SB475: Bill Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Senate BILL 475

December 15, 2005 - Introduced by Senators Jauch, Harsdorf, Carpenter and Risser, cosponsored by Representatives Black, Hubler, Ainsworth, Seidel, Boyle, Kreibich, Pocan, Zepnick, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Sheridan, Nelson, Benedict, Ott, Molepske and Lehman. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.

SB475,1,3 An Act to amend 289.645 (3) of the statutes; relating to: increasing the recycling fee imposed on the disposal of solid waste, the program of financial assistance for local recycling programs, and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law imposes a recycling fee of $3 per ton on solid waste, other than certain kinds of high-volume industrial waste, disposed of at a landfill or other waste disposal facility. This type of fee is often called a tipping fee. The recycling fee is deposited into the recycling fund.

This bill increases the recycling fee to $10 per ton. The bill also increases funding for the program that provides financial assistance to local governmental units that operate recycling programs.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB475, s. 1 Section 1. 289.645 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB475,1,6 289.645 (3) Amount of recycling fee. The fee imposed under this section is $3 $10 per ton for all solid waste other than high-volume industrial waste.

SB475, s. 2 Section 2. Appropriation changes.

SB475,2,6 (1) Local governmental recycling assistance. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (6) (bu) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, the dollar amount is increased by $48,000,000 for fiscal year 2006-07 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

SB475, s. 3 Section 3. Initial applicability.

SB475,2,9 (1) The treatment of section 289.645 (3) of the statutes first applies to solid waste disposed of on the effective date of this subsection.

SB475, s. 4 Section 4. Effective date.

SB475,2,11 (1) This act takes effect on April 1, 2006.

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