AL HB193

Authorizes the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to regulate the use of biosolids (treated human sewage) as agricultural fertilizer or soil amendment, with rules no less stringent than those established in the bill.

Specifies application methods including direct soil injection, surface application with tilling within 24 hours for crops, and surface application for grazing livestock at least 1,320 feet from occupied dwellings, with requirements to monitor for runoff contamination for 60 days.

Limits biosolids storage to 150 cubic yards per landowner with specific containment requirements: temporary storage up to 60 days with silt fence and tarps, or permanent structures for longer storage periods.

Requires disclosure to property buyers and livestock purchasers when biosolids have been applied, and mandates slaughterhouses to disclose biosolids use to retail purchasers and restaurants.

Imposes a privilege license tax of $20 per ton on biosolids sellers or deliverers, with 10 percent collection fee retained by the State Department of Revenue and remaining proceeds funding ADEM administration and enforcement; violations subject to fines up to $1,000.