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IA Code § 455B.701 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.701 - Oil spill immunity.

455B.701 Oil spill immunity.   1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:   a. “Damages” means damages of any kind for which liability may exist under the laws of this state resulting from, arising out of, or relating to the discharge or threatened discharge of oil.   b. “Discharge” means any emission, other than natural seepage, intentional or unintentional, and includes, but is not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping.   c. “Federal on-scene coordinator” means the federal official designated by the federal agency in charge of the removal efforts or by the United States environmental protection agency or the United States coast guard to coordinate and direct responses under the national contingency plan.   d. “National contingency plan” means the national contingency plan prepared and published under 33 U.S.C. §1321(d).   e. “Oil” means oil of any kind or in any form, including but not limited to petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil.   f. “Remove” or “removal” means containment and removal of oil or a hazardous substance from water and shorelines or the taking of other actions as may be necessary to minimize or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, and public and private property, shorelines, and beaches.   g. “Removal costs” means the costs of removal that are incurred after a discharge of oil has occurred or, in any case in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate oil pollution from such an incident.   h. “Responsible party” means a responsible party as defined under 33 U.S.C. §2701.   2. Exemption from liability.   a. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a person is not liable for removal costs or damages which result from acts or omissions taken or made in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice consistent with the national contingency plan or as otherwise directed by the federal on-scene coordinator or by the state official with responsibility for oil spill response.   b. Paragraph “a” does not apply to the following:   (1) A responsible party.   (2) When the damage involves personal injury or wrongful death.   (3) If the person is grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct.   c. A responsible party is liable for any removal costs and damages that another person is relieved of under paragraph “a”.   d. This section does not affect the liability of a responsible party for oil spill response under state law.  95 Acts, ch 15, §1
IA Code § 455B.751 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.751 - Definitions.

455B.751 Definitions.   As used in this division, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Acquired” means purchased, leased, obtained by inheritance or descent and distribution, or obtained by foreclosure sale under chapter 654, nonjudicial voluntary foreclosure under section 654.18, deed in lieu of foreclosure under section 654.19, foreclosure without redemption under section 654.20, or nonjudicial foreclosure of nonagriculture mortgages under chapter 655A.   2. “Hazardous substance” means the same as defined in section 455B.381 or 455B.411.   3. “Hazardous waste” means the same as defined in section 455B.411.   4. “Potentially responsible party” means a person whose acts or omissions were a proximate cause of the contamination of the acquired property, or a person whose negligent acts or omissions are a proximate cause of injury or damages resulting from exposure to such contamination. Injury or damages to persons or property arising by reason of contamination that migrates from the acquired property shall not be deemed to be caused by an act or omission of the person that acquired the property, except to the extent that the act or omission of such person exacerbated the release of such contamination.   5. “Regulated substance” means the same as defined in section 455B.471.   6. “Response action” means any action taken to reduce, minimize, eliminate, clean up, control, assess, or monitor a release of hazardous substances, hazardous waste, or regulated substances to protect the public health, safety, or the environment.   7. “Third party” means any person other than a person that holds indicia of title to property or that has acquired property as identified in section 455B.752.   8. “Third-party liability” means any liability or obligation, other than contractual obligations that specifically waive all or part of the immunity provided by section 455B.752, arising out of or resulting from contamination of property by a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or a regulated substance, including without limitation, claims for illness, personal injury, death, consequential damages, exemplary damages, lost profits, trespass, loss of use of property, loss of rental value, reduction in property value, property damages, or statutory or common law nuisance.  2004 Acts, ch 1141, §75, 79; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §58
IA Code § 455B.752 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.752 - Immunity from third-party liability.

455B.752 Immunity from third-party liability.   A person that holds indicia of ownership of property contaminated by a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or regulated substance, and that satisfies all of the conditions provided in section 455B.381, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, or section 455B.471, subsection 6, paragraph “b”, subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), or a person that has acquired property contaminated by a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or regulated substance, shall not be liable to any third party for any third-party liability arising from such contamination provided that all of the following apply:   1. The person does not knowingly cause or permit a new or additional hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or regulated substance to arise on or from the acquired property that injures a third party or contaminates property owned or leased by a third party.   2. The person is not a potentially responsible party or affiliated with any potentially responsible party by reason of any of the following:   a. Any direct or indirect familial relationship.   b. Any contractual, corporate, or financial relationship, other than a contractual, corporate, or financial relationship that is created by the instruments by which title to the property is conveyed or financed or by a contract for the sale of goods or services.   c. A reorganization of a business entity that is or was a potentially responsible party.  2004 Acts, ch 1141, §76, 79  Referred to in §455B.751, 455B.753
IA Code § 455B.753 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.753 - Access to property.

