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H.B. 24

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HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES

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MANAGEMENT AMENDMENTS

             3     
2003 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: David N. Cox

             6      This act renumbers the sections constituting the Hazardous Waste Facilities Management
             7      Act and makes technical changes.
             8      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             9      AMENDS:
             10          17A-1-301, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2000
             11      RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
             12          19-9-101, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1701, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             13      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             14          19-9-102, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1702, as last amended by Chapters 5 and 112,
             15      Laws of Utah 1991)
             16          19-9-103, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1703, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             17      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             18          19-9-104, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1704, as last amended by Chapter 176, Laws of
             19      Utah 2002)
             20          19-9-105, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1705, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             21      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             22          19-9-106, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1706, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             23      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             24          19-9-107, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1707, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             25      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             26          19-9-108, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1708, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             27      186, Laws of Utah 1990)



             28          19-9-109, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1709, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah
             29      2000)
             30          19-9-110, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1710, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             31      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             32          19-9-111, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1711, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             33      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             34          19-9-112, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1712, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             35      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             36          19-9-113, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1713, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             37      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             38          19-9-114, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1714, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             39      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             40          19-9-115, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1715, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             41      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             42          19-9-116, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1716, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             43      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             44          19-9-117, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1717, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             45      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             46          19-9-118, (Renumbered from 17A-2-1718, as renumbered and amended by Chapter
             47      186, Laws of Utah 1990)
             48      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             49          Section 1. Section 17A-1-301 is amended to read:
             50           17A-1-301. Exemptions.
             51          This part does not apply to:
             52          (1) public transit districts established under authority of Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 10,
             53      Utah Public Transit District Act;
             54          (2) water conservancy districts established under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 14, Water
             55      Conservancy Districts;
             56          (3) soil conservation districts created under the authority of Title 17A, Chapter 3, Part
             57      8, Soil Conservation Districts;
             58          [(4) neighborhood redevelopment agencies established under authority of Title 17A,


             59      Chapter 2, Part 12, Utah Neighborhood Development Act;]
             60          [(5)] (4) metropolitan water districts established under authority of Title 17A, Chapter
             61      2, Part 8, Metropolitan Water District Act; and
             62          [(6)] (5) any dependent special district established under the authority of Title 17A,
             63      Chapter 3, Dependent Special Districts[; and].
             64          [(7) a hazardous waste facilities authority established under authority of Chapter 2, Part
             65      17, Hazardous Waste Facilities Management Act.]
             66          Section 2. Section 19-9-101 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1701 is
             67      renumbered and amended to read:
             68     
CHAPTER 9. HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ACT

             69           [17A-2-1701].     19-9-101. Title.
             70          This [act shall be] chapter is known [and may be cited] as the "Hazardous Waste
             71      Facilities Management Act."
             72          Section 3. Section 19-9-102 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1702 is
             73      renumbered and amended to read:
             74           [17A-2-1702].     19-9-102. Definitions.
             75          As used in this [part] chapter:
             76          (1) "Authority" means the Hazardous Waste Facilities Authority created pursuant to
             77      Section [ 17A-2-1704 ] 19-9-104 .
             78          (2) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created pursuant to
             79      Section 19-1-106 .
             80          (3) "Disposal" means the final disposition of hazardous wastes into or onto the lands,
             81      waters, and air of this state.
             82          (4) "Hazardous [wastes] waste" [means wastes] has the same meaning as defined in
             83      Section 19-6-102 .
             84          (5) "Hazardous waste treatment, disposal, and storage facility" means a facility or site
             85      used or intended to be used for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste
             86      [materials], including physical, chemical, or thermal processing systems, incinerators, and
             87      secure landfills.
             88          (6) "Obligations" means any notes, debentures, interim certificates, mortgage
             89      certificates, revenue bonds, or other evidence of financial indebtedness, but does not mean any


