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Maryland House Bill HB1139

Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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77 HOUSE BILL 1139
88 M3, M4 3lr2371
99 HB 1070/22 – ENT
1010 By: Delegate Boyce
1111 Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
1212 Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
1313
1414 A BILL ENTITLED
1515
1616 AN ACT concerning 1
1717
1818 Solid Waste Disposal and Diversion and On–Farm Composting and Compost Use 2
1919
2020 FOR the purpose of establishing the On–Farm Composting and Compost Use Grant Fund 3
2121 as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring interest earnings of the On–Farm 4
2222 Composting and Compost Use Grant Fund to be credited to the Fund; establishing a 5
2323 statewide solid waste disposal surcharge to be collected by certain owners and 6
2424 operators of refuse disposal systems in the State and requiring owners and operators 7
2525 to remit surcharge revenue on a quarterly basis beginning on a certain date to the 8
2626 Comptroller; authorizing a county to submit a request to the Department to establish 9
2727 a local solid waste disposal surcharge program and authorizing the Department to 10
2828 approve a request if the county establishes a certain program to fund waste diversion 11
2929 and composting in a certain manner; prohibiting the statewide surcharge from being 12
3030 assessed on the final disposal or transfer of solid waste at a refuse disposal system 13
3131 located in a county that has implemented a local solid waste disposal surcharge 14
3232 program; establishing the Waste Reduction Grants Fund as a special, nonlapsing 15
3333 fund; requiring interest earnings of the Waste Reduction Grants Fund to be credited 16
3434 to the Fund; requiring the Comptroller, on an annual basis, to transfer certain solid 17
3535 waste disposal surcharge revenue to certain funds for certain purposes; specifying 18
3636 that a certain solid waste disposal surcharge transferred to the State Recycling Trust 19
3737 Fund may not revert to the General Fund; requiring certain revenue transferred to 20
3838 the State Recycling Trust Fund to be used by the Office of Recycling in the 21
3939 Department of the Environment to award certain grants; and generally relating to 22
4040 solid waste disposal and diversion and on–farm composting and compost use. 23
4141
4242 BY adding to 24
4343 Article – Agriculture 25
4444 Section 2–2201 through 2–2203 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 22. On–Farm 26
4545 Composting and Compost Use Grant Fund” 27
4646 Annotated Code of Maryland 28
4747 (2016 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 29
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4949
5050
5151 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 1
5252 Article – Environment 2
5353 Section 9–201(a) and (e) and 9–1701(a), (d), (m), and (q) 3
5454 Annotated Code of Maryland 4
5555 (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 5
5656
5757 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
5858 Article – Environment 7
5959 Section 9–1707(f) 8
6060 Annotated Code of Maryland 9
6161 (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 10
6262
6363 BY adding to 11
6464 Article – Environment 12
6565 Section 9–17A–01 through 9–17A–07 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 17A. 13
6666 Waste Reduction” 14
6767 Annotated Code of Maryland 15
6868 (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 16
6969
7070 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
7171 Article – State Finance and Procurement 18
7272 Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 19
7373 Annotated Code of Maryland 20
7474 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 21
7575
7676 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
7777 Article – State Finance and Procurement 23
7878 Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)170. and 171. 24
7979 Annotated Code of Maryland 25
8080 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 26
8181
8282 BY adding to 27
8383 Article – State Finance and Procurement 28
8484 Section 6–266(a)(2)(ii)172. and 173. 29
8585 Annotated Code of Maryland 30
8686 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 31
8787
8888 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMB LY OF MARYLAND, 32
8989 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 33
9090
9191 Article – Agriculture 34
9292
9393 SUBTITLE 22. ON–FARM COMPOSTING AND COMPOST USE GRANT FUND. 35
9494
9595 2–2201. 36
9696 HOUSE BILL 1139 3
9797
9898
9999 (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
100100 INDICATED. 2
101101
102102 (B) (1) “ELIGIBLE ENTITY” MEANS: 3
103103
104104 (I) A UNIT OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERN MENT; 4
105105
106106 (II) A SOIL CONSERVATION DI STRICT; 5
107107
108108 (III) A LOCAL EDUCATION AGEN CY; 6
109109
110110 (IV) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION ; 7
111111