455B.753 Access to property.   A person that holds indicia of title to property or a person that has acquired property as identified in section 455B.752 shall provide reasonable access to the acquired property to any potentially responsible party or to any authorized regulatory authority for the purpose of investigating or evaluating any contamination, planning, or preparing a remedial plan for any abatement of the contamination, and for any required remediation.  2004 Acts, ch 1141, §77, 79
IA Code § 455B.754 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.754 - Legal responsibility.

455B.754 Legal responsibility.   This division shall not be interpreted to affect the legal responsibility to the state to conduct response actions under any applicable state law. This division shall not be interpreted to affect or provide immunity from any criminal liability.  2004 Acts, ch 1141, §78, 79
IA Code § 455B.801 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.801 - Short title.

455B.801 Short title.   This division shall be known and may be cited as the “Mercury-Free Recycling Act”.  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §2  Future repeal of division upon development and implementation of national mercury switch recovery program; conditions; department of natural resources to notify Code editor of federal program implementation;  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §11
IA Code § 455B.802 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.802 - Definitions.

455B.802 Definitions.   As used in this division, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Capture rate” means the amount of mercury removed, collected, and recovered from end-of-life vehicles, expressed as a percentage of the mercury available from mercury-added switches in end-of-life vehicles annually.   2. “End-of-life vehicle” means any vehicle which is sold, given, or otherwise conveyed to a vehicle recycler or scrap recycling facility for the purpose of recycling and that does not exceed ten thousand pounds gross vehicle weight.   3. “Manufacturer” means any person that is the last person to produce or assemble a new vehicle that utilizes mercury-added switches, or in the case of an imported vehicle, the importer or domestic distributor of such vehicle. “Manufacturer” does not include a person that has never utilized a mercury-added switch in the production or assembly of a new vehicle.   4. “Mercury-added switch” means a light switch that contains mercury which was installed by a manufacturer in a motor vehicle.   5. “Scrap recycling facility” means a fixed location where machinery and equipment are utilized for processing and manufacturing scrap metal into prepared grades and whose principal product is scrap iron, scrap steel, or nonferrous metallic scrap for sale for remelting purposes.   6. “Vehicle recycler” means any person engaged in the business of acquiring, dismantling, or destroying six or more vehicles in a calendar year for the primary purpose of resale of the vehicles’ parts.  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §3  Referred to in §455B.808  For future repeal of this section upon development and implementation of national mercury switch recovery program; conditions; see  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §11
IA Code § 455B.804 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.804 - Prohibition and proper management of mercury-added vehicle switches.

455B.804 Prohibition and proper management of mercury-added vehicle switches.   1. Prior to delivery to a scrap recycling facility, a person who sells, gives, or otherwise conveys ownership of an end-of-life vehicle to the scrap recycling facility for recycling shall remove all mercury-added switches from such end-of-life vehicle unless the mercury-added switch is inaccessible due to significant damage to the end-of-life vehicle in the area where the mercury-added switch is located.   2. A person shall not represent that mercury-added switches have been removed from a vehicle or vehicle hulk being sold, given, or otherwise conveyed for recycling if that person has not removed such mercury-added switches or arranged with another person to remove such switches.  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §5  For future repeal of this section upon development and implementation of national mercury switch recovery program; conditions; see  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §11
IA Code § 455B.805 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.805 - General compliance with other provisions.

455B.805 General compliance with other provisions.   Except as expressly provided in this division, compliance with this division shall not exempt a person from compliance with any other law.  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §6  For future repeal of this section upon development and implementation of national mercury switch recovery program; conditions; see  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §11
IA Code § 455B.806 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.806 - Regulations.

455B.806 Regulations.   The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to implement the provisions of this division.  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §7  For future repeal of this section upon development and implementation of national mercury switch recovery program; conditions; see  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §11
IA Code § 455B.807 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.807 - Public notification.

