HB 740 Summary

• Extends the expiration date of lead-acid battery retail fees from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2018, maintaining the fifty-cent fee per battery sold with six percent retained by sellers as collection costs.

• Extends the expiration date of hazardous waste generator registration and annual fees from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2018, keeping the one hundred dollar initial registration fee and one hundred dollar annual renewal fee.

• Extends the expiration date of hazardous waste disposal fees from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2018, maintaining the twenty-five dollars per ton on waste discharged into soil and two dollars per ton on other off-site transported waste.

• All extended fees continue to be deposited into the hazardous waste fund, with collection costs retained by the Department of Revenue at four percent for battery fees and other specified percentages for hazardous waste fees.

• Department of Revenue retains authority to levy and collect fees for hazardous waste generated prior to the December 31, 2018 expiration date and subsequently reported.