112112 (V) A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ON; 8
113113
114114 (VI) A FARMER, INCLUDING AN URBAN F ARMER; AND 9
115115
116116 (VII) A CONSORTIUM OF ANY OF THE ENTITIES IDENTIF IED IN 10
117117 ITEMS (I) THROUGH (VI) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 11
118118
119119 (2) “ELIGIBLE ENTITY ” DOES NOT INCLUDE A COUNTY THAT HAS 12
120120 IMPLEMENT ED A LOCAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE P ROGRAM IN 13
121121 ACCORDANCE WITH § 9–17A–03 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 14
122122
123123 (C) “FUND” MEANS THE ON–FARM COMPOSTING AND COMPOST USE 15
124124 GRANT FUND. 16
125125
126126 2–2202. 17
127127
128128 (A) THERE IS AN ON–FARM COMPOSTING AND COMPOST USE GRANT 18
129129 FUND. 19
130130
131131 (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO AWARD GRAN TS TO ELIGIBLE 20
132132 ENTITIES TO ASSIST W ITH THE COSTS OF DEVE LOPING AND IMPLEMENT ING 21
133133 ON–FARM COMPOSTING AND COMPOST USE PROJECTS . 22
134134
135135 (C) THE SECRETARY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE 23
136136 ENVIRONMENT , SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND. 24
137137
138138 (D) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 25
139139 SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 26
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141141
142142
143143 (2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 1
144144 AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 2
145145
146146 (E) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 3
147147
148148 (1) THE SOLID WASTE DISPO SAL SURCHARGE REVENU E 4
149149 TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND UNDER § 9–17A–04(F)(3)(I) OF THE ENVIRONMENT 5
150150 ARTICLE; 6
151151
152152 (2) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 7
153153
154154 (3) INTEREST EARNINGS ; AND 8
155155
156156 (4) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 9
157157 THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 10
158158
159159 (F) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY TO AWARD GRANTS TO E LIGIBLE 11
160160 ENTITIES TO ASSIST W ITH THE COSTS OF DEV ELOPING AND IMPLEMEN TING 12
161161 ON–FARM COMPOSTING AND COMPOST USE PROJECTS , INCLUDING THE COSTS OF: 13
162162
163163 (1) PURCHASING COMPOST AN D EQUIPMENT FOR ON –FARM 14
164164 COMPOST APPLICATION ; 15
165165
166166 (2) EQUIPMENT AND INFRAST RUCTURE IN SUPPORT O F ON–FARM 16
167167 COMPOSTING ; 17
168168
169169 (3) LABOR AND WAGES IN SU PPORT OF ON–FARM COMPOSTING AND 18
170170 COMPOST USE ; 19
171171
172172 (4) COMPOSTING MATERIALS GENERATED ON –SITE OR OFF–SITE, 20
173173 INCLUDING ANIMAL MAN URE GENERATED ON –SITE AND FOOD SCRAPS GENERATED 21
174174 OFF–SITE; 22
175175
176176 (5) COMPOST MANAGEMENT TR AINING UNDER A PROGR AM OFFERED 23
177177 BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION, THE U.S. COMPOSTING COUNCIL, 24
178178 OR OTHER APPROPRIATE ENTITY; 25
179179
180180 (6) (I) COMPOST TESTING EQUIP MENT; OR 26
181181
182182 (II) SUBMITTING COMPOST SA MPLES FOR TESTING TO A 27
183183 LABORATORY WITH APPR OPRIATE EXPERTISE ; 28
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185185
186186
187187 (7) QUANTIFYING THE BENEF ITS OF COMPOST APPLI CATION TO SOIL 1
188188 HEALTH AND CARBON SE QUESTRATION; 2
189189
190190 (8) STUDYING IMPACTS OF C OMPOST APPLICATION O N ON–FARM 3
191191 NUTRIENT AND WATER Q UALITY MANAGEMENT TO INFORM RELEVANT 4
192192 REGULATIONS ; 5
193193
194194 (9) RESEARCHING AND DEVEL OPING NEW COMPOST TR EATMENTS OR 6
195195 PRODUCTS THAT WILL B ENEFIT OR INFORM ON –FARM COMPOST USE ; 7
196196
197197 (10) CONSULTING WITH A NUT RIENT MANAGEMENT SPE CIALIST OR 8
198198 OTHER CONSULTANT ; AND 9
199199
200200 (11) MEETING PERMIT REQUIR EMENTS, INCLUDING R EGISTERING 10
201201 COMPOST FOR SALE WIT HIN THE STATE. 11
202202
203203 (G) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND 12
204204 IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 13
205205
206206 (2) INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITE D TO THE 14
207207 FUND. 15
208208
209209 2–2203. 16
210210
211211 (A) AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY MA Y APPLY FOR A GRANT FROM THE FUND. 17
212212
213213 (B) (1) THE SECRETARY SHALL ESTAB LISH GRANT APPLICATI ON 18
214214 PROCEDURES . 19
215215
216216 (2) THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES SHALL INC LUDE: 20
217217
218218 (I) A PROCESS FOR FACILITA TING PARTICIPATION O F 21
219219 ELIGIBLE ENTITIES WI TH LIMITED RESOURCES ; 22
220220
221221 (II) A SIMPLE COMMON APPLIC ATION AND COMMON 23
222222 REPORTING FORMAT ; 24
223223
224224 (III) A PROCESS FOR AUTHORIZ ING ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO USE 25
225225 THE ENTITY’S STANDARD ANNUAL RE PORT AND “LETTER OF INTEREST ” TO MEET 26
226226 APPLICATION AND REPO RTING REQUIREMENTS ; 27
227227
228228 (IV) A PROCESS FOR SUBMITTI NG APPLICATIONS IN W RITING 28
229229 AND THROUGH VIDEO AN D AUDIO FORMATS ; AND 29 6 HOUSE BILL 1139
230230
231231
232232
