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GA HB1421
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/15/2022
Primary Sponsor
Debbie Buckner
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AI Summary
- Dedicates all hazardous waste management fees and hazardous substance reporting fees to the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund (rather than the general fund) for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2032, with fee collection pausing when the fund's unencumbered balance reaches $25 million and resuming when it drops to $12.5 million
- Directs that 10 percent of Solid Waste Trust Fund appropriations be used for grants and loans to counties, municipalities, and public schools for innovative scrap tire recycling and reuse projects, with priority given to scrap tires generated in Georgia
- Shifts the $1.00 per tire fee on new replacement tires from the point of retail sale to the distributor level, defining "distributor" as any person who manufactures, imports, or makes the first sale of new replacement tires in Georgia; the tire fee expires June 30, 2032
- Adds a tire industry representative to the Governor's appointees on the 15-member Recycling Market Development Council
- Requires annual reporting of Solid Waste Trust Fund expenditures by category to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, beginning with Fiscal Year 2023, and requires a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers for the Act to take effect
Legislative Description
Conservation and natural resources; Hazardous Waste Trust Fund; dedicate the proceeds of certain hazardous waste fees
Last Action
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
4/1/2022
Committee Referrals
Finance3/16/2022
Ways and Means2/24/2022
Full Bill Text
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