SPONSOR: Kelley
This bill requires an operator of a solid waste sanitary landfill, solid waste demolition landfill, or transfer station to collect a fee of $0.25 per ton accepted and remit the charge, less collection costs, to the Department of Revenue. The fee will be deposited in the State Road Fund to be used by the Department of Transportation for highway beautification purposes.
Beginning January 1, 2027, and each year thereafter until January 1, 2030, the fee will be increased by $0.25. Beginning in 2031, the charge will be adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index.
The charges established in this section must be enumerated separately from the disposal fee charged by the landfill and may be passed through to persons who generated the solid waste.
The Department of Revenue may examine or audit financial records and landfill activity records and measure landfill usage to verify the collection and transmittal of the charges.
Each political subdivision that owns an operational solid waste disposal area may designate up to two free disposal days each year. On a free disposal day, the political subdivision may allow residents of the political subdivision to dispose of any solid waste free of any charge. Notice of any free disposal day must be posted at the solid waste disposal area site and in at least one newspaper in the political subdivision no later than 14 days before the free disposal day.
The bill also specifies that a person guilty of failure to secure a load onto a motor vehicle or trailer in violation of Section 037.010, RSMo, will be assessed 2 points towards the suspension of his or her license.
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