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House approves solid-waste fee overhaul after contested debate over cost shifts
Summary
Lawmakers passed a measure to let the Division of Solid Waste set an equitable fee schedule covering program costs after debate over a perceived inequity in current fees; the bill passed 42–27 amid questions about cost shifts and interstate commerce implications.
The House on March 1 approved the third substitute of House Bill 115, a proposal to revise how nonhazardous solid-waste program fees are set and to address what the sponsor called a long-standing inequity in fee burdens among facilities.
"That cost is roughly just under $1,800,000," Representative McHale said on the floor, describing the program oversight cost. He said 68 facilities have plans…
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