233233 (V) TRANSLATION SERVICE S FOR APPLICANTS TO OVERCOME 1
234234 LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN THE APPLICATION PROC ESS. 2
235235
236236 (C) IN AWARDING GRANTS UN DER THIS SUBTITLE , THE SECRETARY SHALL 3
237237 GIVE PRIORITY FOR PR OJECTS: 4
238238
239239 (1) FOR WHICH AN APPLICAN T CLEARLY DESCRIBES HOW THE 5
240240 PROJECT WILL SUPPORT ON–FARM COMPOSTING OR COMPOST USE; 6
241241
242242 (2) THAT COMPLY WITH COMAR 26.04.11, COMAR 15.18.04, AND 7
243243 OTHER RELEVANT REGUL ATIONS; 8
244244
245245 (3) THAT DIVERT ORGANIC W ASTE FROM REFUSE DIS POSAL 9
246246 FACILITIES TO INSTEA D BE COMPOSTED WHERE THE RESULTING COMPOST IS 10
247247 RETURNED TO MARYLAND SOIL TO GROW AGRICULTURAL PR ODUCTS OR IMPROVE 11
248248 SOIL HEALTH; 12
249249
250250 (4) FOR WHICH AN APPLICAN T DEMONSTRATES KNOWL EDGE OF BEST 13
251251 PRACTICES IN THE FIE LD AND HOW TO INCORP ORATE THOSE BEST PRA CTICES IN 14
252252 THE PROJECT; 15
253253
254254 (5) THAT SERVE A FARM OWN ED OR OPERATED BY A FARMER WHO IS 16
255255 A LOW–INCOME INDIVIDUAL , A SOCIALLY DISADVANT AGED INDIVIDUAL , A WOMAN, 17
256256 OR A VETERAN; 18
257257
258258 (6) THAT SERVE A LOW –INCOME OR SOCIALLY D ISADVANTAGED 19
259259 COMMUNITY ; OR 20
260260
261261 (7) THAT ENGAGE SMALL OR DIVERSE FARMING OPERATIONS. 21
262262
263263 Article – Environment 22
264264
265265 9–201. 23
266266
267267 (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 24
268268
269269 (e) “Refuse disposal system” includes: 25
270270
271271 (1) An incinerator; 26
272272
273273 (2) A transfer station; 27
274274
275275 (3) A landfill system; 28 HOUSE BILL 1139 7
276276
277277
278278
279279 (4) A landfill; 1
280280
281281 (5) A solid waste processing facility; and 2
282282
283283 (6) Any other solid waste acceptance facility. 3
284284
285285 9–1701. 4
286286
287287 (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 5
288288
289289 (d) “Composting” means the controlled aerobic biological decomposition of organic 6
290290 waste material in accordance with the standards established by the Secretary under this 7
291291 title. 8
292292
293293 (m) “Office” means the Office of Recycling within the Department. 9
294294
295295 (q) “Recycling” means any process in which recyclable materials are collected, 10
296296 separated, or processed and returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or 11
297297 products. 12
298298
299299 9–1707. 13
300300
301301 (f) (1) There is a State Recycling Trust Fund. 14
302302
303303 (2) The Fund shall consist of: 15
304304
305305 (i) The newsprint recycling incentive fee; 16
306306
307307 (ii) The telephone directory recycling incentive fee collected under § 17
308308 9–1709 of this subtitle; 18
309309
310310 (iii) The covered electronic device manufacturer registration fee 19
311311 collected under § 9–1728 of this subtitle; 20
312312
313313 (IV) THE SOLID WASTE DISPO SAL SURCHARGE REVENU E 21
314314 TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND UNDER § 9–17A–04(F)(3)(II) OF THIS TITLE; 22
315315
316316 [(iv)] (V) All fines and penalties collected under this subtitle; 23
317317
318318 [(v)] (VI) Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and 24
319319
320320 [(vi)] (VII) Any other money from any other source accepted for the 25
321321 benefit of the Fund. 26
322322
323323 (3) The Secretary shall administer the Fund. 27
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325325
326326
327327 (4) The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall 1
328328 account for the Fund. 2
329329
330330 (5) (I) [At] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 3
331331 PARAGRAPH , AT the end of each fiscal year, any unspent or unencumbered balance in the 4
332332 Fund that exceeds $2,000,000 shall revert to the General Fund of the State in accordance 5
333333 with § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 6
334334
335335 (II) 1. THE SOLID WASTE DISPO SAL SURCHARGE REVENUE 7
336336 TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND UNDER § 9–17A–04(F)(3)(II) OF THIS TITLE IS NOT 8
337337 SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE AND 9
338338 MAY NOT REVERT TO TH E GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE. 10
339339
340340 2. THE OFFICE MAY ESTABLISH A WASTE REDUCTI ON 11
341341 GRANTS ACCOUNT IN THE FUND. 12
342342
343343 (6) In accordance with the State budget, the Fund shall be used only: 13
344344
345345 (i) To provide grants to the counties to be used by the counties to 14
346346 develop and implement local recycling plans; 15
347347
348348 (ii) To provide grants to counties that have addressed methods for 16
349349 the separate collection and recycling of covered electronic devices in accordance with § 17
350350 9–1703(c)(1) of this subtitle; 18
351351
352352 (iii) To provide grants to municipalities to be used by the 19
353353 municipalities to implement local covered electronic device recycling programs; [and] 20
354354
355355 (IV) TO PROVIDE GRANTS UND ER §§ 9–17A–05 AND 9–17A–06 21
356356 OF THIS TITLE; AND 22