             90      general obligation bonds.
             91          (7) "Site" means land used for the treatment, disposal, or storage of hazardous [wastes]
             92      waste.
             93          (8) "Storage" means the containment of hazardous [wastes] waste for a period of more
             94      than 90 days.
             95          (9) "Treatment" means any method, technique, or process designed to change the
             96      physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste to neutralize
             97      or render it nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable to recovery or storage, convertible to
             98      another usable material, or reduced in volume and suitable for ultimate disposal.
             99          Section 4. Section 19-9-103 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1703 is
             100      renumbered and amended to read:
             101           [17A-2-1703].     19-9-103. Petition for creation of hazardous waste facilities
             102      authority -- Recommendation to governor -- Action by governor.
             103          (1) Any person who believes that the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous
             104      [wastes] waste within the state are not being adequately serviced by private industry may file a
             105      petition with the h [ committee ] BOARD h seeking the creation and establishment of a hazardous
             105a      waste
             106      facilities authority.
             107          (2) The petition shall be signed by the petitioner and set forth with particularity the
             108      reasons petitioner is relying upon in support of the petitioner's conclusion that the hazardous
             109      waste needs are not being satisfied.
             110          (3) Upon the receipt of a petition, and after such public notice of the date and place of
             111      hearing as the h [ committee ] BOARD h [deems] considers appropriate is given, the h [ committee ]
             111a      BOARD h shall conduct
             112      at least one public hearing on the issues raised by the petitioner.
             113          (4) At the conclusion of the hearing or hearings, the h [ committee ] BOARD h shall approve
             113a      or
             114      disapprove the petition. The action of the h [ committee ] BOARD h shall be supported by written
             114a      findings of
             115      fact which shall be served upon the petitioner by certified mail.
             116          (5) If the h [ committee ] BOARD h approves the petition, it shall make a written
             116a      recommendation to
             117      the governor that action be taken to create and establish the authority. The governor, within 30
             118      days after receipt of the recommendation, shall affirm it or remand the recommendation to the
             119      h [ committee ] BOARD h for its reconsideration.
             120          (6) If the recommendation is remanded, the h [ committee ] BOARD h shall reconsider its
             120a      action and


             121      either reapprove or disapprove the petition. If the petition is reapproved, it shall forward a
             122      notice of its reapproval to the governor who shall proceed to create and establish the authority;
             123      otherwise, the h [ committee ] BOARD h shall forward notice of its disapproval to the petitioner by
             123a      certified
             124      mail.
             125          Section 5. Section 19-9-104 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1704 is
             126      renumbered and amended to read:
             127           [17A-2-1704].     19-9-104. Creation of authority -- Members.
             128          (1) (a) The authority comprises ten members. If the requirements of Section
             129      [ 17A-2-1703 ] 19-9-103 are met, the governor shall, with the consent of the Senate, appoint six
             130      members of the authority from the public-at-large.
             131          (b) The remaining four members of the authority are:
             132          (i) the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality;
             133          (ii) the executive director of the Department of Community and Economic
             134      Development;
             135          (iii) the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources; and
             136          (iv) the executive director of the Department of Transportation.
             137          (2) Public-at-large members, no more than three of whom shall be from the same
             138      political party, shall be appointed to six-year terms of office, subject to removal by the
             139      governor with or without cause.
             140          (3) The governor shall name one public-at-large member as chairman of the authority
             141      responsible for the call and conduct of authority meetings.
             142          (4) The authority may elect other officers as necessary.
             143          (5) Five members of the authority present at a properly noticed meeting constitute a
             144      quorum for the transaction of official authority business.
             145          (6) Public-at-large members are entitled to per diem and expenses for each day devoted
             146      to authority business at the rates established by the director of the Division of Finance under
             147      Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             148          Section 6. Section 19-9-105 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1705 is
             149      renumbered and amended to read:
             150           [17A-2-1705].     19-9-105. Powers of authority.
             151          The authority is a body corporate and politic that may:



