SB 778 – Prohibits an annual adjustment for inflation for certain solid waste management fees

• Sponsor: Richard
• LR Number: 5257S.02I
• Committee: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
• Last Action: 3/20/2012 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee
• Effective Date: August 28, 2012

Current Bill Summary

SB 778 - Current law requires an annual adjustment for inflation to the $1.50 and $1 per ton fees charged by operators of solid waste sanitary landfills, demolition landfills, and transfer stations, except no adjustment is allowed during the years 2005 through 2014. This act removes the 2014 end date, effectively disallowing an inflation adjustment to these fees any time after October 1, 2005.

This act is similar to TAT/SS/SCS/HB 1251 (2012).

ERIKA JAQUES