357357
358358 [(iv)] (V) To carry out the purposes of the land management 23
359359 administration. 24
360360
361361 (7) (i) The Treasurer shall invest the money in the Fund in the same 25
362362 manner as other State money may be invested. 26
363363
364364 (ii) Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the 27
365365 General Fund of the State. 28
366366
367367 SUBTITLE 17A. WASTE REDUCTION. 29
368368
369369 9–17A–01. 30
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371371
372372
373373 (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWI NG WORDS HAVE THE ME ANINGS 1
374374 INDICATED. 2
375375
376376 (B) “COMPOSTING” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–1701 OF THIS TITLE. 3
377377
378378 (C) “HAULER” MEANS A PERSON THAT IS CONTRACTED TO COL LECT OR 4
379379 HAUL SOLID WASTE . 5
380380
381381 (D) “OFFICE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–1701 OF THIS TITLE. 6
382382
383383 (E) “RECYCLING” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–1701 OF THIS TITLE. 7
384384
385385 (F) “REFUSE DISPOSAL SYSTE M” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–201 OF 8
386386 THIS TITLE. 9
387387
388388 9–17A–02. 10
389389
390390 (A) (1) THERE IS A STATEWIDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE ON 11
391391 THE FINAL DISPOSAL O F SOLID WASTE IN THE STATE. 12
392392
393393 (2) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO AN OWNER OR 13
394394 OPERATOR OF A REFUSE DISPOSAL SYSTEM LOCA TED IN A COUNTY THAT HAS 14
395395 IMPLEMENTED A LOCAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE PROGRAM IN 15
396396 ACCORDANCE WITH § 9–17A–03 OF THIS SECTION. 16
397397
398398 (II) EACH OWNER OR OPERATO R OF A REFUSE DISPOS AL 17
399399 SYSTEM IN THE STATE SHALL COLLECT THE STATEWIDE SOLID WAST E DISPOSAL 18
400400 SURCHARGE IN ACCORDA NCE WITH THIS SECTIO N. 19
401401
402402 (III) AN OWNER OR OPERATOR SHALL INCLUDE THE SURCHARGE 20
403403 AMOUNT DUE AS A SEPA RATE LINE ITEM ON THE BILL OR INVOICE THAT THE OWNER 21
404404 OR OPERATOR PROVIDES TO A HAULER. 22
405405
406406 (3) A HAULER THAT PAYS A STATEWIDE SOLID WAST E DISPOSAL 23
407407 SURCHARGE TO AN OWNER OR OPERA TOR OF A REFUSE DISP OSAL SYSTEM IN 24
408408 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION MAY COLLECT A RATE, FEE, OR SURCHARGE 25
409409 FROM A CUSTOMER ONLY IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT FOR THE HAULER TO RECOVER 26
410410 THE AMOUNT OF THE SURCHARGE PAID BY THE HAULER . 27
411411
412412 (B) (1) THE STATEWIDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE IS $2 PER 28
413413 TON OF SOLID WASTE P ROCESSED BY A REFUSE DISPOSAL SYSTEM . 29
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415415
416416
417417 (2) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026, AND EVERY 2 YEARS 1
418418 THEREAFTER , THE OFFICE SHALL: 2
419419
420420 (I) ADJUST THE STATEWIDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 3
421421 SURCHARGE IN ACCORDA NCE WITH THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE 4
422422 MID–ATLANTIC DIVISION; AND 5
423423
424424 (II) EVALUATE THE STATEWIDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 6
425425 SURCHARGE TO DETERMI NE WHETHER INCREASES TO THE SURCHARGE ARE 7
426426 RECOMMENDED . 8
427427
428428 (C) IF A SURCHARGE HAS BEEN COLLECTED BY AN OWNER OR OPERATOR 9
429429 OF A TRANSFER STATIO N, THE STATEWIDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE MAY 10
430430 NOT BE COLLECTED BY AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A REFUSE DISPOSAL SYSTEM 11
431431 THAT RECEIVES THE SO LID WASTE FOR FINAL DISPOSAL. 12
432432
433433 (D) (1) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL COL LECT THE STATEWIDE SOLID 13
434434 WASTE DISPOSAL SURCH ARGE REVENUE ASSESSED UNDER THIS SECTION AND 14
435435 DEPOSIT THE REVENUE INTO THE WASTE REDUCTION GRANTS FUND ESTABLISHED 15
436436 UNDER § 9–17A–04 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 16
437437
438438 (2) (I) BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2024, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS , AN 17
439439 OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A REFUSE DISPOSAL SY STEM SHALL COMPLETE AND 18
440440 SUBMIT, UNDER OATH , A RETURN AND REMIT THE STATEWIDE SOLID WASTE 19
441441 DISPOSAL SURCHARGE REVENUE TO THE COMPTROLLER . 20
442442
443443 (II) A RETURN SUBMITTED UND ER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS 21
444444 PARAGRAPH SHALL INCL UDE INFORMATION ON T HE NUMBER OF TONS OF SOLID 22
445445 WASTE ACCEPTED FOR D ISPOSAL, TRANSFER, OR COLLECTION , AS APPROPRIATE , 23
446446 DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. 24
447447
448448 (E) THE COMPTROLLER MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 25
449449 SECTION. 26
450450
451451 9–17A–03. 27
452452
453453 (A) (1) A COUNTY, INCLUDING BALTIMORE CITY AND MID–SHORE 28
454454 COUNTIES, MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL 29
455455 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE PROGRAM . 30
