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February 23, 2024 SB 24-150
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-0619
Sen. Cutter
Rep. Froelich
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
February 23, 2024
Senate Transportation & Energy
Shukria Maktabi | 303-866-4720
shukria.maktabi@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: PROCESSING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill modifies laws around processing solid waste. It increases state and local
expenditures beginning in FY 2024-25.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary of Legislation
Starting July 1, 2024, the bill prohibits the use of units that incinerate municipal solid waste
(incineration units), with some exceptions. As of January 1, 2025, the bill clarifies that these units
do not meet state-set standards for recycling, clean energy, and other established programs.
The bill also specifies that synthetic gas produced by the pyrolysis of waste materials is no
longer considered an eligible energy resources under state renewable energy standards, and
methane from the pyrolysis of waste is not considered recovered methane or a clean heat
resource for clean heat plants.
State Expenditures
Workload will increase for the Department of Public Health and Environment to provide
compliance assistance, perform inspections, and manage enforcement issues. The extent of this
workload impact is expected to be minimal, as the fiscal note assumes that there are few
incinerators in operation that are covered by the bill. See the Technical Note below.
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Local Government
To the extent local governments operate incinerators or pyrolysis facilities, costs may increase to
shift or adjust waste disposal methods. The fiscal note assumes these impacts will be minimal as
not many operate these facilities currently.
Technical Note
Based on the definitions in the bill for incineration units, municipal solid waste, and plastic
products, incinerators used in the state, such as crematories, air curtain incinerators, and police
contraband incinerators, would be prohibited as they may burn small amounts of plastic waste.
The fiscal note assumes this is not the intent of the bill and has not included any state costs.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his
signature.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties Higher Education Local Affairs
Municipalities Public Health and Environment Regulatory Agencies
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.