas
that
operate
in
an
innovative,
28
cost-effective,
technologically
advanced,
and
environmentally
29
sensitive
manner.
30
Sec.
4.
Section
455J.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
31
by
striking
the
subsection.
32
Sec.
5.
Section
455J.2,
subsection
5,
Code
2017,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
5.
“Environmental
management
system”
or
“system”
means
a
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solid
waste
planning
or
service
area
which
has
been
designated
1
as
an
environmental
management
system
pursuant
to
section
2
455J.7
.
“Environmental
management
system”
includes
a
planning
3
or
service
area
designated
as
an
environmental
management
4
system
that
is
providing
multiple
environmental
services
5
in
addition
to
solid
waste
disposal
and
that
is
planning
6
for
the
continuous
improvement
of
solid
waste
management
by
7
appropriately
and
aggressively
mitigating
the
environmental
8
impacts
of
solid
waste
disposal.
9
Sec.
6.
Section
455J.3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
455J.3
Environmental
management
system
designation
12
requirements.
13
To
qualify
for
designation
as
an
environmental
management
14
system
pursuant
to
section
455J.7
,
a
solid
waste
planning
or
15
service
area
shall
actively
pursue
all
of
the
following:
16
1.
Yard
Organics
waste
management.
Provide
for
the
17
operation
of
a
yard
an
organics
waste
management
program
or
18
contract
with
provide
support
to
another
party
to
do
so.
19
2.
Hazardous
household
waste
materials
collection.
Provide
20
for
the
proper
management
and
disposal
of
hazardous
household
21
waste
materials
by
operating
a
regional
collection
center
or
22
participating
in
a
regional
collection
center
network.
The
23
regional
collection
center
shall
provide
for
the
collection
and
24
disposal
of
hazardous
household
wastes
materials
,
including
25
but
not
limited
to
paint,
pesticides,
batteries,
automotive
26
products,
sharps,
needles
and
syringes,
and
pool
chemicals.
27
The
regional
collection
center
shall
encourage
the
reuse
of
28
any
materials
for
which
reuse
is
possible
and
may
educate
29
households
on
the
use
of
safer
alternatives
through
efforts
30
designed
to
increase
public
participation
and
to
increase
the
31
participation
of
local
government
entities
not
currently
in
a
32
network.
Regional
collection
centers
may
also
provide
for
the
33
assessment
of
current
educational
programs
by
examining
changes
34
in
consumer
behavior.
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3.
Water
quality
improvement.
Provide
for
a
water
quality
1
improvement
program
within
the
system’s
planning
or
service
2
area.
Such
a
program
may
include
offering
educational
3
programs,
sponsoring
awareness
initiatives,
providing
for
4
cleanup
activities
such
as
the
cleanup
of
illegal
dumping
5
areas,
and
otherwise
promoting
responsible
environmental
6
behavior.
7
4.
Greenhouse
gas
reduction.
Implement
a
greenhouse
gas
8
reduction
program
designed
to
prevent
the
release
of
greenhouse
9
gases
into
the
atmosphere.
Such
a
program
may
include
but
is
10
not
limited
to
the
following
activities:
11
a.
Generating
electricity
or
producing
other
fuels
through
12
the
collection
of
landfill
gas,
such
as
a
methane
gas
recovery
13
or
minimization
system.
14
b.
Collecting
and
managing
food
and
other
organic
waste
from
15
households
and
from
industrial
and
commercial
establishments,
16
or
attempting
to
recover
energy
from
the
reuse
of
biomass.
17
c.
Implementing
programs
that
encourage
the
efficient
use
of
18
energy
and
promote
the
use
of
renewable
fuels.
19
d.
Discouraging
the
uncontrolled
burning
of
solid
waste
and
20
yard
waste.
21
e.
Setting
recycling
goals
to
measure
energy
savings
and
22
quantify
the
level
of
success
of
greenhouse
gas
mitigation
23
efforts.
24
f.
Collection
and
recycling
services
targeted
at
waste
25
generated
by
industrial
and
commercial
facilities
such
as
26
cardboard,
paper,
construction,
and
demolition
waste.
