HB527 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Artis McCampbellRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Sumter Co., hazardous waste sites, solid waste fees, redistributions, Act 83-480, 1983 Reg. Sess., am'd.; Act 90-612, 1990 Reg. Sess., repealed

Summary

HB527 changes how Sumter County collects and distributes hazardous waste fees by setting a per-ton disposal fee, reallocating funds to health and community programs, repealing a conflicting local act, and making the measure contingent on restoring related funding.

What This Bill Does

It amends Act 83-480 to impose a $3.50 per ton fee on hazardous waste disposed at commercial sites (landfills only, excluding stored, transshipped, recycled, or processed waste). It also designates a $0.40 per ton portion for health-related distributions to several local agencies and outlines monthly disbursement amounts plus a large list of remaining fund allocations to various local governments, nonprofits, and public entities. It repeals conflicting local Act 90-612 and sets the act to become operative only if a 2014 act restores funding by modifying Section 22-30B-2.1, with the effective date occurring after meeting that contingency.

Who It Affects

• Operators of commercial sites that dispose hazardous waste in Sumter County would pay the $3.50 per ton fee.
• Sumter County Health Department, Hill Hospital Board of Directors, West Alabama Mental Health, Sumter County EMS, Sumter Department of Human Resources, and Sumter Board of Education would receive portions of the $0.40 per ton health-focused funds.
• Various local governments, nonprofits, libraries, schools, and community organizations in Sumter County would receive allocations from the remaining net revenues according to the detailed percentages.
• The City of Livingston Fire and Rescue Department and other certified public responders could share funds for hazardous materials training and equipment.
• Nonprofit or governmental recipients must file annual financial reports; if a recipient dissolves, its share can be held in trust and redistributed.

Key Provisions

• Imposes a $3.50 per ton fee on hazardous waste disposal by operators at commercial landfills; excludes waste that is stored, transshipped, recycled, or processed for other use.
• Allocates a $0.40 per ton portion for health purposes with specific distributions: 35% to Sumter County Health Department, 36% to Hill Hospital Board, 14% to West Alabama Mental Health, 5% to Sumter County EMS, 5% to Sumter Department of Human Resources, and 5% to the Sumter Board of Education.
• Sets monthly disbursement of net Act 83-480 revenues to listed entities with exact dollar amounts (e.g., Hill Hospital Bond Obligation, Sumter Industrial Board, North Sumter Day Care Center, Solid Waste Fund, two libraries, and others).
• Distributes remaining funds to numerous local entities and programs by specified percentage shares (including Sumter Board of Education, University of West Alabama, Sumter Commission, and others) with a cap on certain line items (e.g., Sumter Sewer Authority not to exceed $100,000 per fiscal year).
• Requires recipients to be nonprofit or governmental and to file annual financial reports; if a recipient dissolves, its funds can be held in trust and redistributed.
• Repeals conflicting local Act 90-612; the act’s operation depends on a separate 2014 act restoring funding by amending Section 22-30B-2.1.

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Subjects

Sumter County