Chapter 84
AN ACT
SB 103
Relating to hazardous waste generation; creating new provisions; and
amending ORS 466.165.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 466.165 is amended to read:
466.165. (1) An annual fee may be required of every generator, air or
water transporter and permittee under ORS 466.005 to 466.385 and 466.992. The
fee shall be in an amount determined by the Environmental Quality Commission to
be adequate, less any federal funds budgeted therefor by legislative action, to
carry on the monitoring, inspection and surveillance program established under
ORS 466.195 and to cover related administrative costs.
(2) A generator assessed
an annual fee established under subsection (1) of this section shall pay only
that part of the annual fee that exceeds the amount paid in the previous
calendar year under ORS 465.375 (3).
(3) A generator assessed
an annual fee under subsection (1) of this section shall pay to the Department
of Environmental Quality, as part of the annual fee, an annual hazardous waste
generation fee of [$110] $130
per metric ton of waste generated during the year. Notwithstanding the amount
of waste generated during the year, the hazardous waste generation fee paid
under this subsection may not exceed [$27,500]
$32,500.
(4) The limitation on
the hazardous waste generation fee in subsection (3) of this section does not
apply to late charges assessed by the department for failure to pay the
hazardous waste generation fee by the due date.
(5) Fees collected under
this section are continuously appropriated to the department to pay the cost of
carrying on the monitoring, inspection and surveillance program under ORS
466.195 and related administrative costs.
SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 466.165 by section 1
of this 2007 Act apply to annual fees assessed on or after the effective date
of this 2007 Act for waste generated on or after January 1, 2007.
Approved by the Governor May 7, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 7, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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