SB56 Alabama 2021 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Solid waste program of a county or municipality, fees or charges, use of proceeds, amounts in reserve account over $1 million dollars authorized to be spent by county or municipality for law purposes, Sec. 22-27-5 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a county or municipality may operate or contract for the operation of a program for the collection and disposal of solid waste within a cooperating area and may charge and collect fees for the providing of solid waste services to the public. Any fees or charges are required to be used for the specific purpose of administering and operating the solid waste program.

This bill would authorize a county or municipality operating or providing a solid waste program that has more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in a solid waste reserve account to expend amounts in the solid waste reserve account over one million dollars ($1,000,000) for purposes in the best interest of the county or municipality.

Relating to solid waste; to amend Section 22-27-5 of the Code of Alabama 1975, authorizing counties and municipalities to provide solid waste services to the public and to charge and collect fees for the services; to authorize a county or municipality operating or providing a solid waste program to expend certain excess amounts in any solid waste reserve account for purposes in the best interest of the county or municipality.

Subjects

Solid Waste