This bill amends sections of the Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska and the Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, specifically focusing on the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act and the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund. Key changes include an increase in the disposal fee from one dollar and twenty-five cents to two dollars and thirty-four cents for various types of solid waste. Additionally, the distribution of collected fees is adjusted, with sixty-five percent now allocated to the Integrated Solid Waste Management Cash Fund for environmental emergency responses and remediation efforts, while thirty-five percent will go to the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund. The bill also specifies new uses for the funds, including grants for local governments and reimbursement for costs related to solid waste disposal.

Furthermore, the bill modifies the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund, allowing for expenditures related to remedial actions and environmental emergencies, with a specific allocation of up to one million five hundred thousand dollars each fiscal year for cost-share obligations under federal law through June 30, 2025. The bill repeals the original sections of the statutes it amends and establishes an operative date of July 1, 2025, while also declaring an emergency for immediate effect upon passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 13-2042, 66-1519
Final Reading: 13-2042, 66-1519
Slip Law: 13-2042, 66-1519