27
5.
Recycling
services.
28
a.
Offer
recycling
services
for
paper,
glass,
metal,
29
and
plastics
within
the
communities
served.
In
addition
to
30
offering
recycling
of
paper,
metal,
glass,
and
plastics,
a
31
solid
waste
planning
or
service
area
may
also
offer
recycling
32
services
for
electronic
waste,
white
goods,
and
tires.
33
b.
Recycling
services
may
also
be
targeted
at
waste
34
generated
by
industrial
and
commercial
facilities
such
as
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cardboard,
paper,
construction,
and
demolition
waste.
1
c.
Recycling
services
offered
in
an
effort
to
meet
the
goals
2
of
this
subsection
may
be
provided
through
drop-off
sites
or
3
through
curbside
recycling
programs
operated
in
conjunction
4
with
solid
waste
collection.
5
6.
Environmental
education.
Plan
and
implement
programs
6
educating
the
public
on
environmental
stewardship.
These
7
programs
may
include
components
designed
to
prevent
illegal
8
dumping,
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
improve
water
9
quality,
reduce
waste
generation,
increase
recycling
and
reuse,
10
or
any
other
environmental
objective
that
furthers
the
purpose
11
and
goals
of
this
chapter
.
12
Sec.
7.
Section
455J.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
1.
On
September
1
,
2009,
and
each
year
thereafter,
each
15
environmental
management
system
shall
submit
to
the
department
16
an
annual
report.
The
report
shall
document
the
system’s
17
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
section
455J.3
.
18
Sec.
8.
Section
455J.5,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
455J.5
Incentives.
21
1.
A
solid
waste
planning
or
service
area
designated
as
22
an
environmental
management
system
pursuant
to
section
455J.7
23
shall
qualify
for
all
of
the
following:
24
a.
An
exemption
from
solid
waste
reduction
goals
imposed
25
on
sanitary
landfills
solid
waste
planning
or
service
areas
26
pursuant
to
section
455D.3
.
27
b.
A
reduced
tonnage
fee
of
three
dollars
and
sixty-five
28
cents
per
ton,
to
be
imposed
as
provided
in
section
455B.310
,
29
notwithstanding
section
455B.310,
subsection
2
,
of
which
two
30
dollars
and
ten
cents
shall
be
remitted
to
the
department.
31
c.
Financial
assistance
as
recommended
by
the
council
and
32
approved
by
the
commission
pursuant
to
section
455J.7
.
33
2.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
34
contrary,
in
addition
to
the
incentives
in
subsection
1
,
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a
solid
waste
planning
or
service
area
designated
as
an
1
environmental
management
system
is
only
required
to
file
exempt
2
from
filing
its
updated
comprehensive
plan
once
every
five
3
years
.
4
Sec.
9.
Section
455J.7,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
5
follows:
6
455J.7
Designation
of
environmental
management
systems.
7
1.
Consideration
of
plans.
The
council
department
shall
8
consider
solid
waste
management
plans
submitted
by
solid
9
waste
planning
or
service
areas
and
make
recommendations
for
10
designation
as
an
environmental
management
system
to
the
11
commission.
All
system
designations
recommended
by
the
council
12
department
are
subject
to
approval
by
the
commission.
Any
13
solid
waste
planning
or
service
area
may
submit
a
plan
to
the
14
council
department
and
seek
designation
as
a
system.
15
a.
By
October
1,
2008,
the
council
shall
recommend
the
16
designation
of
up
to
six
initial
qualifying
solid
waste
17
planning
areas
as
environmental
management
systems
to
serve
18
as
pilot
projects.
By
October
1
,
2009,
and
by
the
same
date
19
each
year
thereafter
,
the
council
department
may
recommend
the
20
designation
of
any
additional
planning
or
service
areas
as
21
systems,
provided
those
areas
meet
the
requirements
of
section
22
455J.3
.
23
b.
