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Committee adopts amendment to SB 147 reallocating portions of facility fees to environmental and waste funds
Summary
The House Community Revitalization Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 147 that directs a portion of fees paid by facility owners or operators to be split between an Environmental Protection Fund and a waste management fund; the committee favorably reported the bill 11-0 and asked Legislative Service Commission to harmonize amendments.
The House Community Revitalization Committee on Wednesday adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 147 that changes how money paid by owners or operators of certain facilities is allocated and favorably reported the amended bill out of committee by an 11-0 vote.
The amendment requires a solid waste management district to forward 25% of the money it receives from a facility owner or operator under the division to the entity designated in the bill; the transcript states that half of that forwarded amount is to be deposited into the Environmental Protection Fund and half into the waste management fund created in the code. The district retains the remainder to use for the purpose specified in the division referenced in the amendment.
Chair Clique moved the amendment (identified in committee materials as amendment 0537 to amendment 0492); after the committee had no objections the amendment was declared part of the bill. Representative Hoops then moved to favorably report the amended Senate Bill 147 out of committee and recommend its passage. The clerk called the roll and the committee recorded 11 yes votes and no no votes; the chair said the bill is favorably reported and asked the Legislative Service Commission to harmonize the amendments.
The amendment text as read on the record instructs the solid waste management district to forward 25% of the money received under the division to the receiving entity, with the forwarded share deposited—per the reading—half into the Environmental Protection Fund (as cited in the transcript) and half into the waste management fund (also cited). The committee also referenced a retention and use instruction for the remaining funds under the division identified in the amendment materials.
Committee action on the bill was procedural: the amendment was adopted without recorded dissent and the committee favorably reported the measure, sending it forward with instructions to LSC to harmonize the amendments. No additional debate or public testimony on SB 147 was recorded in the provided transcript.
Next steps indicated on the record: the committee asked LSC to harmonize the amendments before further consideration.
