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House approves waste-management bill that permits self-inspection and redirects fees after heated debate
Summary
The House passed first substitute House Bill 373 on March 5, 2018, a package of waste-management changes that allows trained self-inspection by facilities, clarifies fee and nonlapsing credit rules, and proposes redirecting the first $400,000 of certain fees; the bill passed 63–8 amid debate over equitable fee language and DEQ capacity.
Representative Perry, sponsor of first substitute House Bill 373, said the bill grew out of a budget deep dive into waste management and is intended to modernize inspection practices, expand online permitting and move the program into the 21st century. He told members that GRAMA requests showed some facilities “hadn't been inspected at all in the last 6 years,” and proposed a self-inspection option paired with training and an ability for the department to revoke self-inspection privileges for serious violations.
Perry also described a proposed reallocation of fees:…
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