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Municipality Yard Waste Fees |
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601 |
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Padilla |
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REVENUE
Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
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Indeterminate
but minimal– see narrative |
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Recurring |
City
Governments |
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
Duplicates HB 737
LFC Files
Environment
Department
Attorney
General’s Office
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 601 amends the Municipal Code to
allow municipalities that provide for the collection and disposal of yard waste
to charge a fee. The fee would apply to
persons owning or controlling real property.
Significant
Issues
Existing statute allows municipalities to charge
fees for “refuse” collection and disposal.
It is unclear why “yard waste” cannot be considered “refuse” and treated
as such with regard to
disposal fees.
NMED notes that municipalities may currently elect to collect yard
trimmings along with regular residential refuse, thereby not require special
handling.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
If municipalities are currently incurring expenses
for the collection and disposal of yard waste that are not covered by the
refuse collection fee they are authorized to collect, this bill would help them
cover those expenses.
NMED notes that the bill does not encourage municipalities
to compost the yard waste that is collected.
Many cities in the
TECHNICAL ISSUES
The Attorney General’s office recommends
including a definition section to define and/or distinguish “yard waste” and
“refuse.”
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