289.63
289.63
Groundwater and well compensation fees. 289.63(1)(1)
Imposition of groundwater and well compensation fees on generators. Except as provided under
sub. (6), a generator of solid or hazardous waste shall pay separate groundwater 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 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 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 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 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 4 cents per ton.
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 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 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 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 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 and well compensation fees. The groundwater fees collected under
sub. (2) shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management. The well compensation fees collected under
sub. (2) shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management.
289.63(9)
(9) Failure to pay groundwater and well compensation fees. 289.63(9)(a)(a) If a person required under
sub. (1) to pay groundwater 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;
1997 a. 27.
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.
289.645(1)(1)
Imposition of recycling fee on generators. Except as provided under
sub. (4), a generator of solid waste or hazardous waste shall pay a recycling 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 recycling 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 recycling 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).
289.645(2)
(2) Collection. The owner or operator of a licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility shall collect the recycling 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.
289.645(3)
(3) Amount of recycling fee. The fee imposed under this section is $3 per ton for all solid waste other than high-volume industrial waste.
289.645(4)(a)(a) 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 recycling 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.
289.645(4)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
par. (c), the recycling fee does not apply to waste generated by an organization described in section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from federal income tax under section
501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, that derives a portion of its income from the operation of recycling and reuse programs and that does one of the following:
289.645(4)(b)1.
1. Provides services and programs for people with disabilities.
289.645(4)(c)
(c) Waste generated by an organization described in
par. (b) that is commingled with waste generated by a person other than an organization described in
par. (b) is subject to the fee.
289.645(4)(d)
(d) The recycling fee does not apply to sediments that are contaminated with PCBs, as defined in
s. 299.45 (1) (a), and that are removed from the bed of a navigable water of this state in connection with a phase of a project to remedy contamination of the bed of the navigable water if the quantity of the sediments removed, either in the phase or in combination with other planned phases of the project, will exceed 200,000 cubic yards.
289.645(5)
(5) Payment. The owner or operator of any licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility shall pay the recycling fee required to be collected under
sub. (2) as follows:
289.645(5)(a)
(a) For waste disposed of from January 1 to March 31, no later than May 1.
289.645(5)(b)
(b) For waste disposed of from April 1 to June 30, no later than August 1.
289.645(5)(c)
(c) For waste disposed of from July 1 to September 30, no later than November 1.
289.645(5)(d)
(d) For waste disposed of from October 1 to December 31, no later than February 1.
289.645(6)
(6) Use of recycling fees. The fees collected under
sub. (2) shall be deposited in the recycling fund.
289.645(7)(a)(a) If a person required under
sub. (1) to pay the recycling 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).
289.645(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).
289.645(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:
289.645(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.
289.645(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).
289.645(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.
289.645(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.
289.645 History
History: 1999 a. 9,
185;
2001 a. 16;
2003 a. 33.
289.67
289.67
Environmental repair fee and surcharge. 289.67(1)(1)
Environmental repair fee for generators. 289.67(1)(a)(a)
Imposition of fee. Except as provided under
par. (f), a generator of solid or hazardous waste shall pay an environmental repair fee 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 environmental repair fee 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 environmental repair fees under this paragraph 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).
289.67(1)(b)
(b)
Collection. The owner or operator of a licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility shall collect the environmental repair 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 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.
289.67(1)(cm)
(cm)
Amount of environmental repair fee. Except as provided under
par. (d), the environmental repair fee imposed under
par. (a) is 20 cents per ton.
289.67(1)(cp)
(cp)
Amount of environmental repair fee. Notwithstanding
par. (cm) and except as provided under
par. (d), the environmental repair fee imposed under
par. (a) is 30 cents per ton for solid or hazardous waste, other than high-volume industrial waste, disposed of on or after January 1, 1988, but before July 1, 1989, and 50 cents per ton disposed of on or after July 1, 1989.
289.67(1)(d)
(d)
Amount of environmental repair fee; prospecting or mining waste. The environmental repair fee imposed under
par. (a) is one cent per ton for prospecting or mining waste, including tailing solids, sludge or waste rock.
289.67(1)(e)
(e)
In addition to other fees. The environmental repair fee collected and paid under
par. (b) is in addition to the base fee imposed under
sub. (2), the surcharge imposed under
sub. (3), the tonnage fee imposed under
s. 289.62 (1) and the groundwater and well compensation fees imposed under
s. 289.63.
289.67(1)(f)
(f)
Exemption from environmental repair 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 environmental repair fee imposed under
par. (a), except that foundry sands or shredder fluff approved for use under
s. 289.30 (5) or
289.31 (9) are subject to the environmental repair fee.
289.67(1)(g)
(g)
Reporting period. The reporting period under this subsection 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 environmental repair fees required to be collected under
par. (b) at the same time as any tonnage fees under
s. 289.62 (1).
289.67(1)(h)
(h)
Use of environmental repair fee. The fees collected under
par. (b) shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management.
289.67(1)(i)1.1. If a person required under
par. (a) to pay an environmental repair fee to a licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility fails to pay the fee, the owner or operator of the licensed solid or hazardous waste disposal facility shall submit to the department with the payment required under
par. (b) an affidavit stating facts sufficient to show the person's failure to comply with
par. (a).
289.67(1)(i)2.
2. If the person named in the affidavit under
subd. 1. 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 fee as required under
par. (a).
289.67(1)(i)3.
3. If the person named in the affidavit under
subd. 1. 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:
289.67(1)(i)3.a.
a. The person named in the affidavit under
subd. 1. 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 or hazardous waste disposal facility or to a subsequent intermediate hauler.
289.67(1)(i)3.b.
b. 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
subd. 1.
289.67(1)(i)4.
4. If the department does not receive an affidavit under
subd. 2. or
3. 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.
289.67(1)(i)5.
5. When a person whose license is suspended under
subd. 4. 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 fee, the department shall immediately reinstate the suspended license.
289.67(2)
(2) Environmental repair fee for generators of hazardous waste. 289.67(2)(a)(a) A generator of hazardous waste who is required to report annually on hazardous waste activities according to rules promulgated under
s. 291.05 (6) (b) shall pay an annual environmental repair fee.
289.67(2)(b)
(b) The annual environmental repair fee under
par. (a) shall be assessed as follows:
289.67(2)(b)1.
1. A generator of hazardous waste shall pay a base fee of $210 if the generator has generated more than zero pounds in that particular year, plus $20 per ton of hazardous waste generated during the reporting year.
289.67(2)(b)2.
2. No generator may pay a fee that is greater than $17,000.
289.67(2)(c)
(c) No fees may be assessed under
par. (a) for the following hazardous wastes:
289.67(2)(c)1.
1. Hazardous wastes which are recovered for recycling or reuse including hazardous wastes incinerated for the purpose of energy recovery.