455B.807 Public notification.   1. The department shall make available to the general public in an electronic format the plan of a manufacturer for a system to remove, collect, and recover mercury-added switches from end-of-life vehicles and any report required under section 455B.808.   2. Publication of all required plans, information, reports, and educational materials under this division shall be through no less than two types of media available to the general public. One medium must be available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, and maintained with current information. Acceptable types of media include but are not limited to internet sites, periodicals, journals, and other publicly available media in the state.  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §8; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257  Referred to in §455B.803  For future repeal of this section upon development and implementation of national mercury switch recovery program; conditions; see  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §11
IA Code § 455B.808 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.808 - Reporting.

455B.808 Reporting.   One year after the implementation of a removal, collection, and recovery system, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer subject to section 455B.803 shall report to the department concerning the performance under the manufacturer’s plan. The report shall include statistical information received under section 455B.803. The report shall also include but not be limited to all of the following:   1. The number of mercury-added switches collected.   2. An estimate of the amount of mercury contained in the collected switches.   3. The capture rate as defined in section 455B.802.   4. The estimated number of vehicles manufactured by the manufacturer containing mercury-added switches.   5. The estimated number of vehicles manufactured by the manufacturer that have been processed for recycling by vehicle recyclers.  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §9  Referred to in §455B.807  For future repeal of this section upon development and implementation of national mercury switch recovery program; conditions; see  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §11
IA Code § 455B.809 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.809 - State procurement.

455B.809 State procurement.   Notwithstanding other policies and guidelines for the procurement of vehicles, the state shall, within one year of July 1, 2006, revise its policies, rules, and procedures to give priority and preference to the purchase of vehicles free of mercury-added components taking into consideration competition, price, availability, and performance.  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §10  For future repeal of this section upon development and implementation of national mercury switch recovery program; conditions; see  2006 Acts, ch 1120, §11
IA Code § 455B.851 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES|Section 455B.851 - Iowa climate change advisory council.

455B.851 Iowa climate change advisory council. Repealed by its own terms; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §259.
IA Code § 455C.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455C - BEVERAGE CONTAINERS CONTROL|Section 455C.1 - Definitions.

455C.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Beverage” means wine as defined in section 123.3, subsection 54, alcoholic liquor as defined in section 123.3, subsection 5, beer as defined in section 123.3, subsection 7, mineral water, soda water and similar carbonated soft drinks in liquid form and intended for human consumption.   2. “Beverage container” means any sealed glass, plastic, or metal bottle, can, jar or carton containing a beverage.   3. “Commission” means the environmental protection commission of the department.   4. “Consumer” means any person who purchases a beverage in a beverage container for use or consumption.   5. “Dealer” means any person who engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to a consumer.   6. “Dealer agent” means a person who solicits or picks up empty beverage containers from a dealer for the purpose of returning the empty beverage containers to a distributor or manufacturer.   7. “Department” means the department of natural resources created under section 455A.2.   8. “Director” means the director of the department.   9. “Distributor” means any person who engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to a dealer in this state, including any manufacturer who engages in such sales.   10. “Geographic territory” means the geographical area within a perimeter formed by the outermost boundaries served by a distributor.   11. “Manufacturer” means any person who bottles, cans, or otherwise fills beverage containers for sale to distributors or dealers.   12. “Nonrefillable beverage container” means a beverage container not intended to be refilled for sale by a manufacturer.   13. “Redemption center” means a facility at which consumers may return empty beverage containers and receive payment for the refund value of the empty beverage containers.  [C79, 81, §455C.1; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §71, 96]  85 Acts, ch 32, §111; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1899C, 1899D; 87 Acts, ch 22, §12; 88 Acts, ch 1200, §1; 89 Acts, ch 272, §34, 42; 90 Acts, ch 1261, §43, 44; 91 Acts, ch 268, §433, 442, 443; 92 Acts, ch 1242, §40, 47  Referred to in §455B.313
IA Code § 455C.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455C - BEVERAGE CONTAINERS CONTROL|Section 455C.2 - Refund values.

