H765 - Regulatory Reform Act of 2015, Sec. 4.11: Eliminate Outdated Fees Related to Solid Waste Matters (SL 2015-286)

Overview: Sec. 4.11 of S.L. 2015-286 repeals:

• A tax imposed on publishers of newsprint publications of $15 per each ton by which the publisher's recycled content tonnage falls short of the tonnage of recycled postconsumer recovered paper needed to achieve the applicable minimum recycled content percentage as established in the statute
• A provision that allows the Department of Environmental Quality ((DEQ), formerly the Department of Environment and Natural Resources) to collect a fee for registration of persons transporting, collecting, or recycling used oil.

This section became effective October 22, 2015