C.R.S. Section 25-15-214
Hazardous waste disposal site fund

  • fees

(1)

Any hazardous waste disposal site which is issued a certificate of designation on or after July 1, 1981, or which receives approval for a substantial change in ownership as required in section 25-15-206 (1) on or after said date shall be required, contingent upon the issuance of a federal or state permit by the county or municipality in which it is located, to pay to the county or municipality in which it is located an annual fee for the purpose of offsetting the estimated direct costs of increased state, county, and municipal services created by the hazardous waste disposal site, including, but not limited to, the improvement and maintenance of roads and bridges, fire protection, law enforcement, monitoring by county or municipal health officials, and emergency preparation and response. The amount of the fee shall be two percent of the annual estimated gross revenue received by the hazardous waste disposal site. Out of the annual fee, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality shall provide for the reimbursement of governmental units for their estimated direct costs of increased services created by the hazardous waste disposal site. In the event that the site owner or operator fails to pay the annual fee, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality may suspend the site’s certificate of designation until the annual fee has been paid.

(2)

Any county or municipality is authorized to establish a hazardous waste disposal site fund. All fees collected pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited to the credit of said fund and appropriated for the purposes for which collected.

Source: Section 25-15-214 — Hazardous waste disposal site fund - fees, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

25‑15‑101
Definitions 25‑15‑102
Effective dates 25‑15‑103
Technical assistance 25‑15‑104
Disposal service 25‑15‑200.1
Short title 25‑15‑200.2
Legislative declaration 25‑15‑200.3
Definitions 25‑15‑201
Certificate required - disposal prohibited - exceptions 25‑15‑202
Application for certificate - review by department and Colorado geological survey - hearing 25‑15‑203
Grounds for approval 25‑15‑204
Certificate 25‑15‑205
Permit required for operation - burial of liquids prohibited 25‑15‑206
Substantial change in ownership, design, or operation 25‑15‑206.5
Revocation or suspension of certificate 25‑15‑207
Judicial review 25‑15‑208
Commission to promulgate rules and regulations - limitations 25‑15‑209
Inventory required 25‑15‑209.5
Inspection required 25‑15‑209.6
Performance audits 25‑15‑210
Sites deemed public nuisance - when 25‑15‑211
Violation - criminal penalty 25‑15‑212
Violation - civil penalty - reimbursement of costs 25‑15‑213
County or municipal hazardous waste disposal site fund - tax - fees 25‑15‑214
Hazardous waste disposal site fund - fees 25‑15‑215
Contracts with governmental units authorized 25‑15‑216
Colorado geological survey to designate optimally suitable areas 25‑15‑219
Department to study need for disposal sites and feasibility of alternative technologies 25‑15‑301
Powers and duties of department 25‑15‑301.5
Additional powers of department - legislative declaration - report 25‑15‑302
Solid and hazardous waste commission - creation - membership - rules - fees - administration - definitions 25‑15‑303
Requirements for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal sites and facilities - permits 25‑15‑304
Hazardous waste service fund created 25‑15‑305
Judicial review 25‑15‑306
Local control of facilities - authorization by department - allocation of fees 25‑15‑307
Coordination with other programs 25‑15‑308
Prohibited acts - enforcement 25‑15‑309
Administrative and civil penalties 25‑15‑310
Criminal offenses - penalties 25‑15‑311
Disposition of fines and penalties 25‑15‑313
Right to claim reimbursement 25‑15‑314
Solid and hazardous waste commission funding 25‑15‑315
Solid and hazardous waste commission fund - creation 25‑15‑316
Prior acts validated and rules continued 25‑15‑317
Legislative declaration 25‑15‑318
Nature of environmental covenants 25‑15‑318.5
Nature of a notice of environmental use restrictions 25‑15‑319
Contents of environmental covenants and notices of environmental use restrictions 25‑15‑320
Environmental covenants - when required - waiver 25‑15‑321
Creation, modification, and termination of an environmental covenant 25‑15‑321.5
Notice of environmental use restrictions - creation, modification, and termination 25‑15‑322
Enforcement - remedies 25‑15‑323
Registry of environmental covenants and notices of environmental use restrictions 25‑15‑324
Coordination with affected local governments 25‑15‑325
Other interests not impaired 25‑15‑326
Validation 25‑15‑327
Applicability 25‑15‑328
Household medication take-back program - creation - collection and disposal of medication injection devices - liability - definitions - cash fund - rules 25‑15‑401
Legislative declaration 25‑15‑402
Infectious waste - definitions 25‑15‑402.5
Disposition of fetal tissue 25‑15‑403
Generator management plan 25‑15‑404
On-site disinfection 25‑15‑405
Appropriate treatment and disposal - nonliability 25‑15‑406
Penalty 25‑15‑407
Presumption of noninfectiousness 25‑15‑501
Short title 25‑15‑502
Definitions 25‑15‑503
Certificate required - incineration or processing of hazardous waste prohibited - exceptions 25‑15‑504
Application for certificate - review by governing body 25‑15‑505
Grounds for approval 25‑15‑506
Certificate 25‑15‑507
Substantial change in ownership, design, or operation 25‑15‑508
Revocation or suspension of certificate 25‑15‑509
Judicial review 25‑15‑510
Rules - limitations 25‑15‑511
List of hazardous wastes - final inventory 25‑15‑512
Inspections of hazardous waste incinerator or processor sites 25‑15‑513
Violation - criminal penalty 25‑15‑514
Violation - civil penalty - reimbursement of costs 25‑15‑515
Annual fees - commercial hazardous waste incinerator or processor funds 25‑15‑601
Short title 25‑15‑602
Legislative declaration 25‑15‑603
Definitions - repeal 25‑15‑604
Prohibition on the sale or distribution of certain consumer products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals - product label requirements for cookware
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 25-15-214’s source at colorado​.gov