456456
457457 (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY APPROV E A REQUEST SUBMITTE D IN 31
458458 ACCORDANCE WITH PARA GRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IF THE COUNTY 32 HOUSE BILL 1139 11
459459
460460
461461 ESTABLISHES A LOCAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE P ROGRAM TO FUND 1
462462 WASTE DIVERSION AND COMPOSTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH T HIS SECTION. 2
463463
464464 (B) A LOCAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE PROGRAM ES TABLISHED 3
465465 UNDER THIS SECTION S HALL: 4
466466
467467 (1) INCLUDE A SEPARATE AND PROTECTED FUND TO RECEIVE 5
468468 SURCHARGE REVENUE ; 6
469469
470470 (2) INCLUDE A SURCHARGE ASSESSED AT A RATE THAT IS GREATER 7
471471 THAN OR EQUAL TO THE SURCHARGE RATE ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9–17A–02(B) OF 8
472472 THIS SUBTITLE; 9
473473
474474 (3) ALLOCATE AT LEAST 40% OF THE SURCHARGE REVENUE 10
475475 COLLECTED BY THE COU NTY TO NONGOVERNMENT PROGRA MS AND 11
476476 INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING , MAINTAINING, OR 12
477477 EXPANDING LOCAL REUS E, REPAIR, RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING , INCLUDING 13
478478 ASSOCIATED LABOR COSTS AND WAGE S; AND 14
479479
480480 (4) AWARD GRANTS, LOANS, OR OTHER FUND DISBUR SEMENTS TO AN 15
481481 ENTITY, OR A CONSORTIUM OF E NTITIES, AS DEFINED UNDER § 9–17A–06 OF THIS 16
482482 SUBTITLE. 17
483483
484484 (C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A COUNTY 18
485485 MAY ASSESS A LOCAL SOLID WASTE DI SPOSAL SURCHARGE ESTABLISHE D IN 19
486486 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AT THE LEVEL OF WAST E GENERATION , 20
487487 COLLECTION, OR FINAL DISPOSAL . 21
488488
489489 (2) A COUNTY MAY NOT ASSES S A LOCAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 22
490490 SURCHARGE ON THE SAM E SOLID WASTE MORE T HAN ONCE. 23
491491
492492 (D) (1) THE STATEWIDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE 24
493493 ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9–17A–02 OF THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE ASSESSED ON THE 25
494494 FINAL DISPOSAL OR TR ANSFER OF WASTE AT A REFUSE DISPOSAL SYSTEM LOCATED 26
495495 IN A COUNTY THAT HAS IMPLEMENTED A LOCAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 27
496496 SURCHARGE PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 28
497497
498498 (2) SOLID WASTE DISPOSED AT REF USE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS IN A 29
499499 COUNTY THAT HAS IMPL EMENTED A LOCAL SOLI D WASTE DIS POSAL SURCHARGE 30
500500 PROGRAM IN ACCORDANC E WITH THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO THE LO CAL 31
501501 SURCHARGE ESTABLISHE D UNDER THE PROGRAM . 32
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503503
504504
505505 (E) ON AN ANNUAL BAS IS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVI EW EACH LOCAL 1
506506 SOLID WASTE D ISPOSAL SURCHARGE PR OGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION 2
507507 TO: 3
508508
509509 (1) ENSURE COMPLIANCE WIT H THE REQUIREMENT S OF THIS 4
510510 SECTION; AND 5
511511
512512 (2) EVALUATE BEST PRACTICES AND L ESSONS LEARNED FROM 6
513513 LOCAL SOLID WASTE SU RCHARGE PROGRAMS. 7
514514
515515 9–17A–04. 8
516516
517517 (A) THERE IS A WASTE REDUCTION GRANTS FUND. 9
518518
519519 (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE FU NDING TO THE OFFICE 10
520520 AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO AWARD GRANTS TO ASSIST WIT H THE 11
521521 COSTS OF DEVELOPING , IMPLEMENTING , OR EXPANDING EQUIPME NT, 12
522522 INFRASTRUCTURE , AND EDUCATION RELATI NG TO: 13
523523
524524 (1) REDUCING THE AMOUNT O F SOLID WASTE GENERA TED IN THE 14
525525 STATE; 15
526526
527527 (2) REUSING, REPAIRING, RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING SOLID 16
528528 WASTE; 17
529529
530530 (3) EDIBLE FOOD RESCUE ; 18
531531
532532 (4) ON–FARM COMPOSTING AND COMPOST USE ; AND 19
533533
534534 (5) MINIMIZING ILLEGAL DU MPING. 20
535535
536536 (C) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ADM INISTER THE FUND. 21
537537
538538 (D) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 22
539539 SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 23
540540
541541 (2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 24
542542 AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 25
543543
544544 (E) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 26
545545
546546 (1) THE STATEWIDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE REVENUE 27
547547 DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND UNDER § 9–17A–02 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 28 HOUSE BILL 1139 13
548548
549549
550550
551551 (2) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 1
552552
553553 (3) INTEREST EARNINGS ; AND 2
554554
555555 (4) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 3
556556 THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 4
557557
