The proposed bill, HB2367, shifts the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) from a permissive to a mandatory framework for establishing fees related to solid waste management. Key changes include the requirement for ADEQ to set maximum fees for vehicles transporting human excreta, impose annual fees on facilities handling biohazardous medical waste, and collect fees from various solid waste facilities, including those processing biosolids and special waste. The bill also introduces fees for lead acid battery collection and recycling, while removing the requirement for public notice and comment on certain fee changes, thereby streamlining the fee establishment process.

Additionally, the bill establishes a new fee structure for the sale and disposal of motor vehicle tires, maintaining a maximum fee of $2 per tire sold, and allows the director of environmental quality to set fees for various waste management activities. Facilities generating, transporting, or receiving special waste will be required to pay an annual fee, with exemptions for those already paying registration fees. The bill emphasizes that fees should be based on the direct and indirect costs of the activities and aims to enhance the efficiency of solid waste management while ensuring adequate funding for ADEQ's regulatory responsibilities.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 44-1302, 44-1303, 44-1304.01, 44-1322, 49-104, 49-706, 49-747, 49-761, 49-762, 49-762.03, 49-762.05, 49-802, 49-836, 49-855, 49-857, 49-881, 44-1305, 44-1304, 35-146, 35-147, 36-136, 99-499, 49-203, 49-210, 49-281, 49-762.08, 49-223, 49-762.01, 49-762.02, 49-701, 49-701.01, 49-141, 49-762.04, 49-767, 49-770, 49-763, 49-772, 49-837, 49-741, 49-858
House Engrossed Version: 44-1302, 44-1303, 44-1304.01, 44-1322, 49-104, 49-706, 49-747, 49-761, 49-762, 49-762.03, 49-762.05, 49-802, 49-836, 49-855, 49-857, 49-881, 44-1305, 44-1304, 35-146, 35-147, 36-136, 99-499, 49-203, 49-210, 49-281, 49-762.08, 49-223, 49-762.01, 49-762.02, 49-701, 49-701.01, 49-141, 49-762.04, 49-767, 49-770, 49-763, 49-772, 49-837, 49-741, 49-858
Chaptered Version: 44-1302, 44-1303, 44-1304.01, 44-1322, 49-104, 49-706, 49-747, 49-761, 49-762, 49-762.03, 49-762.05, 49-802, 49-836, 49-855, 49-857, 49-881, 44-1305, 44-1304, 35-146, 35-147, 36-136, 99-499, 49-203, 49-210, 49-281, 49-762.08, 49-223, 49-762.01, 49-762.02, 49-701, 49-701.01, 49-141, 49-762.04, 49-767, 49-770, 49-763, 49-772, 49-837, 49-741, 49-858