289.59(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "low-level radioactive waste" has the meaning given in
s. 16.11 (2) (m).
289.59(2)(a)(a) No person may dispose of low-level radioactive waste that is determined by the federal nuclear regulatory commission under
42 USC 2021j to be below regulatory concern in a landfill or a hazardous waste disposal facility unless the landfill or hazardous waste disposal facility is licensed for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste by the federal nuclear regulatory commission or by this state under an agreement under
42 USC 2021 that grants this state the authority to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
289.59(2)(b)
(b) No person may burn in an incinerator low-level radioactive waste that is determined by the federal nuclear regulatory commission under
42 USC 2021j to be below regulatory concern.
289.59 History
History: 1991 a. 50;
1995 a. 115;
1995 a. 227 s.
639; Stats. 1995 s. 289.59.
FEES; FUNDS
289.61
289.61 License and review fees. 289.61(1)
(1) The department shall adopt by rule a graduated schedule of reasonable license and review fees to be charged for solid waste license and review activities.
289.61(2)
(2) Solid waste license and review activities consist of reviewing feasibility reports, plans of operation, closure plans and license applications, issuing determinations of feasibility, plan of operation approvals and operating licenses, inspecting construction projects and taking other actions in administering
ss. 289.21 to
289.32,
289.43,
289.47,
289.53 and
289.95.
289.61(3)
(3) The department shall establish solid waste review fees at a level anticipated to recover the solid waste program staff review costs of conducting solid waste review activities.
289.61 History
History: 1995 a. 227 s.
583.
289.62(1)(1)
Imposition of tonnage fee on nonapproved facilities; exception; use. 289.62(1)(a)(a)
Imposition of tonnage fee. Except as provided under
par. (b), the owner or operator of a nonapproved facility shall pay periodically to the department a tonnage fee for each ton or equivalent volume of solid or hazardous waste received and disposed of at the facility during the preceding reporting period. The department may determine by rule the volume which is equivalent to a ton of waste.
289.62(1)(b)
(b)
Exemption from tonnage fees; certain materials used in the operation of the facility. Solid waste materials approved by the department for lining, daily cover or capping or for constructing berms, dikes or roads within a solid waste disposal facility are not subject to the tonnage fee imposed under
par. (a).
289.62(1)(f)
(f)
Reduction of or exemption from tonnage fees. The total annual tonnage fees for all solid waste received by a nonapproved facility shall be reduced by the amount of the base fee under
s. 289.67 (3) for that facility. If the base fee for a nonapproved facility under
s. 289.67 (3) is greater than the annual tonnage fee imposed under
par. (a) for that facility, the solid or hazardous waste received by the facility is exempt from the tonnage fee for that year. The department shall establish methods by rule for estimating the total annual tonnages for all solid and hazardous wastes received by a nonapproved facility. If an estimate reveals that total annual tonnage fees for a nonapproved facility for a certain year are unlikely to exceed the base fee under
s. 289.67 (3) for that year, the department shall grant an exemption under this paragraph without requiring the calculation of the actual total tonnage fees.
289.62(1)(g)
(g)
Use of tonnage fees. Tonnage fees paid by a nonapproved facility shall be paid into the environmental fund for environmental repair.
289.62(2)(a)(a)
Tonnage fee; solid waste. Except as provided under
pars. (c) and
(g), the tonnage fee imposed by
sub. (3) (a) [(1) (a)] is 1.5 cents per ton for solid waste.
289.62(2)(b)
(b)
Tonnage fee; certain hazardous waste. The tonnage fee imposed by
sub. (3) (a) [(1) (a)] is 15 cents per ton for hazardous wastes other than waste specified under
par. (c).
289.62(2)(c)
(c)
Tonnage fee; other waste. Except as provided under
par. (g), the tonnage fee imposed by
sub. (3) (a) [(1) (a)] is 1.5 cents per ton for waste consisting of ashes and sludges from electric and process steam generating facilities, sludges produced by waste treatment or manufacturing processes at pulp or paper mills, manufacturing process solid wastes from foundries and sludges produced by municipal wastewater treatment facilities.
289.62(2)(g)
(g)
Tonnage fee; mining waste. Notwithstanding
pars. (a) to
(c), with respect to prospecting or mining waste, the tonnage fee imposed under
sub. (3) (a) [(1) (a)] is:
289.62(2)(g)2.
2. For nonhazardous tailing solids or for nonacid producing taconite tailing solids, 0.2 cent per ton.
289.62(2)(g)6.
