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Kentucky Senate passes bill clarifying counties may not charge origination fees on out-of-county waste facilities
Summary
The Senate passed Senate Bill 29 to prohibit counties from charging designation or origination fees to solid waste facilities located in other counties, preserving existing host fee arrangements and county authority over in-county facilities; the measure passed overwhelmingly with 36 yes votes and one pass.
The Kentucky Senate passed Senate Bill 29 on third reading to stop counties from assessing so-called designation or origination fees on solid waste facilities located outside their borders. Senator from Clark, who explained the bill, said "Senate bill 29 is intended to address designation fees or origination fees, whichever you may call them," and described the measure as a clarification of existing law.
Senator from Clark told colleagues the bill "merely stops that practice," stressing it does not affect existing host fees paid to counties where a facility is located or a county's authority to regulate facilities within its own boundaries. He framed the bill as limited in scope: it removes only the authority to tax or regulate a facility outside the county that generated the waste.
There was no floor debate against the measure. After a roll call, the presiding officer announced there were 36 yes votes, no nay votes, and one pass, and declared Senate Bill 29 passed.
The bill will now proceed according to legislative process for enrollment and any subsequent steps required for enactment.
