§ 75-10-433 — Hazardous Waste Management Fees

75-10-433 . Hazardous waste management fees. (1) An owner or operator of a hazardous waste management facility that primarily receives waste generated by offsite sources that are not owned, controlled, or operated by the facility owner or operator or site owner shall collect from generators and remit quarterly to the department a fee of:
(a) $8 per ton on all hazardous waste received at the facility or site for management in regulated landfill units, surface impoundments, land treatment units, incinerators, boilers, or industrial furnaces; and
(b) $4 per ton on all hazardous waste received at the facility or site for management in any regulated unit or units other than those units described in subsection (1)(a).
(2) The fees established in subsection (1) may be prorated for amounts of hazardous waste received that are less than 1 ton in weight.
(3) The department shall remit 15% of the fees received under this section from a facility to the county in which the facility is located. The county may use the money for the purpose of implementing hazardous material or hazardous waste monitoring and response programs.
(4) The department shall deposit all fees collected under this section, except fees paid to a county, into an account in the state special revenue fund as provided in 75-10-434 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 4, Ch. 341, L. 1993.