Assigned to NREW FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2126
hazardous waste program fees
Purpose
Allows the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to increase fees
relating to hazardous waste.
Background
The ADEQ Director (Director) must adopt rules to establish a Hazardous Waste
Management Program that is consistent with, but not more stringent than, federal hazardous waste
regulations. A hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility must possess a permit to
conduct activities and services related to hazardous waste. The Director must establish an
application fee to cover the cost of administrative services and other expenses associated with
permit issuance. ADEQ must establish fees for the generation, transportation and disposal of
hazardous waste. The fees must be: 1) subject to public notice and comment; and 2) reviewed by
the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (A.R.S. ยงยง 49-922 and 49-931). Laws 2011, Chapter 220
prohibited ADEQ from increasing fees for hazardous waste facility permits, generation,
transportation and disposal after September 30, 2013, without specific statutory authority.
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Repeals the prohibition against ADEQ increasing, without specific statutory authority, fees
for:
a) hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility permit applications;
b) each ton of hazardous waste generated and shipped off-site by a person;
c) each ton of hazardous waste disposed of by an owner or operator of a facility that disposes
of hazardous waste; and
d) each ton of hazardous waste delivered to a disposal facility.
2. Removes, for proposed fee increases regarding hazardous waste, the required:
a) public notice and comment; and
b) Joint Legislative Budget Committee review.
3. Makes technical changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
FACT SHEET
H.B. 2126
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House Action
NREW 1/18/22 DP 12-0-0-0
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Read 2/17/22 51-7-2
Prepared by Senate Research
March 7, 2022
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