             152          (1) sue and be sued in its own name;
             153          (2) have a seal and alter the seal at will;
             154          (3) borrow money and issue obligations, including refunding obligations, and provide
             155      for the rights of holders of those obligations;
             156          (4) establish hazardous waste treatment, disposal, or storage surcharge schedules for
             157      facilities operated by, or under authority of, the authority, and require all private facility
             158      operators who contract with the authority to collect fees for all hazardous [wastes] waste
             159      received for treatment, disposal, or storage by those private facilities;
             160          (5) promulgate rules pursuant to Title 63, Chapter 46a, [the] Utah Administrative
             161      Rulemaking Act, governing the exercise of its powers and fulfillment of its purposes;
             162          (6) enter into contracts and leases and execute all instruments necessary, convenient, or
             163      desirable;
             164          (7) acquire, purchase, hold, lease, use, or dispose of any property or any interest in
             165      property that is necessary, convenient, or desirable to carry out the purposes of this [part]
             166      chapter, and sell, lease, transfer, and dispose of any property or interest in property at any time
             167      required in the exercise of its power, including, but not limited to, the sale, transfer, or disposal
             168      of any materials, substances, or sources or forms of energy derived from any activity engaged
             169      in by the authority;
             170          (8) contract with experts, advisers, consultants, and agents for needed services;
             171          (9) appoint officers and employees required for the performance of its duties, and fix
             172      and determine their qualifications and duties;
             173          (10) make, or contract for, plans, surveys, and studies necessary, convenient, or
             174      desirable to effectuate its purposes and powers and prepare any recommendations with respect
             175      to those plans, surveys, or studies;
             176          (11) receive and accept aid or contributions from any source, including the United
             177      States or [this] the state, in the form of money, property, labor, or other things of value to be
             178      held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of this [part] chapter, subject to the conditions
             179      imposed upon that aid or contributions consistent with this [part] chapter;
             180          (12) enter into agreements with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
             181      United States or this state, or any financial institution, or contractor for the purpose of leasing
             182      and operating any facility;


             183          (13) consent to the modification of any obligation with the holder of that obligation, to
             184      the extent permitted by the obligation, relating to rates of interest or to the time and payment of
             185      any installment of principal or interest, or to the modification of any other contract, mortgage,
             186      mortgage loan, mortgage loan commitment, or agreement of any kind to which it is a party;
             187          (14) pledge revenues from any hazardous waste treatment, disposal, and storage facility
             188      to secure payment of any obligations relating to that facility, including interest on, and
             189      redemption of, those obligations;
             190          (15) execute or cause to be executed, mortgages, trust deeds, indentures, pledge
             191      agreements, assignments, security agreements, and financing statements that encumber
             192      property acquired, constructed, reconstructed, renovated, or repaired with the proceeds from the
             193      sale of such obligations;
             194          (16) exercise the power of eminent domain;
             195          (17) do all other things necessary to comply with the requirements of 42 U.S.C.
             196      Sections 6901-6986, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and this part;
             197          (18) contract for the construction, operation, and maintenance of hazardous waste
             198      treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, including plants, works, instrumentalities, or parts
             199      thereof, for the collection, conveyance, treatment, exchange, storage, and disposal of hazardous
             200      [wastes] waste, subject to approval by the h [ committee ] BOARD h ; and
             201          (19) exercise any other powers or duties necessary or appropriate to carry out and
             202      effectuate this [part] chapter.
             203          Section 7. Section 19-9-106 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1706 is
             204      renumbered and amended to read:
             205           [17A-2-1706].     19-9-106. Acquisition of sites by authority -- Property vested
             206      in state on disincorporation of authority.
             207          (1) The authority is authorized, pursuant to Title 78, Chapter 34, Eminent Domain, to
             208      acquire sites sufficient in number to meet the hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal
             209      needs of the state if, in the judgment of the authority, private operators are not adequately
             210      meeting such needs. Exercise of the power of eminent domain to acquire such sites is declared
             211      to be for a public purpose and use.
             212          (2) Before the purchase or condemnation of any site by the authority, the h [ committee ]
             212a      BOARD h
             213      shall certify that the site meets the standards for eventual incorporation into an approved