558558 (F) (1) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY TO: 5
559559
560560 (I) PROVIDE THE FUNDING N ECESSARY TO AWARD GR ANTS 6
561561 UNDER TITLE 2, SUBTITLE 22 OF THE AGRICULTURE ARTICLE; 7
562562
563563 (II) PROVIDE THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO AWARD GRANTS 8
564564 UNDER §§ 9–17A–05 AND 9–17A–06 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; AND 9
565565
566566 (III) COVER THE REASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF: 10
567567
568568 1. THE COMPTROLLER IN ADMINISTERING THE FUND; 11
569569
570570 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN AWARDING 12
571571 GRANTS UNDER TITLE 2, SUBTITLE 22 OF THE AGRICULTURE ARTICLE; AND 13
572572
573573 3. THE OFFICE IN AWARDING GRANTS UNDER §§ 14
574574 9–17A–05 AND 9–17A–06 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 15
575575
576576 (2) UP TO 10% OF THE ESTIMATED ANN UAL SOLID WASTE 16
577577 SURCHARGE REVENUE MA Y BE USED TO COVER R EASONABL E ADMINISTRATIVE 17
578578 COSTS UNDER PARAGRAP H (1)(III) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 18
579579
580580 (3) ON AN ANNUAL BASIS , AFTER COVERING REASO NABLE 19
581581 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS , THE COMPTROLLER SHALL TRA NSFER: 20
582582
583583 (I) 25% OF THE MONEY IN THE FUND TO THE ON–FARM 21
584584 COMPOSTING AND COMPOST USE GRANT FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R TITLE 2, 22
585585 SUBTITLE 22 OF THE AGRICULTURE ARTICLE; AND 23
586586
587587 (II) 75% OF THE MONEY IN THE FUND TO THE STATE 24
588588 RECYCLING TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 9–1707(F) OF THIS TITLE. 25
589589
590590 (G) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF TH E FUND 26
591591 IN THE SAME MANNER A S OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 27
592592 14 HOUSE BILL 1139
593593
594594
595595 (2) INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITE D TO THE 1
596596 FUND. 2
597597
598598 9–17A–05. 3
599599
600600 (A) OF THE REVENUE TRANSF ERRED TO THE STATE RECYCLING TRUST 4
601601 FUND UNDER § 9–17A–04(F)(3)(II) OF THIS SUBTITLE, TWO–THIRDS SHALL BE USED 5
602602 BY THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE GRA NTS TO ELIGIBLE COUNTIES, INCLUDING 6
603603 BALTIMORE CITY AND MID–SHORE COUNTIES , FOR DEVELOPING AND 7
604604 IMPLEMENTING ACTIVIT IES THAT ADVANCE WAS TE PREVENTION , REUSE, REPAIR, 8
605605 RECYCLING, OR COMPOSTING OR MIN IMIZE ILLEGAL DUMPING IN THE STATE, 9
606606 INCLUDING FOR : 10
607607
608608 (1) DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, OR EXPANDING LOCAL R EUSE, 11
609609 REPAIR, RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING INFRA STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS 12
610610 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MINIMIZES ILLEGAL DU MPING; 13
611611
612612 (2) DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, OR EXPANDING LOCAL R EUSE, 14
613613 REPAIR, RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING PROGR AMS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS TO 15
614614 MINIMIZE ILLEGAL DUM PING; 16
615615
616616 (3) ENCOURAGING SOURCE –SEPARATION OF UNCONT AMINATED 17
617617 MATERIALS; 18
618618
619619 (4) PROVIDING EDUCATION A ND TECHNICAL ASS ISTANCE TO PUBLIC 19
620620 AND PRIVATE ENTITIES , INCLUDING SMALL HAUL ERS, TO ADVANCE WASTE 20
621621 PREVENTION , REUSE, REPAIR, RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING AND T O MINIMIZE 21
622622 ILLEGAL DUMPING ; 22
623623
624624 (5) COLLECTING AND COMPOS TING SOURCE –SEPARATED 23
625625 COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL S; AND 24
626626
627627 (6) DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, OR EXPANDING MEASURE S THAT 25
628628 ADDRESS AND MINIMIZE ILLEGAL DUMPING , INCLUDING MEASURES R ELATING TO: 26
629629
630630 (I) COMMUNITY AND RIVER C LEAN–UPS AND CAMPAIGNS ; 27
631631
632632 (II) TRAINING AND RESOURCE S FOR SMALL HAULERS ; 28
633633
634634 (III) SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ; 29
635635
636636 (IV) DROP–OFF RECYCLING RECEPT ACLES; 30
637637 HOUSE BILL 1139 15
638638
639639
640640 (V) RESOURCE RECYCLING CE NTERS THAT ACCEPT A WIDE 1
641641 RANGE OF MATERIALS ; AND 2
642642
643643 (VI) ALTERNATIVES TO SINGL E–USE PLASTICS. 3
644644
645645 (B) A COUNTY MAY APPLY FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS S ECTION IF THE 4
646646 COUNTY HAS: 5
647647
648648 (1) CREATED A SEPARATE AC COUNT IN ITS GENERAL FUND TO 6
649649 DEPOSIT THE GRANT MO NEY; 7
650650
651651 (2) ESTABLISHED ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE S TO ENSURE THAT 8
652652 GRANT MONEY IN THE S EPARATE ACCOUNT IS S PENT ONLY IN ACCORDA NCE WITH 9
653653 THIS SECTION; AND 10
654654
655655 (3) NOT IMPLEMENTED A LOCAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 11
656656 SURCHARGE PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 9–17A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 12
657657
658658 (C) (1) A COUNTY THAT IS AWARD ED A GRANT UNDER THI S SECTION 13
