2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 24: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING
38 §2203-A. Waste handling fees

Subchapter 7: FINANCE, FEES AND CONTRACTS HEADING: PL 1989, C. 585, PT. A, §7 (NEW)

§2203-A. Waste handling fees

1. Fees. Fees are imposed in the following amounts to be levied for solid waste that is disposed of at commercial, municipal and regional association landfills.

	Asbestos	$5 per cubic yard
	Oil-contaminated soil, gravel, brick, concrete and other aggregate	$25 per ton
	Waste water facility sludge	$5 per ton
	Ash, coal and oil	$5 per ton
	Paper mill sludge	$5 per ton
	Industrial waste	$5 per ton
	Sandblast grit	$5 per ton
	All other special waste	$5 per ton
	Municipal solid waste ash	$1 per ton
	Front end process residue (FEPR)	$1 per ton

[[PL 1999, c. 385, § 7 (NEW).].]

[ 1999, c. 385, §7 (NEW) .]

2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection 1:

A. A municipal or regional association landfill that has accepted 12,000 tons or more of special waste, other than municipal solid waste ash, asbestos and oil-contaminated soil, gravel, brick, concrete and other aggregate, in calendar year 1998 shall continue to pay $2 per ton to the department for those categories of waste accepted in that calendar year; [.]

[PL 1999, c. 385, § 7 (NEW).]

B. A municipal or regional association landfill shall continue to pay $2 per ton to the department on all categories of special waste other than municipal solid waste ash, asbestos and oil-contaminated soil, gravel, brick, concrete and other aggregate that was generated by the municipality or regional association and accepted for disposal in its landfill in calendar year 1998; and [.]

[PL 1999, c. 385, § 7 (NEW).]

C. A municipal or regional association landfill that has accepted 550 tons or more of oil-contaminated soil, gravel, brick, concrete and other aggregate in calendar year 1998 shall pay $5 per ton for that category of waste. [.]

[PL 1999, c. 564, § 1 (AMD).]

[[PL 1999, c. 564, § 1 (AMD).].]

[ 1999, c. 564, §1 (AMD) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1999, c. 385, §7 (NEW). 1999, c. 564, §1 (AMD). 1999, c. 564, §1 (AMD).