SB462 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bobby D. SingletonSenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2015
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 Sess., repealed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: SB462 creates a $3.50-per-ton hazardous waste disposal fee in Sumter County and details how the fee money is distributed to local governments, schools, nonprofits, and other entities, while repealing conflicting laws.
What This Bill Does
It imposes a $3.50 per ton fee on disposal of hazardous waste at landfills by operators of commercial sites, excluding waste that is stored, transshipped, recycled, or processed for other use. The proceeds are first distributed to a set of specific obligations and funds (Hill Hospital Bond Obligation, Sumter Industrial Board, Solid Waste Fund, and the City of Livingston for hazardous material response training and equipment), with Livingston sharing the proceeds if new certified responders are established. After these initial distributions, the remaining funds are allocated to numerous local entities and programs according to detailed percentages, with a cap on the Sumter County Sewer Authority distributions and requirements for annual financial reporting and audits; the bill also repeals conflicting laws and sets an effective date after the governor's approval, plus rules for handling nonprofits that dissolve.

Who It Affects
Operators of commercial sites that dispose hazardous waste in Sumter County, who would pay the $3.50 per ton fee (landfill disposal only).
Sumter County government and local agencies, schools, libraries, and other nonprofits and governmental entities that would receive distributions from the fee proceeds.

Key Provisions
Section 2: Establishes a $3.50 per ton fee for disposal of hazardous waste at landfills by commercial-site operators; excludes waste that is stored, transshipped, recycled, or processed for other use.
Section 4(a): Initial distributions of fee proceeds: $4,675 to Hill Hospital Bond Obligation; $4,000 to Sumter Industrial Board; $4,000 to Solid Waste Fund; $4,000 to the City of Livingston for Fire and Rescue training and equipment; Livingston may share with other certified responders as added after the act's effective date.
Section 4(b): After initial distributions, the remaining funds are allocated by specific percentages to various entities, including unearmarked 30%, General Fund 5%, Board of Education 15%, Sumter County Trust Fund 5%, University of West Alabama 5%, City of Livingston 5%, City of York 5%, several towns (Epes, Gainesville, Geiger, Emelle, Cuba) with varying small percentages, and numerous local bodies (e.g., Rescue Squad, Fire Fighters Association, Sewer Authority with a cap, Water Authority, Library Systems with a split between York and Ruby Pickens Tartt Library, Coleman Culture Center, Sumter Historical Society, Federation of Southern Cooperatives, and Chamber of Commerce, plus Hill Hospital, Sumter Industrial Board, and Department of Human Resources). Cap: Sumter County Sewer Authority distributions shall not exceed $100,000 per fiscal year.
Section 4(c): Recipients must be nonprofit or governmental entities and must provide annual financial reports; the legislative delegation may require audits; if a nonprofit dissolves, its share is held in trust for up to one fiscal quarter and redistributed to other eligible entities.
Section 2: Repeals conflicting local laws, specifically Act 90-612 and related amendments.
Section 3: Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the first month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Sumter County