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H.B. 231

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HAZARDOUS WASTE AND MIXED WASTE FEES

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Merrill F. Nelson

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions related to fees charged for hazardous waste and mixed
             10      waste.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires the Department of Environmental Quality to:
             14              .    complete a review of program costs and indirect costs of regulating mixed
             15      waste; and
             16              .    establish a fee schedule for the treatment and land disposal of mixed waste;
             17          .    allows a facility treating or disposing of hazardous waste or mixed waste to collect a
             18      fee from the generator of the waste; and
             19          .    makes technical changes.
             20      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          19-6-118, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 222
             27     


             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 19-6-118 is amended to read:
             30           19-6-118. Hazardous waste and treated hazardous waste disposal fees.
             31          (1) As used in this section:
             32          (a) "Demilitarization waste" means:
             33          (i) a nerve, military, or chemical agent, including:
             34          (A) CX;
             35          (B) GA;
             36          (C) GB;
             37          (D) GD;
             38          (E) H;
             39          (F) HD;
             40          (G) HL;
             41          (H) HN-1;
             42          (I) HN-2;
             43          (J) HN-3;
             44          (K) HT;
             45          (L) L; or
             46          (M) VX; or
             47          (ii) waste or residue from demilitarization, treatment, testing, or disposal of an agent
             48      described in Subsection (1)(a)(i).
             49          (b) "Remediation project" means:
             50          (i) a superfund cleanup project;
             51          (ii) a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act closure or corrective action site; or
             52          (iii) a voluntary cleanup of:
             53          (A) hazardous debris; or
             54          (B) hazardous waste subject to regulation solely because of removal or remedial action
             55      taken in response to environmental contamination.
             56          (c) "Remediation waste" means waste from a remediation project.
             57          (2) (a) An owner or operator of any commercial hazardous waste or mixed waste
             58      disposal or treatment facility that primarily receives hazardous or mixed wastes generated by


             59      off-site sources not owned, controlled, or operated by the facility or site owner or operator, and
             60      that is subject to the requirements of Section 19-6-108 , shall pay the fee under Subsection (3).
             61          (b) The owner or operator of each cement kiln, aggregate kiln, boiler, blender, or
             62      industrial furnace that receives for burning hazardous waste generated by off-site sources not
             63      owned, controlled, or operated by the owner or operator shall pay the fee under Subsection (3).
             64          (3) (a) (i) Through June 30, 2014, the owner or operator of each facility under
             65      Subsection (2) shall pay a fee of $28 per ton on all hazardous waste and mixed waste received
             66      at the facility for disposal, treatment, or both.
             67          (ii) The fee required under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be calculated by multiplying the
             68      total tonnage of waste, computed to the first decimal place, received during the calendar month
             69      by $28.
             70          (b) (i) Through June 30, 2014, hazardous waste received at a land disposal facility is
             71      subject to a fee of $14 per ton instead of the fee described in Subsection (3)(a) if the waste is
             72      treated so that it:
             73          (A) meets the state treatment standards required for land disposal at the facility; or
             74          (B) is no longer a hazardous waste at the time of disposal at that facility.
             75          (ii) Through June 30, 2014, demilitarization waste received at a land disposal facility is
             76      subject to the fee described in Subsection (3)(b)(i), if:
             77          (A) the demilitarization waste contains an additional constituent that is not
             78      demilitarization waste and is required by rule to be treated before land disposal; and
             79          (B) the additional constituent meets every applicable state treatment standard required
             80      for land disposal of that constituent at the facility.
             81          (iii) A fee required under Subsection (3)(b)(i) shall be calculated by multiplying the
             82      tonnage of waste, computed to the first decimal place, received during the calendar month by
             83      $14.
             84          (c) Through June 30, 2014, when hazardous waste or mixed waste is received at a
             85      facility for treatment or disposal and the fee required under Subsection (3) is paid for that
             86      treatment or disposal, any subsequent treatment or disposal of the waste is not subject to
             87      additional fees under Subsection (3).
             88          (d) (i) In accordance with Section 63J-1-504 , on or before July 1, 2014, the department
             89      shall establish a fee schedule for the treatment and land disposal of hazardous waste and mixed


