SB48 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Trip Pittman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Environmental Management Dept., centralized waste treatment facilities, permits, bond or financial assurance further provided for, provisions for fees based on cost to treat repealed, Secs. 22-25C-1, 22-25C-2 am'd.
Summary: SB 48 repeals the 5% treatment fee for centralized waste facilities and shifts funding to bond/financial assurances, with refunds for pre-enactment fees.
What This Bill Does
It requires a bond or other financial assurance for centralized waste treatment facilities before permit issuance or modification, and allows the bond to be forfeited to cover closure and remediation if the facility is abandoned or not properly maintained. It repeals the 5% fee and the associated fund, and provides refunds for any fees collected before the act. It requires facility owners to provide at least two detailed closure cost estimates before permit issuance and to re-evaluate and adjust financial assurances if closure costs rise. It also allows civil action by the department if the bond or financial assurance is not provided or is inadequate.

Who It Affects
Facility owners/operators: must post bond/financial assurance, may have the bond forfeited for closure/remediation, must provide and update closure cost estimates, and will no longer pay the 5% fee.
ADEM and state: responsible for enforcing bond requirements, handling refunds of pre-enactment fees, and issuing rules to implement the act.

Key Provisions
Bond or other financial assurance required before permit issuance or modification; bond can be forfeited to cover closure and remediation.
Repeal of the 5% fees and the centralized waste treatment fund; any fees collected before enactment must be refunded.
Owner/operator must provide at least two detailed closure cost estimates before permit issuance and must re-evaluate/adjust financial assurances if closure costs increase.
Facility exemptions for waste treated only from sources owned or operated by the owner.
ADEM to promulgate rules to implement the act.
Failure to provide or maintain adequate bond/financial assurance can lead to civil action by the department.

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