Any county or municipality that operates a county or municipal hazardous waste disposal site or sites is authorized to establish a county or municipal hazardous waste disposal site fund. The board of county commissioners of such county or the governing body of the municipality may levy a hazardous waste disposal site tax in addition to any other tax authorized by law, on the taxable property within said county or municipality, the proceeds of which shall be deposited to the credit of said fund and appropriated to pay the cost of land, labor, equipment, and services needed in the operation of county or municipal hazardous waste disposal sites. Any such county or municipality is also authorized, after a public hearing, to fix, modify, and collect service charges from users of county or municipal hazardous waste disposal sites for the purpose of financing the operations at those sites.
Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1351, § 1, effective July 1.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 25 - Public Health and Environment
Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites
§ 25-15-200.2. Legislative Declaration
§ 25-15-201. Certificate Required - Disposal Prohibited - Exceptions
§ 25-15-203. Grounds for Approval
§ 25-15-205. Permit Required for Operation - Burial of Liquids Prohibited
§ 25-15-206. Substantial Change in Ownership, Design, or Operation
§ 25-15-206.5. Revocation or Suspension of Certificate
§ 25-15-208. Commission to Promulgate Rules and Regulations - Limitations
§ 25-15-209. Inventory Required
§ 25-15-209.5. Inspection Required
§ 25-15-209.6. Performance Audits
§ 25-15-210. Sites Deemed Public Nuisance - When
§ 25-15-211. Violation - Criminal Penalty
§ 25-15-211. Violation - Criminal Penalty
§ 25-15-212. Violation - Civil Penalty - Reimbursement of Costs
§ 25-15-213. County or Municipal Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Fund - Tax - Fees
§ 25-15-214. Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Fund - Fees
§ 25-15-215. Contracts With Governmental Units Authorized
§ 25-15-216. Colorado Geological Survey to Designate Optimally Suitable Areas
§ 25-15-219. Department to Study Need for Disposal Sites and Feasibility of Alternative Technologies