Kansas Statutes 65-3415e. Fees on disposal at private disposal areas
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b), any county or group of counties operating a solid waste disposal area shall levy a charge on any solid waste, whether generated within or outside such county or counties, that is deposited at any privately owned solid waste disposal area located in such county or counties. The revenue from such charge may be used by the county or group of counties for the development and implementation of its solid waste management plan and the costs of closure and postclosure cleanup of solid waste disposal areas within the county or group of counties.
(b) The board of county commissioners of any county by unanimous vote may determine not to impose the fee provided for by subsection (a).
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-3415e
- Closure: means the permanent cessation of active disposal operations, abandonment of the disposal area, revocation of the permit or filling with waste of all areas and volume specified in the permit and preparing the area for the long-term care. See Kansas Statutes 65-3402
- Disposal: means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any solid waste into or on any land or water so that such solid waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any water. See Kansas Statutes 65-3402
- Postclosure: means that period of time subsequent to closure of a solid waste disposal area when actions at the site must be performed. See Kansas Statutes 65-3402
- Secretary: means the secretary of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 65-3402
- Solid waste: means garbage, refuse, waste tires as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-3402
- Solid waste disposal area: includes all property described or included within any permit issued pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-3402
(c) Any charges imposed by counties under this section shall be in addition to any other fees, charges, franchise payments or taxes imposed for solid waste deposited at a solid waste disposal area. The secretary of health and environment shall make available to counties information as to the amounts paid by the operators of solid waste disposal areas under the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 65-3415b and amendments thereto.