455C.2 Refund values.   1. A refund value of not less than five cents shall be paid by the consumer on each beverage container sold in this state by a dealer for consumption off the premises. Upon return of the empty beverage container upon which a refund value has been paid to the dealer or person operating a redemption center and acceptance of the empty beverage container by the dealer or person operating a redemption center, the dealer or person operating a redemption center shall return the amount of the refund value to the consumer.   2. In addition to the refund value provided in subsection 1 of this section, a dealer, or person operating a redemption center who redeems empty beverage containers or a dealer agent shall be reimbursed by the distributor required to accept the empty beverage containers an amount which is one cent per container. A dealer, dealer agent, or person operating a redemption center may compact empty metal beverage containers with the approval of the distributor required to accept the containers.  [C79, 81, §455C.2]  87 Acts, ch 22, §13; 88 Acts, ch 1200, §2; 89 Acts, ch 272, §35, 42; 90 Acts, ch 1261, §43, 44; 91 Acts, ch 268, §434, 442, 443; 92 Acts, ch 1242, §34, 38, 39, 40, 47  Referred to in §123.24, 455C.3, 455C.4, 455C.12
IA Code § 455C.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455C - BEVERAGE CONTAINERS CONTROL|Section 455C.3 - Payment of refund value.

455C.3 Payment of refund value.   Except as provided in section 455C.4:   1. A dealer shall not refuse to accept from a consumer any empty beverage container of the kind, size and brand sold by the dealer, or refuse to pay to the consumer the refund value of a beverage container as provided under section 455C.2.   2. A distributor shall accept and pick up from a dealer served by the distributor or a redemption center for a dealer served by the distributor at least weekly, or when the distributor delivers the beverage product if deliveries are less frequent than weekly, any empty beverage container of the kind, size and brand sold by the distributor, and shall pay to the dealer or person operating a redemption center the refund value of a beverage container and the reimbursement as provided under section 455C.2 within one week following pickup of the containers or when the dealer or redemption center normally pays the distributor for the deposit on beverage products purchased from the distributor if less frequent than weekly. A distributor or employee or agent of a distributor is not in violation of this subsection if a redemption center is closed when the distributor attempts to make a regular delivery or a regular pickup of empty beverage containers. This subsection does not apply to a distributor selling alcoholic liquor to the alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce.   3. A distributor shall not be required to pay to a manufacturer a deposit or refund value on a nonrefillable beverage container.   4. A distributor shall accept from a dealer agent any empty beverage container of the kind, size, and brand sold by the distributor and which was picked up by the dealer agent from a dealer within the geographic territory served by the distributor and the distributor shall pay the dealer agent the refund value of the empty beverage container and the reimbursement as provided in section 455C.2.   5. The alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce shall provide for the disposal of empty beverage containers as required under subsection 2. The division shall give priority consideration to the recycling of the empty beverage containers to the extent possible, before any other appropriate disposal method is considered or implemented.  [C79, 81, §455C.3]  83 Acts, ch 84, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1200, §3; 89 Acts, ch 272, §36, 42; 90 Acts, ch 1261, §43, 44; 91 Acts, ch 268, §442, 443; 92 Acts, ch 1242, §35, 38, 39, 40, 47  Referred to in §455C.12
IA Code § 455C.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES|Chapter 455C - BEVERAGE CONTAINERS CONTROL|Section 455C.4 - Refusal to accept containers.

455C.4 Refusal to accept containers.   1. Except as provided in section 455C.5, subsection 3, a dealer, a person operating a redemption center, a distributor or a manufacturer may refuse to accept any empty beverage container which does not have stated on it a refund value as provided under section 455C.2.   2. A dealer may refuse to accept and to pay the refund value of any empty beverage container if the place of business of the dealer and the kind and brand of empty beverage containers are included in an order of the department approving a redemption center under section 455C.6.   3. A dealer or a distributor may refuse to accept and to pay the refund value of an empty wine or alcoholic liquor container which is marked to indicate that it was sold by a state liquor store. The alcoholic beverages division shall not reimburse a dealer or a distributor the refund value on an empty wine or alcoholic liquor container which is marked to indicate that the container was sold by a state liquor store.   4. A class “E” liquor control licensee may refuse to accept and to pay the refund value on an empty alcoholic liquor container from a dealer or a redemption center or from a person acting on behalf of or who has received empty alcoholic liquor containers from a dealer or a redemption center.   5. A manufacturer or distributor may refuse to accept and to pay the refund value and reimbursement as provided in section 455C.2 on any empty beverage container that was picked up by a dealer agent from a dealer outside the geographic territory served by the manufacturer or distributor.  [C79, 81, §455C.4]  85 Acts, ch 32, §112; 87 Acts, ch 22, §14, 15; 88 Acts, ch 1200, §4; 89 Acts, ch 161, §9  Referred to in §455C.3