Colorado Code
Part 1 - Clean-Up
§ 25-16-104.5. Solid Waste User Fee - Imposed - Rate - Legislative Declaration - Repeal

(1.5) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, for purposes of this section, a user fee is intended to be a charge imposed upon waste producers in addition to any charge specified by contract. Any such user fee imposed by this section shall be itemized and depicted on any bill, receipt, or other mechanism used for solid waste management services rendered to any person disposing of solid waste and shall be in addition to the costs of any other solid waste management services provided.

(A) From January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, fifteen cents per cubic yard per load;
(B) From January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, thirty cents per cubic yard per load;
(C) From January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, forty-five cents per cubic yard per load; and
(D) On and after January 1, 2023, sixty cents per cubic yard per load.

Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 916, § 3, effective July 1. L. 88: (6) added, p. 1051, § 3, effective April 4. L. 90: (1)(a) to (1)(c) and (4) amended, p. 1347, § 2, effective January 1, 1991. L. 93: (6) amended, p. 443, § 1, effective April 19. L. 94: (1)(b) amended, p. 2564, § 73, effective January 1, 1995. L. 98: (1), (2), and (6) amended, p. 879, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1), (2), and (3) amended, p. 1098, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: (3.5) added, p. 1515, § 2, effective May 1; (6) amended, p. 1811, § 1, effective May 21. L. 2007: IP(1) and (6) amended and (1.5), (3.7), and (3.9) added, p. 1133, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2009: (3.7)(a)(II) and (3.9)(a)(II) amended, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1971, § 89, effective August 5. L. 2010: (1.7), (2)(a.5), and (7) added and (6) amended, (HB 10-1329), ch. 358, p. 1702, 1703, §§ 2, 3, effective June 7; (6) amended, (HB 10-1052), ch. 84, p. 281, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2013: IP(3.9)(a), (3.9)(a)(III), and (6) amended, (SB 13-050), ch. 384, p. 2247, § 1, effective August 7. L. 2016: (1.7)(b)(II) amended, (SB 16-092), ch. 53, p. 124, § 3, effective August 10; (1.7)(b)(II) amended, (HB 16-1141), ch. 128, p. 365, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2019: (3.9)(c) added, (SB 19-192), ch. 362, p. 3351, § 2, effective August 2.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1990 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 205, Session Laws of Colorado 1990. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending the introductory portion to subsection (1) and subsection (6) and enacting subsections (1.5), (3.7), and (3.9), see section 2 of chapter 278, Session Laws of Colorado 2007. For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act amending subsection (6), see section 1 of chapter 84, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.