This bill amends sections of the Nebraska Revised Statutes related to the Department of Environment and Energy, 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, with the fee distribution altered to allocate sixty-five percent to the Integrated Solid Waste Management Cash Fund and thirty-five percent to the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund. The bill also specifies new uses for the funds, including responding to environmental emergencies and providing cost-share for remediation of Superfund sites.

Additionally, 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 act is set to become operative on July 1, 2025, and includes a declaration of emergency for immediate effect upon passage. The original sections being amended are repealed as part of this legislative update.

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