Iowa Code 716B.1 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 716B.1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
716B.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “”Department”” means the department of natural resources.
2. “”Disposal”” or “”dispose”” means disposal as defined in § 455B.411, subsection 1.
3. “”Hazardous waste”” means a hazardous waste as defined in § 455B.411, subsection
3, or a hazardous substance as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 9601, or a hazardous substance as designated by regulations adopted by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 9602.
4. “”Person”” means an agency of the state or federal government, a municipality,
governmental subdivision, interstate body, public or private corporation, individual, partnership, or other entity, and includes an officer, or governing or managing body of a municipality, governmental subdivision, interstate body, or public or private corporation.
5. “”Storage”” or “”store”” means the containment of a hazardous waste, either on a temporary
basis or for a period of years, in a manner that does not constitute disposal of the hazardous waste.
6. “”Treatment”” or “”treat”” means a method, technique, or process, including neutralization,
designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of a hazardous waste so as to neutralize the waste or to render the waste nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable for recovery, amenable for storage, or to reduce the waste in volume. “”Treatment”” includes any activity or processing designed to change the physical form or chemical composition of hazardous waste to render the waste nonhazardous.
88 Acts, ch 1080, §3; 2011 Acts, ch 9, §9
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “”Department”” means the department of natural resources.
2. “”Disposal”” or “”dispose”” means disposal as defined in § 455B.411, subsection 1.
3. “”Hazardous waste”” means a hazardous waste as defined in § 455B.411, subsection
3, or a hazardous substance as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 9601, or a hazardous substance as designated by regulations adopted by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 9602.
4. “”Person”” means an agency of the state or federal government, a municipality,
governmental subdivision, interstate body, public or private corporation, individual, partnership, or other entity, and includes an officer, or governing or managing body of a municipality, governmental subdivision, interstate body, or public or private corporation.
5. “”Storage”” or “”store”” means the containment of a hazardous waste, either on a temporary
basis or for a period of years, in a manner that does not constitute disposal of the hazardous waste.
6. “”Treatment”” or “”treat”” means a method, technique, or process, including neutralization,
designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of a hazardous waste so as to neutralize the waste or to render the waste nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable for recovery, amenable for storage, or to reduce the waste in volume. “”Treatment”” includes any activity or processing designed to change the physical form or chemical composition of hazardous waste to render the waste nonhazardous.
88 Acts, ch 1080, §3; 2011 Acts, ch 9, §9