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H.B. 246

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WASTE FEES AMENDMENTS

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2005 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart

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             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This bill reduces the nonhazardous waste disposal fee under the Environmental Quality
             9      Code, and applies the fee to all nonhazardous waste facilities, both commercial and
             10      noncommercial. This bill reduces the disposal fee on construction and demolition
             11      waste. This bill also reduces the disposal fee on municipal waste and provides a flat fee
             12      for small municipal waste facilities. This bill allows collection of specified fees at a
             13      collection or transfer point.
             14      Highlighted Provisions:
             15          This bill:
             16          .    changes the commercial nonhazardous solid waste disposal fee from $2.50 to $1.50;
             17          .    changes the construction and demolition waste disposal fee from 50 cents to 30
             18      cents and applies the fee to both commercial and noncommercial facilities;
             19          .    changes the municipal waste disposal fee from 50 cents to 30 cents and applies the
             20      fee to both commercial and noncommercial facilities;
             21          .    allows the state to collect fees from the operator of a collection or transfer facility
             22      within the state, from which the waste is sent to an unregulated facility, and states
             23      the fees that apply;
             24          .    deletes the tiered disposal fees regarding waste facilities owned by political
             25      subdivisions and receiving waste from the political subdivisions, except that a flat
             26      fee of $800 is imposed on facilities receiving fewer than 10,000 tons of municipal
             27      waste per year and this fee is in lieu of other specified fees; and



             28          .    provides that these political subdivision municipal waste facilities receiving 10,000
             29      tons or more per year are subject to the fee of 30 cents per ton.
             30      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             31          None
             32      Other Special Clauses:
             33          This bill provides a severability clause.
             34          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2005.
             35      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             36      AMENDS:
             37          19-6-119, as last amended by Chapter 311, Laws of Utah 2003
             38     
             39      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             40          Section 1. Section 19-6-119 is amended to read:
             41           19-6-119. Nonhazardous solid waste disposal fee.
             42          (1) (a) An owner or operator of any [commercial] nonhazardous solid waste disposal
             43      facility or incinerator, or any commercial facility, except for facilities that receive the following
             44      wastes solely for the purpose of recycling, reuse, or reprocessing, that accepts for treatment or
             45      disposal[, and with the intent to make a profit,] fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste, or
             46      flue gas emission control waste generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil
             47      fuels; waste from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals, or cement
             48      kiln dust wastes for treatment or disposal, that is required to have a plan approval under
             49      Section 19-6-108 , and that primarily receives waste generated by off-site sources not owned,
             50      controlled, or operated by the facility or site owner or operator, shall pay the following fees per
             51      ton or fraction of a ton, on all nonhazardous solid waste that is received at the facility or site for
             52      disposal:
             53          (i) on and after July 1, 1992, through June 30, 1993, a fee of $1.50 per ton or fraction
             54      of a ton on all nonhazardous solid waste received at the facility or site for disposal or treatment;
             55          (ii) on and after July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1994, a fee of $2.00 per ton or fraction
             56      of a ton on all nonhazardous solid waste received at the facility or site for disposal or treatment;
             57      [and]
             58          (iii) on and after July 1, 1994, a fee of $2.50 per ton or fraction of a ton on all


             59      nonhazardous solid waste received at the facility or site for disposal or treatment[.]; and
             60          (iv) on and after July 1, 2005, a fee of $1.50 per ton or fraction of a ton on all
             61      nonhazardous solid waste received at the facility or site for disposal or treatment.
             62          (b) When nonhazardous solid waste, fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste, or
             63      flue gas emission control waste generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil
             64      fuels; waste from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals, or cement
             65      kiln dust wastes, is received at a facility for treatment or disposal and the fee required under
             66      Subsection (1)(a) is paid for that treatment or disposal, any subsequent treatment or disposal of
             67      the waste is not subject to additional fees under Subsection (1)(a).
             68          (c) (i) On and after January 1, 2004, an owner or operator of any [commercial]
             69      nonhazardous solid waste disposal facility that receives only construction and demolition waste
             70      shall pay a fee of [50] 30 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, on any construction and demolition
             71      waste received at the facility or site for disposal.
             72          (ii) An owner or operator of any [commercial] nonhazardous solid waste disposal
             73      facility that receives municipal waste, including municipal incinerator ash shall pay a fee of
             74      [50] 30 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, on all municipal waste, including municipal
             75      incinerator ash, that is received at the facility or site for disposal.
             76          (iii) On and after January 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005, the owner or operator of any
             77      facility under Subsection 19-6-102 (3)[(a)] (b)(iii) shall pay a fee of 50 cents per ton, or fraction
             78      of a ton, on all municipal waste received at the facility or site for disposal.
             79          (d) Facilities subject to the fee under Subsections (1)(c)(i), (ii), and (iii) are not subject
             80      to the fee under Subsection (1)(a).
             81          (2) (a) The owner or operator of a [commercial] nonhazardous solid waste disposal
             82      facility or incinerator shall pay to the department all fees imposed under this section on or
             83      before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the fee accrued.
             84          (b) With the monthly fee, the owner or operator shall submit a completed form, as
             85      prescribed by the department, specifying information required by the department to verify the
             86      amount of waste received and the fee amount for which the owner or operator is liable.
             87          (c) The department shall deposit all fees received under this section into the restricted
             88      account created in Section 19-1-108 .
             89          (3) (a) The department, in preparing its budget for the governor and the Legislature,