6. For nonhazardous waste rock or for nonacid producing taconite waste rock, 0.1 cent per ton.
289.62(2)(g)7.
7. For any prospecting or mining waste not specified under
subds. 1. to
6.,
0.5 cent per ton.
289.62 Note
NOTE: The bracketed language indicates the correct cross-references. Corrective legislation is pending.
289.62 History
History: 1995 a. 227 s.
589,
991.
289.63
289.63
Groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees. 289.63(1)(1)
Imposition of groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees on generators. Except as provided under
sub. (6), a generator of solid or hazardous waste shall pay separate groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees for each ton or equivalent volume of solid or hazardous waste which is disposed of at a licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility. If a person arranges for collection or disposal services on behalf of one or more generators, that person shall pay the groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees to the licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility or to any intermediate hauler used to transfer wastes from collection points to a licensed facility. An intermediate hauler who receives groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees under this subsection shall pay the fees to the licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility. Tonnage or equivalent volume shall be calculated in the same manner as the calculation made for tonnage fees under
s. 289.62 (1).
289.63(2)
(2) Collection. The owner or operator of a licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility shall collect the groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees from the generator, a person who arranges for disposal on behalf of one or more generators or an intermediate hauler and shall pay to the department the amount of the fees required to be collected according to the amount of solid or hazardous waste received and disposed of at the facility during the preceding reporting period.
289.63(3)
(3) Amount of groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees. The fees imposed under this section are as follows:
289.63(3)(a)
(a) Except as provided in
sub. (4), the groundwater fee imposed under
sub. (1) is 10 cents per ton for solid waste or hazardous waste.
289.63(3)(b)
(b) The well compensation fee imposed under
sub. (1) for solid waste or hazardous waste, excluding prospecting or mining waste, is one cent per ton.
289.63(3)(c)
(c) In this paragraph, "solid waste disposal and incineration capacity" means the sum of the total capacity remaining at the beginning of a calendar year in all existing municipal waste landfills and the total solid waste incineration capacity of all existing incinerators during the expected life of the incinerators. The solid waste capacity fee imposed under
sub. (1) for solid waste disposed of after January 1, 1995, excluding hazardous waste and excluding solid waste generated in this state, shall be determined by the department at the beginning of each calendar year based on a comparison of the solid waste disposal and incineration capacity in this state and in the state in which the solid waste is generated. Except as provided in
par. (d), the solid waste capacity fee is as follows:
289.63(3)(c)1.
1. For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity greater than or equal to the per capita capacity in this state, $0.
289.63(3)(c)2.
2. For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity greater than or equal to 75% but less than the per capita capacity in this state, $2 per ton.
289.63(3)(c)3.
3. For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity greater than or equal to 50% but less than 75% of the per capita capacity in this state, $4 per ton.
289.63(3)(c)4.
4. For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity greater than or equal to 25% but less than 50% of the per capita capacity in this state, $6 per ton.
289.63(3)(c)5.
5. For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity less than 25% of the per capita capacity in this state, $8 per ton.
289.63(3)(d)
(d) If the solid waste capacity fee for solid waste generated in any state remains at the same level or increases in 2 consecutive calendar years, the fee under
par. (c) is doubled. The fee shall remain doubled until solid waste generated in that state qualifies for a lower fee under
par. (c).
289.63(4)
(4) Amount of groundwater fee; prospecting or mining waste. The groundwater fee imposed under
sub. (1) is one cent per ton for prospecting or mining waste, including tailing solids, sludge or waste rock.
289.63(5)
(5) In addition to other fees. The groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees collected and paid under
sub. (2) are in addition to the tonnage fee imposed under
s. 289.62 (1), the environmental repair base fee imposed under
s. 289.67 (3) and the environmental repair surcharge imposed under
s. 289.67 (4).
289.63(6)
(6) Exemption from groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees; certain materials used in operation of the facility. Solid waste materials approved by the department for lining, daily cover or capping or for constructing berms, dikes or roads within a solid waste disposal facility are not subject to the groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees imposed under
sub. (1), except that foundry sands or shredder fluff approved for use under
s. 289.30 (5) or
289.31 (9) are subject to groundwater and well compensation fees.
289.63(7)
(7) Reporting period. The reporting period under this section is the same as the reporting period under
s. 289.62 (1). The owner or operator of any licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility shall pay groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees required to be collected under
sub. (2) at the same time as any tonnage fees under
s. 289.62 (1) are paid.