             214      hazardous [wastes] waste operations plan.
             215          (3) If the authority is disincorporated for any reason, all its property shall vest in, and
             216      become the property of, the state, which shall succeed to all the rights and liabilities of the
             217      authority which exist at the time of vestiture in the state.
             218          Section 8. Section 19-9-107 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1707 is
             219      renumbered and amended to read:
             220           [17A-2-1707].     19-9-107. Fees.
             221          Fees for the treatment, disposal, and storage of hazardous [wastes] waste at facilities
             222      operated by, or under subcontract with the authority shall be set by the authority based upon the
             223      following considerations:
             224          (1) the quantity of hazardous [wastes] waste processed;
             225          (2) the difficulty encountered in the treatment, disposal or storage of such [wastes]
             226      waste;
             227          (3) the maintenance expense and the expense of other legal obligations incurred
             228      pursuant to post-closure monitoring and liability requirements related to the long-term disposal
             229      or storage;
             230          (4) the operation and maintenance expense incident to the facility and to the debt
             231      retirement obligations of the authority; and
             232          (5) any other considerations [deemed] that the authority considers relevant [by the
             233      authority].
             234          Section 9. Section 19-9-108 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1708 is
             235      renumbered and amended to read:
             236           [17A-2-1708].     19-9-108. Obligations of authority -- Limitation -- Issuance.
             237          (1) All obligations of the authority shall plainly state that they are limited and that
             238      neither the credit of the state nor its taxing authority is pledged in whole or in part in payment
             239      of such obligations.
             240          (2) All obligations, before issuance, shall be authorized by resolution of the authority
             241      and may:
             242          (a) be executed and delivered from time to time, as the authority determines;
             243          (b) be sold at public or private sale in such manner as the authority determines;
             244          (c) be in such form and denominations as the authority determines;


             245          (d) be of such tenor as the authority determines;
             246          (e) be in registered or bearer form either as to principal, interest, or both;
             247          (f) be payable in such installments and at such times as the authority determines;
             248          (g) be payable at such places, either within or without this state, as the authority
             249      determines;
             250          (h) bear interest at such rate or rates, payable at such place or places, and evidenced in
             251      such manner, as the authority determines;
             252          (i) be redeemable prior to maturity, with or without premium;
             253          (j) contain any other provisions the authority [deems] considers in its best interest that
             254      are not inconsistent with this part; and
             255          (k) bear facsimile signatures and seals.
             256          (3) Any or all expenses, premiums, or commissions incurred in the issuance and sale of
             257      its obligations may be paid either from the proceeds of the sale of such obligations or from
             258      revenues generated by the projects involved.
             259          Section 10. Section 19-9-109 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1709 is
             260      renumbered and amended to read:
             261           [17A-2-1709].     19-9-109. Security for obligations -- Provisions of security
             262      instruments.
             263          (1) The principal and interest on any obligation issued pursuant to this [part] chapter
             264      shall be secured by:
             265          (a) a pledge and assignment of the proceeds earned by the facility built and acquired
             266      with the proceeds of the obligations;
             267          (b) a mortgage or trust deed on the facility built and acquired with the proceeds from
             268      the obligations; and
             269          (c) such other security on the facility as is deemed most advantageous by the authority.
             270          (2) Obligations authorized for issuance under this [part] chapter and any mortgage or
             271      other security given to secure such obligations may contain any provisions customarily
             272      contained in security instruments, including, but not limited to:
             273          (a) the fixing and collection of fees from the facility;
             274          (b) the maintenance of insurance on the facility;
             275          (c) the creation and maintenance of special funds to receive revenues earned by the


             276      facility; and
             277          (d) the rights and remedies available to obligation holders in the event of default.
             278          (3) All mortgages, trust deeds, security agreements, or trust indentures on a facility
             279      shall provide, in the event of foreclosure, that no deficiency judgment may be entered against
             280      the authority, the state, or any of the state's political subdivisions.
             281          (4) Any mortgage or other security instrument securing such obligations may provide
             282      that in the event of a default in the payment of principal or interest or in the performance of any
             283      agreement, that payment or performance may be enforced by the appointment of a receiver with
             284      power to charge and collect fees and to apply the revenues from the facility in accordance with
             285      the provisions of the security instrument.
             286          (5) Any mortgage or other security instrument made pursuant to this [part] chapter may
             287      also provide that in the event of default in payment or breach of a condition, that the mortgage
             288      may be foreclosed or otherwise satisfied in any manner permitted by law, and that the trustee
             289      under the mortgage or the holder of any obligation secured by such mortgage may, if the
             290      highest bidder, purchase the security at foreclosure sale.
             291          Section 11. Section 19-9-110 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1710 is
             292      renumbered and amended to read:
             293           [17A-2-1710].     19-9-110. Application of proceeds from sale of obligations.
             294          Proceeds from the sale of obligations shall be applied solely to the purposes for which
             295      they were issued. Accrued interest and premiums received upon such sale and any proceeds
             296      not needed for the purposes for which the obligations were issued, however, shall be applied to
             297      payment of principal or interest on such obligations.
             298          Section 12. Section 19-9-111 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1711 is
             299      renumbered and amended to read:
             300           [17A-2-1711].     19-9-111. Cost of acquisition or improvement of facility.
             301          The cost of acquisition or improvement of any facility [is deemed] shall be considered
             302      to include:
             303          (1) the actual cost of land acquisition and improvements to the land; and
             304          (2) the actual cost of construction, alteration, or remodeling of a facility, including
             305      maintenance and the cost of equipping it; the cost of architectural and engineering fees; the cost
             306      of legal and accounting fees incurred incident to issuance of such obligations; the cost of fees