             90      waste.
             91          (ii) To create the fee schedule described in Subsection (3)(d)(i), the department shall,
             92      before establishing the fee schedule, complete a review of program costs and indirect costs of
             93      regulating hazardous waste and mixed waste in the state.
             94          (iii) The fee schedule described in Subsection (3)(d)(i) shall:
             95          (A) implement a flat fee not calculated according to the amount of waste treated or
             96      disposed;
             97          (B) provide for reasonable and timely oversight by the department; and
             98          (C) adequately meet the needs of industry and the department, including enabling the
             99      department to employ qualified personnel to appropriately oversee industry regulation.
             100          (iv) A facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste or mixed waste is authorized
             101      to collect the fee established under Subsection (3)(d)(i) from the generator of the waste.
             102          (4) (a) Through June 30, 2014, remediation waste received at a hazardous waste land
             103      disposal or treatment facility from a remediation project is subject to a fee in the following
             104      amounts:
             105      Amount of Remediation Waste Received
from a Remediation Project
Fee Amount
             106      More than 0, but less than 1,000 tons $28 per ton
             107      Equal to or greater than 1,000 tons, but less than 12,500 tons $10 per ton for all waste
             108      Equal to or greater than 12,500 tons, but less than 25,000 tons $5 per ton for all waste
             109      Equal to or greater than 25,000 tons $2.50 per ton for all waste
             110          (b) Through June 30, 2014, emission control dust/sludge from the primary production
             111      of steel in electric furnaces (K061, as defined in 40 C.F.R. Sec. 261.32) received at a hazardous
             112      waste land disposal or treatment facility is subject to a fee of $5 per ton in lieu of the fee
             113      established in Subsection (3).
             114          (c) Through June 30, 2014, demilitarization waste received at a hazardous waste
             115      treatment, storage, or disposal facility is subject to a fee of $5 per ton in addition to the fee
             116      established in Subsection (3).
             117          (d) (i) Through June 30, 2014, the department may in accordance with this Subsection
             118      (4)(d) assess a person required to pay a fee under this section a special assessment if the


             119      department determines that the aggregate of the following fees is insufficient to cover the
             120      department's costs of administering its hazardous waste program:
             121          (A) a fee imposed under this section; and
             122          (B) a fee imposed under Section 19-6-118.5 .
             123          (ii) In determining the amount of a special assessment under this Subsection (4)(d), the
             124      department shall calculate the amount of the insufficiency and assess each person subject to the
             125      special assessment a proportion of the insufficiency equal to the proportion of fees paid by that
             126      person.
             127          (iii) The department shall deposit a special assessment collected under this Subsection
             128      (4)(d) into the Environmental Quality Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-108 .
             129          (e) Through June 30, 2014, the department shall annually review the fee established in
             130      Subsection (4)(a) and make recommendations to the Legislature's Natural Resources,
             131      Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee concerning the amount of the fee.
             132          (5) (a) Through June 30, 2014, the department shall allocate at least 10% of the fees
             133      received from a facility under this section to the county where the facility is located, not
             134      including a special assessment.
             135          (b) Beginning on July 1, 2014, the department shall allocate and pay to a county at least
             136      10% of the fee established under Subsection (3)(d)(i) that the department receives from a
             137      facility in that county.
             138          (c) The county may use fees allocated under Subsection (5) to carry out its hazardous
             139      waste monitoring and response programs.
             140          (6) The department shall deposit the state portion of a fee received under this section
             141      into the Environmental Quality Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-108 .
             142          (7) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(a)(ii), the owner or operator shall pay a
             143      fee, accrued under this section before June 30, 2014, to the department on or before the 15th
             144      day of the month following the month in which the fee accrued.
             145          (ii) If a fee accrues on remediation waste under this section before June 30, 2014, the
             146      fee shall be paid in accordance with a schedule determined by the department:
             147          (A) made in consultation with the person paying the fee; and
             148          (B) considering any contractual schedule for payment between the person paying the
             149      fee and another person with whom the person paying the fee has contracted.


             150          (b) With the monthly fee described in Subsection (7)(a)(i), the owner or operator shall
             151      submit a completed form, as prescribed by the department, specifying information required by
             152      the department to verify the amount of waste received and the fee amount for which the owner
             153      or operator is liable.
             154          (c) Beginning on July 1, 2014, an owner or operator shall submit payment of the fee
             155      established in Subsection (3)(d)(i) to the department:
             156          (i) in accordance with a schedule provided by the department; and
             157          (ii) using forms provided by the department.
             158          (8) (a) The department shall oversee and monitor hazardous waste treatment, disposal,
             159      and incineration facilities, including federal government facilities located within the state.
             160          (b) The department may determine facility oversight priorities.
             161          (9) (a) The department, in preparing its budget for the governor and the Legislature,
             162      shall separately indicate the amount necessary to administer the hazardous waste program
             163      established by this part.
             164          (b) The Legislature shall appropriate the costs of administering this program.
             165          (10) The Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall monitor a fee collected under this
             166      part.
             167          (11) Mixed waste subject to a fee under this section is not subject to a fee under
             168      Section 19-3-106 .




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