289.63(8)
(8) Use of groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees. The groundwater fees collected under
sub. (2) shall be credited to the environmental fund for groundwater management. The well compensation and solid waste capacity fees collected under
sub. (2) shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental repair.
289.63(9)
(9) Failure to pay groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees. 289.63(9)(a)(a) If a person required under
sub. (1) to pay groundwater, solid waste capacity and well compensation fees to a licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility fails to pay the fees, the owner or operator of the licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility shall submit to the department with the payment required under
sub. (2) an affidavit stating facts sufficient to show the person's failure to comply with
sub. (1).
289.63(9)(b)
(b) If the person named in the affidavit under
par. (a) is a generator or a person who arranges for collection or disposal services on behalf of one or more generators and the person holds a license for the collection and transportation of solid or hazardous waste, the department shall immediately notify the person that the license will be suspended 30 days after the date the notice is mailed unless the person submits to the department an affidavit stating facts sufficient to show that it has paid the fees as required under
sub. (1).
289.63(9)(c)
(c) If the person named in the affidavit under
par. (a) is an intermediate hauler that holds a license for the collection and transportation of solid or hazardous waste, the department shall immediately notify the person that the license will be suspended 30 days after the date the notice is mailed unless the person submits to the department an affidavit stating facts sufficient to show that either of the following has occurred:
289.63(9)(c)1.
1. The person named in the affidavit under
par. (a) received the required fees from a generator, from a person who arranges for collection or disposal services on behalf of one or more generators or from an earlier intermediate hauler, and paid the fees to the licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility or to a subsequent intermediate hauler.
289.63(9)(c)2.
2. A generator, a person who arranges for collection or disposal services on behalf of one or more generators or an earlier intermediate hauler failed to pay the required fees to the person named in the affidavit under
par. (a).
289.63(9)(d)
(d) If the department does not receive an affidavit under
par. (b) or
(c) within 30 days after the date the notice is mailed, the department shall suspend the license issued to the person for the collection and transportation of solid or hazardous waste. Notwithstanding
s. 227.42, the department is not required to provide the licensee with a hearing before the suspension.
289.63(9)(e)
(e) When a person whose license is suspended under
par. (d) provides the department with proof that the person has paid the owner or operator of the licensed solid or hazardous waste facility the amount of the unpaid fees, the department shall immediately reinstate the suspended license.
289.63 History
History: 1995 a. 227 s.
592.
289.64
289.64
Solid waste facility siting board fee. 289.64(1)
(1)
Imposition of solid waste facility siting board fee on generators. Except as provided under
sub. (4), a generator of solid waste or hazardous waste shall pay a solid waste facility siting board fee for each ton or equivalent volume of solid waste or hazardous waste that is disposed of at a licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility. If a person arranges for collection or disposal services on behalf of one or more generators, that person shall pay the solid waste facility siting board fee to the licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility or to any intermediate hauler used to transfer wastes from collection points to a licensed facility. An intermediate hauler who receives the solid waste facility siting board fee under this subsection shall pay the fee to the licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility. Tonnage or equivalent volume shall be calculated in the same manner as the calculation made for tonnage fees under
s. 289.62 (1).
289.64(2)
(2) Collection. The owner or operator of a licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility shall collect the solid waste facility siting board fee from the generator, a person who arranges for disposal on behalf of one or more generators or an intermediate hauler and shall pay to the department the amount of the fee required to be collected according to the amount of solid waste or hazardous waste received and disposed of at the facility during the preceding reporting period.
289.64(3)
(3) Amount of solid waste facility siting board fee. The fee imposed under this section is 1.7 cents per ton for solid waste or hazardous waste.
289.64(4)
(4) Exemption from solid waste facility siting board fee; certain materials used in operation of the facility. Solid waste materials approved by the department for lining, daily cover or capping or for constructing berms, dikes or roads within a solid waste disposal facility are not subject to the solid waste facility siting board fee imposed under
sub. (1), except that materials approved for use under
s. 289.30 (5) or
289.31 (9) are subject to the fee.
289.64(5)
(5) Reporting period. The reporting period under this section is the same as the reporting period under
s. 289.62 (1). The owner or operator of any licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility shall pay the solid waste facility siting board fee required to be collected under
sub. (2) at the same time as any tonnage fees under
s. 289.62 (1) are paid.
289.64(6)
(6) Use of solid waste facility siting board fees. The fees collected under
sub. (2) shall be credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (2) (eg) for transfer to the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (4) (k).
