SB 670

Current law imposes several fees, commonly called tipping fees, on generators

of solid waste that is disposed of at a landfill or other waste disposal facility. Under

current law, a facility that recycles construction, demolition, and remodeling

materials is exempt from these tipping fees, in an amount equal to the weight of

residue generated by the recycling process or 30 percent of the total weight of

material accepted by the recycling facility, whichever is less. To be eligible for this

exemption, the facility must be licensed as a solid waste processing facility; the

facility's plan of operation must require reporting of the materials processed,

recycled, and discarded; and the facility must be in compliance with its plan of

operation.

This bill creates the same exemption, with the same eligibility requirements,

for existing facilities that incinerate solid waste for the purpose of energy recovery,

commonly called waste-to-energy facilities. The exemption does not apply to ash

residue generated at these facilities.

The bill also makes a terminology change, referring to facilities exempt from

the tipping fee as “qualified facilities” instead of “qualified materials recovery

facilities.”