In
recommending
the
designation
of
a
planning
or
24
service
area
as
a
system,
the
council
department
shall
make
a
25
determination
as
to
whether
the
area
meets
the
requirements
of
26
section
455J.3
.
The
council
department
shall
not
recommend
the
27
designation
of
a
planning
or
service
area
as
a
system
unless
28
the
planning
or
service
area
meets
the
requirements
of
section
29
455J.3
.
30
c.
The
commission
shall
consider
the
plans
submitted
to
the
31
council
department
and
shall
review
the
council’s
department’s
32
recommendations
on
those
plans.
The
commission
shall
approve
33
or
reject
each
plan
and
shall
make
publicly
available
its
34
reasons
for
doing
so.
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2.
System
review.
1
a.
By
October
January
1
,
2009,
and
by
the
same
date
each
2
year
thereafter
,
the
council
department
shall
review
the
3
annual
reports
of
all
designated
systems
and
determine
whether
4
those
systems
remain
in
compliance
with
section
455J.3
.
If
5
the
council
department
determines
that
a
planning
or
service
6
area
is
no
longer
in
compliance,
the
council
department
may
7
recommend
to
the
commission
the
revocation
of
the
planning
or
8
service
area’s
system
designation.
9
b.
The
council
department
may
review
and
monitor
the
10
progress
of
those
planning
or
service
areas
that
have
not
11
been
designated
as
a
system
and
shall
coordinate
with
other
12
statewide
boards,
task
forces,
and
other
entities
in
order
to
13
achieve
the
goals
and
objectives
of
this
chapter
.
14
3.
Allocation
of
funds.
15
a.
The
council
department
shall
recommend
to
the
commission
16
a
reasonable
allocation
of
the
moneys
provided
in
section
17
455E.11,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
18
subparagraph
division
(d),
to
eligible
systems.
In
making
its
19
recommendation
as
to
the
allocation
of
moneys,
the
council
20
department
shall
adopt
and
use
a
set
of
reasonable
criteria.
21
The
criteria
shall
conform
to
the
goals
and
purposes
of
this
22
chapter
as
described
in
section
455J.1
and
shall
be
approved
23
by
the
commission.
24
b.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
25
contrary,
the
commission
shall
make
a
final
allocation
of
the
26
funds
described
in
section
455E.11,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
27
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(d),
to
systems
28
meeting
the
requirements
of
this
chapter
.
29
c.
Moneys
allocated
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
30
be
used
by
systems
to
further
compliance
with
any
of
the
31
requirements
of
section
455J.3
this
chapter
.
32
4.
The
department
shall
prepare
an
annual
report
citing
33
the
results
and
costs
of
the
program
for
submittal
to
the
34
commission
by
January
1,
2018,
and
by
January
1
each
year
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thereafter.
1
Sec.
10.
REPEAL.
Section
455J.6,
Code
2017,
is
repealed.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
abolishes
the
solid
waste
alternatives
program
6
advisory
council
for
environmental
management
systems.
Under
7
the
bill,
the
duties
of
the
solid
waste
alternatives
program
8
advisory
council
are
transferred
to
the
department
of
natural
9
resources.
10
The
bill
changes
references
in
Code
chapter
455J
from
11
“household
hazardous
waste”
to
“household
hazardous
material”
12
and
from
“solid
waste
planning
areas”
to
“solid
waste
planning
13
or
service
areas”.
14
The
bill
removes
the
department
of
natural
resources’
15
discretionary
authority
to
administer
funds
to
benefit
eligible
16
communities
that
collaborate
with
an
organization
awarded
a
17
beautification
grant,
since
the
beautification
grant
program
18
no
longer
exists.
19
Currently,
an
environmental
management
system
is
required
to
20
file
an
updated
comprehensive
plan
every
five
years.
The
bill
21
exempts
solid
waste
planning
or
service
areas
designated
as
an
22
environmental
management
system
from
filing
a
comprehensive
23
plan.
24
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
submit
an
annual
report
25
to
the
environmental
protection
commission
citing
the
results
26
and
costs
of
the
environmental
management
systems
program.
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