289.64(7)
(7) Failure to pay solid waste facility siting board fee. 289.64(7)(a)(a) If a person required under
sub. (1) to pay the solid waste facility siting board fee to a licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility fails to pay the fee, the owner or operator of the licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility shall submit to the department with the payment required under
sub. (2) an affidavit stating facts sufficient to show the person's failure to comply with
sub. (1).
289.64(7)(b)
(b) If the person named in the affidavit under
par. (a) is a generator or a person who arranges for collection or disposal services on behalf of one or more generators and the person holds a license for the collection and transportation of solid waste or hazardous waste, the department shall immediately notify the person that the license will be suspended 30 days after the date the notice is mailed unless the person submits to the department an affidavit stating facts sufficient to show that it has paid the fee as required under
sub. (1).
289.64(7)(c)
(c) If the person named in the affidavit under
par. (a) is an intermediate hauler that holds a license for the collection and transportation of solid waste or hazardous waste, the department shall immediately notify the person that the license will be suspended 30 days after the date the notice is mailed unless the person submits to the department an affidavit stating facts sufficient to show that either of the following has occurred:
289.64(7)(c)1.
1. The person named in the affidavit under
par. (a) received the required fee from a generator, from a person who arranges for collection or disposal services on behalf of one or more generators or from an earlier intermediate hauler, and paid the fee to the licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility or to a subsequent intermediate hauler.
289.64(7)(c)2.
2. A generator, a person who arranges for collection or disposal services on behalf of one or more generators or an earlier intermediate hauler failed to pay the required fee to the person named in the affidavit under
par. (a).
289.64(7)(d)
(d) If the department does not receive an affidavit under
par. (b) or
(c) within 30 days after the date the notice is mailed, the department shall suspend the license issued to the person for the collection and transportation of solid waste or hazardous waste. Notwithstanding
s. 227.42, the department is not required to provide the licensee with a hearing before the suspension.
289.64(7)(e)
(e) When a person whose license is suspended under
par. (d) provides the department with proof that the person has paid the owner or operator of the licensed solid waste or hazardous waste facility the amount of the unpaid fee, the department shall immediately reinstate the suspended license.
289.64 History
History: 1995 a. 227 s.
593.
289.65
289.65
Incinerators; solid waste capacity fee. 289.65(1)(a)
(a) "Municipal solid waste treatment facility" means a solid waste facility that is designed primarily to burn or convert into fuel solid waste collected from residential or commercial sources and that is owned or operated by a municipality or county or a private entity that offers incineration or conversion services to the public, a county or a municipality.
289.65(1)(b)
(b) "Solid waste disposal and incineration capacity" means the sum of the total capacity remaining at the beginning of a calendar year in all existing municipal waste landfills and the total solid waste incineration capacity of all existing incinerators during the expected life of the incinerators.
289.65(2)
(2) Collection. The owner or operator of an incinerator with an operating permit or license that is approved under
s. 285.60 or
289.31 shall pay to the department the amount of the solid waste capacity fee required to be collected according to the amount of solid waste burned during the previous calendar year.
289.65(3)
(3) Amount of solid waste capacity fee. The solid waste capacity fee imposed under
sub. (2) for solid waste burned after January 1, 1995, shall be determined by the department at the beginning of each calendar year based on a comparison of the solid waste disposal and incineration capacity in this state and in the state in which the solid waste is generated. Except as provided in
sub. (4), the solid waste capacity fee is as follows:
289.65(3)(a)
(a) For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity greater than or equal to the per capita capacity in this state, $0.
289.65(3)(b)
(b) For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity greater than or equal to 75% but less than the per capita capacity in this state, $2 per ton.
289.65(3)(c)
(c) For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity greater than or equal to 50% but less than 75% of the per capita capacity in this state, $4 per ton.
289.65(3)(d)
(d) For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity greater than or equal to 25% but less than 50% of the per capita capacity in this state, $6 per ton.
289.65(3)(e)
(e) For solid waste generated in a state which has a per capita solid waste disposal and incineration capacity less than 25% of the per capita capacity in this state, $8 per ton.
289.65(4)
(4) Fee doubled. If the solid waste capacity fee for solid waste generated in any state remains at the same level or increases in 2 consecutive calendar years, the fee under
sub. (3) is doubled. The fee shall remain doubled until solid waste generated in that state qualifies for a lower fee under
sub. (3).
289.65(5)
(5) Exemptions. The solid waste capacity fee under
sub. (3) or
(4) does not apply to any of the following:
