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Committee gives do-pass recommendation to hazardous-materials fee bill
Summary
The Appropriations — Government Operations Division recommended a do-pass for Senate Bill 2082, which would let the Division of Homeland Security set hazardous-materials fees, raise the facility fee cap, and allow late fees for otherwise fee-exempt facilities, the committee heard.
The Appropriations - Government Operations Division voted to give a do-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 2082, a bill that would allow the state Division of Homeland Security to set hazardous-materials fees, raise the maximum per-facility charge, and authorize late fees for facilities that are otherwise exempt from the fee but fail to file required reports.
Darren Hansen, director of the Homeland Security Division at the Department of Emergency Services, told the committee the bill “does 3 things.” He said it would (1) allow the division director to set the hazardous-materials fee currently collected from facilities that store chemicals at or above specified thresholds to support the state’s SARA Title III…
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