Arizona § 49-931 - Hazardous waste fees; definitions

§ 49-931. Hazardous waste fees; definitions

A. The following fees apply:

1. A person that generates hazardous waste that is shipped off site shall pay a fee for each ton of waste generated. The department shall establish by rule a fee for the generation of hazardous waste that is shipped off site, including a maximum fee.  Hazardous waste that is shipped off site to a facility that is in this state and that is owned or operated by the same person that generates the waste is exempt from the fees in this paragraph.

2. An owner or operator of a facility that disposes of hazardous waste shall pay a fee for each ton of waste disposed. The department shall establish by rule a fee for an owner or operator of a facility that disposes of hazardous waste, including a maximum fee. Hazardous waste that is disposed at a facility that is owned or operated by the same person that generates the waste is exempt from the fee in this paragraph.

3. A person that generates hazardous waste that is retained on site for disposal or that is shipped off site for disposal to a facility that is owned or operated by that generator shall pay a fee for each ton of hazardous waste delivered to the disposal facility. The department shall establish by rule a fee for each ton of hazardous waste delivered to the disposal facility, including a maximum fee.

B. Each operator or person that is required to pay a fee as prescribed by this section shall make the fee payment as determined by the department.

C. The department shall collect all fees due under this section and shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, those fees in the hazardous waste management fund established by section 49-927. Each fee payment shall be accompanied by a form furnished by the department and completed by the operator or person. The form shall state the total volume or weight of hazardous waste generated or disposed at that facility during the payment period and shall provide any other information deemed necessary by the department. The operator or person shall sign the form.

D. If an operator or person fails to pay the fee prescribed by this section, the operator or person is additionally liable for interest on the unpaid amount at the rate prescribed by section 44-1201.

E. State agencies, including state universities, are not exempt from the fees prescribed by this section.

F. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Generates" means the act or process of producing hazardous waste and includes importing hazardous waste into this state for disposal.

2. "Off site" means any transportation that is not on site as defined in section 49-851.

3. "Person" means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation, including a government corporation, partnership, association, state, municipality, commission, political subdivision of this state, interstate body or federal facility.