             307      for financial advisors and printing; and the interest on such obligations for a reasonable period
             308      of time.
             309          Section 13. Section 19-9-112 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1712 is
             310      renumbered and amended to read:
             311           [17A-2-1712].     19-9-112. Validity of signatures on obligations.
             312          If, at the time of delivery of an obligation, the member or officer who signed the
             313      obligation no longer occupies such position, the signature or facsimile is nevertheless valid and
             314      sufficient for all purposes.
             315          Section 14. Section 19-9-113 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1713 is
             316      renumbered and amended to read:
             317           [17A-2-1713].     19-9-113. Obligations as negotiable instruments.
             318          All obligations of the authority are negotiable instruments within the purpose and
             319      meaning of [the Utah] Title 70A, Uniform Commercial Code, subject to any provision of such
             320      obligations that relate to registration.
             321          Section 15. Section 19-9-114 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1714 is
             322      renumbered and amended to read:
             323           [17A-2-1714].     19-9-114. Personal liability on obligations.
             324          No person who executes an obligation issued pursuant to this [part] chapter is
             325      personally liable on account of such action.
             326          Section 16. Section 19-9-115 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1715 is
             327      renumbered and amended to read:
             328           [17A-2-1715].     19-9-115. Tax exemption of property, income, and
             329      obligations of authority.
             330          All property acquired or held by the authority is declared to be public property used for
             331      essential public and governmental purposes. All property owned by the authority and all
             332      income derived from it is exempt from taxation by the state or its political subdivisions. All
             333      principal and income derived by holders of obligations issued by the authority is also exempt
             334      from taxation by the state or its political subdivisions, except for the corporate franchise tax.
             335          Section 17. Section 19-9-116 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1716 is
             336      renumbered and amended to read:
             337           [17A-2-1716].     19-9-116. Obligations as authorized investments and


             338      securities.
             339          Obligations issued pursuant to this [part] chapter are securities in which all persons and
             340      organizations authorized to invest in obligations of this state may properly and legally invest.
             341      These obligations are also declared to be securities which may properly and legally be
             342      deposited with, and received by, any state, county, or municipal officer.
             343          Section 18. Section 19-9-117 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1717 is
             344      renumbered and amended to read:
             345           [17A-2-1717].     19-9-117. Publication of resolution authorizing obligations --
             346      Contesting validity -- Action to compel signing of obligations.
             347          (1) Each resolution adopted by the authority authorizing the issuance of obligations
             348      shall be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the state. For a period of 30 days
             349      after the date of publication, any interested person may contest the legality of the resolution, the
             350      obligations authorized by it, or any provision made for the security and payment of the
             351      proposed obligations. At the expiration of the 30-day period, no person, except as otherwise
             352      provided in Subsection (2) [of this section], has standing to contest the validity of such action.
             353          (2) If any official required to sign obligations refuses to sign them, alleging that the
             354      obligations are illegal, the authority may bring an original action in the state Supreme Court for
             355      a writ of mandamus to compel the official to sign the obligations.
             356          Section 19. Section 19-9-118 , which is renumbered from Section 17A-2-1718 is
             357      renumbered and amended to read:
             358           [17A-2-1718].     19-9-118. Legal, accounting, and auditing services for
             359      authority.
             360          (1) The attorney general shall provide all legal services, and the state auditor, all
             361      accounting and auditing services, for the authority without reimbursement.
             362          (2) Subsection (1) [of this section] is inapplicable to the opinions of attorneys or
             363      accountants necessitated before issuance of any obligations.





Legislative Review Note
    as of 11-21-02 2:42 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


Interim Committee Note
    as of 12-12-02 3:50 PM


The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee recommended this bill.


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