HB181 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Artis McCampbellRepresentative
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Paul Beckman Johnny Mack Morrow Laura Hall Ken Johnson Jack Williams Alan Boothe Elaine Beech Randy Davis Jim Carns Wes Long Steve McMillan Steve Clouse Randy Wood Jim Barton Lynn Greer Joe Faust Lesley Vance John Merrill Mary Sue McClurkin Mark Tuggle Thomas Jackson Chad Fincher Jim Patterson Pebblin W. Warren
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Hazardous waste disposal, fee for certain hazardous wastes, decreased, Secs. 22-30-4, 22-30B-2, 22-30B-2.1, 22-30B-4, 22-30B-4.1 am'd.
Summary: HB181 lowers the combined state and local fees for hazardous waste disposal by restructuring fees, adding funding for monitoring, and creating new county-based revenue mechanisms.
What This Bill Does
The bill changes how hazardous waste disposal is charged by adjusting base per-ton fees and adding category-specific surcharges. It adds a new $1.00 per ton monitoring fee paid by operators of commercial disposal sites to fund department monitoring activities (with excess funds usable for general operations). It creates a county revenue framework, including a guaranteed local revenue stream for small counties and new county-per-ton fees, with distributions to counties and the state, and it clarifies that counties may adopt additional local fees. It also preserves exemptions for certain government collections, amnesty programs, and sites on the federal Superfund list, while outlining how existing state and local fees interact with these changes.

Who It Affects
Operators of commercial hazardous waste disposal sites: face revised per-ton state fees, must pay the new $1.00/ton monitoring fee, and will be subject to updated county-fee collection mechanisms.
County governments (especially smaller counties): receive new revenue mechanisms, including a guaranteed share of disposal receipts and additional per-ton county fees, with specified distribution rules and potential reimbursements to the State General Fund.

Key Provisions
Section 22-30-4: Establishes a new $1.00 per ton monitoring fee on waste received for disposal at commercial sites to fund hazardous waste monitoring; excess receipts may be used for general department operations; department must hire trained personnel for monitoring.
Section 22-30B-2: Revises state disposal fees by setting a base per-ton fee (non-Emelle facilities) of $41.60 plus $5.50 per ton, and a base of $21.60 per ton for the Emelle facility; adds $62 per ton for acute hazardous waste (P-listed), $25 per ton for toxic hazardous waste (U-listed), and $5.50 per ton for all other waste; includes various exemptions and interactions with existing fees.
Section 22-30B-2.1: Creates a county-guaranteed revenue program for counties with populations under 25,000, providing 2.5% annually of gross receipts from certain disposal fees (up to a $4.2 million or 100% of county receipts), with quarterly determinations and mechanisms to reimburse the State General Fund if needed.
Section 22-30B-4: Adds two county-level disposal fees: $1.90 per ton payable to the county general fund ($0.40 per ton for health purposes; remainder for local use) and an additional $0.50 per ton payable to the county; applies the same reporting and enforcement rules as state fees; Section 22-30B-4.1 allows counties to enact additional local fees.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Hazardous Waste