Bill Text: IA SSB1138 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act providing for a product stewardship report by the department of natural resources.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-02-28 - Voted - Natural Resources and Environment. [SSB1138 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB1138-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1138
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DEARDEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
product
stewardship
report
by
the
1
department
of
natural
resources.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
455B.317
Product
stewardship
——
1
report.
2
1.
By
January
15
of
each
year,
the
department
shall
submit
a
3
product
stewardship
report
to
the
general
assembly.
The
report
4
shall
supply
information
identifying
solid
waste
according
5
to
product
or
product
category.
The
report
shall
consider
6
latex
paint,
oil-based
paint,
aseptic
packaging,
waste
tires,
7
florescent
bulbs,
and
food
waste.
The
report
shall
not
include
8
consideration
of
motor
vehicles
or
watercraft.
9
2.
The
department
shall
use
the
report
described
in
10
subsection
1
to
recommend
a
strategy
that
most
efficiently
11
manages
solid
waste
as
classified
according
to
product
12
or
product
category.
The
strategy
shall
at
least
include
13
recommendations
for
all
of
the
following:
14
a.
Disposing
of
hazardous
chemicals,
toxic
materials,
or
15
harmful
physical
agents
that
pose
a
risk
of
an
adverse
impact
16
to
the
environment
or
public
health
and
safety.
17
b.
Increasing
the
recovery
of
materials
for
reuse
or
18
recycling.
19
c.
Reducing
costs
associated
with
solid
waste
management.
20
3.
In
preparing
its
report,
the
department
shall
consider
21
how
other
states
have
classified
solid
waste
according
to
22
products
and
product
categories
and
how
other
states
have
23
successfully
collected
and
managed
solid
waste,
including
24
recovering
and
recycling
efforts.
When
preparing
the
report,
25
the
department
shall
consult
with
landfill
operators
and
26
businesses
engaged
in
recycling
solid
waste.
The
department
27
shall
also
invite
participation
from
interested
members
of
the
28
public.
29
4.
As
part
of
its
report,
the
department
shall
recommend
the
30
establishment
of
a
product
stewardship
program
that
implements
31
or
improves
upon
the
strategy
developed
by
the
department
under
32
this
section,
including
by
detailing
any
legislative
proposals
33
required
for
implementation
or
explaining
the
adoption
of
34
proposed
rules
under
existing
statutory
authority.
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EXPLANATION
1
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
natural
resources
to
2
prepare
and
submit
a
product
stewardship
report
to
the
general
3
assembly
each
year.
The
report
shall
supply
information
4
identifying
solid
waste
according
to
product
or
product
5
category.
The
department
must
use
the
report
to
recommend
6
a
strategy
that
most
efficiently
manages
solid
waste
as
7
classified
according
to
product
or
product
category.
The
8
department
must
recommend
the
establishment
of
a
product
9
stewardship
program
that
implements
or
improves
upon
the
10
strategy
developed
by
the
department,
including
legislative
11
proposals
or
the
adoption
of
proposed
rules.
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