659659 SHALL REPORT TO THE OFFICE AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR ON : 14
660660
661661 (I) THE ACTIVITIES U NDERTAKEN UNDER THE GRANT TO 15
662662 INCREASE THE COUNTY ’S PROPORTION OF WAST E DIVERSION, INCLUDING THE 16
663663 SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO WASTE PREVENTION , REUSE, REPAIR, 17
664664 RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING ; 18
665665
666666 (II) THE ACTIVITIES UNDERT AKEN UNDER THE GRANT TO 19
667667 MINIMIZE ILLEGAL DUMPING ; AND 20
668668
669669 (III) THE GAINS ACHIEVED IN WASTE DIVERSION PRAC TICES 21
670670 AND ADDRESSING ILLEG AL DUMPING. 22
671671
672672 (2) THE REPORT REQUIRED U NDER THIS SUBSECTION : 23
673673
674674 (I) MAY BE SUBMITTED ELEC TRONICALLY; AND 24
675675
676676 (II) SHALL BE POSTED ON TH E COUNTY’S WEBSITE. 25
677677
678678 9–17A–06. 26
679679
680680 (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION, “ELIGIBLE ENTITY” MEANS: 27
681681
682682 (I) A UNIT OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERN MENT; 28 16 HOUSE BILL 1139
683683
684684
685685
686686 (II) A LOCAL EDUCATION AGEN CY; 1
687687
688688 (III) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION ; 2
689689
690690 (IV) A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ON; 3
691691
692692 (V) A FARMER, INCLUDING AN URBAN FARMER ; 4
693693
694694 (VI) A BUSINESS THAT IS: 5
695695
696696 1. OPERATING IN THE STATE IN GOOD STANDIN G; AND 6
697697
698698 2. INTENDED TO OPERATE A T A PROFIT AND RETUR N A 7
699699 PROFIT TO ITS OWNERS ; OR 8
700700
701701 (VII) A CONSORTIUM OF ANY OF THE ENTITIES IDENTIF IED IN 9
702702 ITEMS (I) THROUGH (VI) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 10
703703
704704 (2) “ELIGIBLE ENTITY ” DOES NOT INCLUDE A C OUNTY THAT HAS 11
705705 IMPLEMENTED A LOCAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE PROGRAM IN 12
706706 ACCORDANCE WITH § 9–17A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 13
707707
708708 (B) (1) OF THE REVENUE TRANSF ERRED TO THE STATE RECYCLING 14
709709 TRUST FUND UNDER § 9–17A–04(F)(3)(II) OF THIS SUBTITLE, ONE–THIRD SHALL BE 15
710710 USED BY THE OFFICE TO AWARD GRANT S TO ELIGIBLE ENTITI ES FOR: 16
711711
712712 (I) DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, OR EXPANDING LOCAL R EUSE, 17
713713 REPAIR, RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING INFRA STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS 18
714714 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MINIM IZES ILLEGAL DUMPING ; 19
715715
716716 (II) DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, OR EXPANDING LOCAL R EUSE, 20
717717 REPAIR, RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING PROGR AMS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS TO 21
718718 MINIMIZE ILLEGAL DUM PING; 22
719719
720720 (III) ENCOURAGING SOURCE –SEPARATION OF 23
721721 UNCONTAMINATED MATERIALS; 24
722722
723723 (IV) PROVIDING EDUCATION A ND TECHNICAL ASSISTA NCE TO 25
724724 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE E NTITIES, INCLUDING HAULERS , TO: 26
725725
726726 1. ADVANCE WASTE PREVENT ION, REUSE, REPAIR, 27
727727 RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING ; AND 28 HOUSE BILL 1139 17
728728
729729
730730
731731 2. MINIMIZE ILLEGAL DUMP ING; 1
732732
733733 (V) COLLECTING AN D COMPOSTING SOURCE –SEPARATED 2
734734 COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL S; 3
735735
736736 (VI) ENABLING RESTAURANTS , MULTIFAMILY HOUSING 4
737737 PROPERTY MANAGERS , HAULERS, AND OTHER SMALL BUSI NESSES TO DEVELOP , 5
738738 MAINTAIN, OR EXPAND PROGRAMS A ND PROCURE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR 6
739739 WASTE DIVERSION AND TO MINIMIZE ILLEGAL DUMPING; AND 7
740740
741741 (VII) DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, OR EXPANDING MEASURE S 8
742742 THAT ADDRESS AND MIN IMIZE ILLEGAL DUMPIN G, INCLUDING MEASURES R ELATING 9
743743 TO: 10
744744
745745 1. COMMUNITY AND RIVER C LEAN–UPS AND 11
746746 CAMPAIGNS; 12
747747
748748 2. TRAINING AND RESOURCE S FOR HAULERS; 13
749749
750750 3. SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ; 14
751751
752752 4. DROP–OFF RECYCLING RECEPT ACLES; 15
753753
754754 5. RESOURCE RECYCLING CE NTERS THAT ACCEPT A 16
755755 WIDE RANGE OF MATERI ALS; AND 17
756756
757757 6. ALTERNATIVES TO SINGL E–USE PLASTICS. 18
758758
759759 (2) THE OFFICE SHALL ENSURE T HAT GRANTS AWARDED UNDER THIS 19
760760 SUBSECTION ARE AWARD ED EQUITABLY AMONG A CTIVITIES RELATING T O WASTE 20
761761 PREVENTION , REUSE, REPAIR, RECYCLING, COMPOSTING , AND MINIMIZING ILLEG AL 21
762762 DUMPING. 22
763763
764764 (C) AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY MA Y APPLY FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION . 23
765765
766766 (D) (1) THE OFFICE SHALL E STABLISH GRANT APPLI CATION 24
767767 PROCEDURES . 25
768768
769769 (2) THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES SHALL INC LUDE: 26
770770
771771 (I) A PROCESS FOR FACILITA TING THE PARTICIPATI ON OF 27
