SB48 Summary

• Amends Sections 22-25C-1 and 22-25C-2 of the Alabama Code to modify requirements for centralized waste treatment facilities permitted by ADEM.

• Changes bond or financial assurance language from "may" to "shall" be declared forfeited when facility owners/operators abandon facilities, cease proper operation, or fail to maintain compliance with environmental regulations.

• Repeals the five percent fee requirement that facilities previously charged on treatment costs, eliminating quarterly remittance to the ADEM Centralized Waste Treatment Facility Rehabilitation Fund with its $10 million threshold.

• Requires owners/operators to submit minimum two detailed written closure cost estimates in current dollars prior to permit issuance or modification, with re-evaluation if facility changes significantly increase closure costs.

• Mandates refund of all fees collected under the old fee provision to facility owners/operators who paid them prior to the bill's effective date.