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House committee concurs with Senate amendment capping hazardous-waste penalty at 25% and $1,000/day
Summary
The House Environment and Agriculture Committee agreed to concur with a Senate amendment to HB 179 that reduces the maximum cumulative penalty for nonpayment of hazardous-waste accident fees and adds a daily cap. Committee members noted remaining statutory ambiguity about who receives penalty payments.
Chairwoman Aaron and members of the House Environment and Agriculture Committee agreed to concur with a Senate amendment to HB 179 that alters penalties for nonpayment of fees tied to hazardous-materials accidents.
The amendment replaces the existing language governing nonpayment penalties and sets a daily penalty of no more than $1,000 per day for each day of nonpayment beyond 90 days, with a cumulative cap not to exceed 25% of the cost established for the damage. The committee noted that the change reduced the maximum possible penalty from the bill’s earlier…
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