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DES fee updates approved; committee adopts site‑evaluation committee for major solid‑waste proposals
Summary
The committee approved a broad set of Department of Environmental Services fee increases and voted to create a site evaluation committee (SEC) for very large solid‑waste facilities. The SEC language adds a 1‑year moratorium on permitting for large facilities while rules are developed and a 3‑year moratorium specifically for new landfills.
The House Finance Division heard an extended briefing from the Department of Environmental Services (DES) on multiple fee adjustments and a policy amendment that would create a new site evaluation committee (SEC) to review very large solid‑waste facilities.
DES officials and staff summarized a package of fee changes across hazardous‑waste programs, household hazardous‑waste grants, used‑oil fees, boat‑registration invasive‑species fees, dam‑safety registration fees and other regulatory charges. Staff said many fees last changed in 2007 and that the increases restore capacity to regulatory programs;…
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