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House advances bill to lower hazardous-waste fees, citing competitiveness concerns
Summary
House committee bill House Bill 13 would reduce treated hazardous-waste fees from $28 per ton to $14 per ton and remove a 3% gross receipts tax to keep Utah facilities competitive; sponsor said the higher fee has reduced inbound waste and revenue and threatens local jobs.
House Bill 13, presented on Jan. 28 as a committee bill from the Hazardous Waste Regulation and Tax Policy Task Force, would reduce the fee for certain treated hazardous waste and drop a 3% gross receipts tax that sponsors said makes Utah facilities noncompetitive.
Representative Eli Anderson, speaking for the task force, said Utah facilities such as Clean Harbors’ Grassy Mountain and…
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