772772 ELIGIBLE ENTITIES WI TH LIMITED RESOURCES ; 28 18 HOUSE BILL 1139
773773
774774
775775
776776 (II) A SIMPLE COMMON APPLIC ATION AND COMMON 1
777777 REPORTING FORMA T; 2
778778
779779 (III) A PROCESS FOR AUTHORIZ ING ELIGIBLE ENTITIE S TO USE 3
780780 THE ENTITY’S STANDARD ANNUAL RE PORT AND “LETTER OF INTEREST ” TO MEET 4
781781 APPLICATION AND REPO RTING REQUIREMENTS ; 5
782782
783783 (IV) A PROCESS FOR SUBMITTI NG APPLICATIONS IN W RITING 6
784784 AND THROUGH VIDEO AN D AUDIO FORMATS ; AND 7
785785
786786 (V) TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR APPLICANTS TO OV ERCOME 8
787787 LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN THE APPLICATION PROC ESS. 9
788788
789789 (E) IN AWARDING GRANTS UN DER THIS SECTION , THE SECRETARY SHALL 10
790790 GIVE PRIORITY FOR PR OJECTS: 11
791791
792792 (1) FOR WHICH AN APPLICAN T CLEARLY DESCRIBES THE PROJECT 12
793793 AND GOALS, INCLUDING A DESCRIPT ION OF HOW THE PROJE CT WILL ACHIEVE 13
794794 WASTE PREVENTION , REUSE, REPAIR, RECYCLING, OR COMPOSTING GOALS OR 14
795795 PREVENT ILLEGAL DUMP ING IN THE STATE; 15
796796
797797 (2) FOR WHICH AN APPLICAN T CLEARLY DESCRIBES HO W THE 16
798798 PROJECT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT, MEANINGFUL , AND ASSURED BENEFITS TO THE 17
799799 COMMUNITY AND ADDRES S IMPORTANT COMMUNIT Y NEEDS; 18
800800
801801 (3) THAT REUSE, RECYCLE, OR COMPOST MATERIALS WITHIN THE 19
802802 LOCAL COMMUNITY ; 20
803803
804804 (4) THAT INVOLVE THE C ONSTRUCT ION, RENOVATION , OR 21
805805 EXPANSION OF SITES T O INCREASE IN –STATE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WASTE 22
806806 PREVENTION , REUSE, REPAIR, RECYCLING, OR COMPOSTING IN THE STATE; 23
807807
808808 (5) THAT SERVE A MARGINAL IZED, LOW–INCOME, OR SOCIALLY 24
809809 DISADVANTAGED COMMUN ITY; 25
810810
811811 (6) THAT MINIMIZE NEGATIVE IMPACTS AND MAXIMIZE BENEFITS TO 26
812812 THE LOCAL COMMUNITY , INCLUDING JOBS CREAT ED FOR THE COMMUNITY , JOB 27
813813 TRAINING, OR SUPPORT FOR HIRIN G AND LEADERSHIP DEV ELOPMENT PRACTICES 28
814814 THAT ARE INCLUSIVE A ND PROVIDE LIVING WA GES; AND 29
815815 HOUSE BILL 1139 19
816816
817817
818818 (7) THAT CLEAN UP DEBRIS IN AREAS AFFECTED BY ILLEGAL 1
819819 DUMPING AND INCORPOR ATE COMPONENTS OF WA STE PREVENTION AND R EUSE, 2
820820 REPAIR, RECYCLING, OR COMPOSTING THE DE BRIS. 3
821821
822822 9–17A–07. 4
823823
824824 (A) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2025, 5
825825 THE OFFICE, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , SHALL 6
826826 REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE 7
827827 STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON THE GRANTS AWARDE D UNDER TITLE 2, 8
828828 SUBTITLE 22 OF THE AGRICULTURE ARTICLE AND UNDER §§ 9–17A–05 AND 9
829829 9–17A–06 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 10
830830
831831 (2) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE: 11
832832
833833 (I) THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF GRANTS AWARDED ; AND 12
834834
835835 (II) THE IMPACT OF GRANT A WARDS ON: 13
836836
837837 1. JOB CREATION AND OTHE R BENEFITS TO THE STATE; 14
838838
839839 2. WASTE PREVENTION AND DIVERSION; AND 15
840840
841841 3. THE QUANTITY OF COMPO ST UTILIZED BY FARME RS. 16
842842
843843 (3) THE OFFICE MAY REPORT THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER 17
844844 THIS SUBSECTION IN T HE ANNUAL SOLID WAST E MANAGEMENT AND DIV ERSION 18
845845 REPORT REQUIRED UNDE R § 9–204(N) OF THIS TITLE OR ANY OTHE R EXISTING 19
846846 REPORT, AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE. 20
847847
848848 (B) BEGINNING WITH THE RE PORT DUE DECEMBER 1, 2025, AND EVERY 2 21
849849 YEARS THEREAFTER , IN THE REPORT REQUIR ED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS 22
850850 SECTION, THE OFFICE SHALL INCLUDE A RECOMMENDATION ON WHETHER AND TO 23
851851 WHAT EXTENT AN ADJUS TMENT TO THE STATEWIDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 24
852852 SURCHARGE ESTABLISHE D UNDER § 9–17A–02 OF THIS SUBTI TLE IS 25
853853 RECOMMENDED . 26
854854
855855 Article – State Finance and Procurement 27
856856
857857 6–226. 28
858858
859859 (a) (2) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 29
860860 inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 30
861861 terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 31 20 HOUSE BILL 1139
862862
863863
864864 State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 1
865865 receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 2
866866 Fund of the State. 3
867867
868868 (ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 4
869869 to the following funds: 5
870870
871871 170. the Cannabis Public Health Fund; [and] 6
872872
873873 171. the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund; 7
874874
875875 172. THE ON–FARM COMPOSTING AND COMPOST USE 8
876876 GRANT FUND; AND 9
877877
878878 173. THE WASTE REDUCTION GRANTS FUND. 10
879879
880880 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 11
881881 October 1, 2023. 12
882882
883883