             90      shall separately indicate the amount necessary to administer the solid waste program
             91      established by this part.
             92          (b) The Legislature shall appropriate the costs of administering this program.
             93          (c) The department may contract or agree with a county to assist in performing
             94      nonhazardous solid waste management activities, including agreements for:
             95          (i) the development of a solid waste management plan required under Section
             96      17-15-23 ; and
             97          (ii) pass-through of available funding.
             98          (4) This section may not be construed to exempt any facility from applicable regulation
             99      under the federal Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 2014 and 2021 through 2114.
             100          (5) (a) [Each] A waste facility that is owned by a political subdivision and operated
             101      solely for the purpose of receiving waste generated within that political subdivision shall pay
             102      an annual facility fee of $800 if the facility receives fewer than 10,000 tons of municipal waste
             103      each year. The fee shall be paid to the department on or before January 15 of each year. [The
             104      fee is:]
             105          (b) A waste facility subject to the fee under Subsection (5)(a) is not subject to fees
             106      under Subsection (1)(a) or (c).
             107          [(i) $800 if the facility receives 5,000 or more but fewer than 10,000 tons of municipal
             108      waste each year;]
             109          [(ii) $1,450 if the facility receives10,000 or more but fewer than 20,000 tons of
             110      municipal waste each year;]
             111          [(iii) $3,850 if the facility receives 20,000 or more but fewer than 50,000 tons of
             112      municipal waste each year;]
             113          [(iv) $12,250 if the facility receives 50,000 or more but fewer than 100,000 tons of
             114      municipal waste each year;]
             115          [(v) $14,700 if the facility receives 100,000 or more but fewer than 200,000 tons of
             116      municipal waste each year;]
             117          [(vi) $33,000 if the facility receives 200,000 or more but fewer than 500,000 tons of
             118      municipal waste each year; and]
             119          [(vii) $66,000 if the facility receives 500,000 or more tons of municipal waste each
             120      year.]


             121          [(b)] (c) The department shall deposit all fees received under this Subsection (5) into
             122      the Environmental Quality Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-108 .
             123          [(c) Municipal waste subject to the facility fee under this Subsection (5) is not subject
             124      to the fee under Subsection 9-6-119 (1)(c).]
             125          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "unregulated facility" means a nonhazardous
             126      solid waste disposal facility or incinerator waste facility that is not subject to any fee under this
             127      section.
             128          (b) The owner or operator of a transfer station or recycling center that sends
             129      nonhazardous solid waste, construction and demolition waste, or municipal waste, including
             130      municipal incinerator ash, to an unregulated facility shall pay to the department:
             131          (i) $1.50 per ton or fraction of a ton on all nonhazardous solid waste sent to an
             132      unregulated facility for disposal or treatment;
             133          (ii) 30 cents per ton or fraction of a ton on all construction and demolition waste sent to
             134      an unregulated facility for disposal; and
             135          (iii) 30 cents per ton or fraction of a ton on all municipal waste, including municipal
             136      incinerator ash, sent to an unregulated facility for disposal.
             137          (c) The transfer or recycling facility operator shall pay fees imposed under this
             138      Subsection (6) to the department on or before the 15th day of the month following the month
             139      when the fees accrue.
             140          Section 2. Severability clause.
             141          If any provision of this bill, or the application of any provision to any person or
             142      circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this bill shall be given effect without the invalid
             143      provision or application.
             144          Section 3. Effective date.
             145          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2005.





Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-28-05 10:35 AM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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