Full text of Utah Utah Code § 59-24-103.5 — Radioactive waste disposal, processing, and recycling facility tax., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-24-103.5. Radioactive waste disposal, processing, and recycling facility tax.
There is imposed a tax on a radioactive waste facility, or a processing or recycling facility, as provided in this chapter.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection (3), the tax is equal to the sum of the following amounts:
(a)
12% of the gross receipts of a radioactive waste facility derived from the disposal of containerized class A waste;
(b)
10% of the gross receipts of a radioactive waste facility derived from the disposal of processed class A waste;
(c)
except as provided in Subsection (2)(e), 5% of the gross receipts of a radioactive waste facility derived from the disposal of uncontainerized, unprocessed class A waste from a governmental entity or an agent of a governmental entity:
(i)
pursuant to a contract entered into on or after April 30, 2001;
(ii)
pursuant to a contract substantially modified on or after April 30, 2001;
(iii)
pursuant to a contract renewed or extended on or after April 30, 2001; or
(iv)
not pursuant to a contract;
(d)
except as provided in Subsection (2)(e), 5% of the gross receipts of a radioactive waste facility derived from the disposal of uncontainerized, unprocessed class A waste received by the facility from an entity other than a governmental entity or an agent of a governmental entity;
(e)
.5% of the gross receipts of a radioactive waste facility derived from the disposal of uncontainerized, unprocessed class A waste received by the facility if the uncontainerized, unprocessed class A waste does not exceed 10% of the radioactive concentration limit for class A waste as defined in 10 C.F.R. Sec. 61.55;
(f)
5% of the gross receipts of a radioactive waste facility derived from the disposal of mixed waste, other than the mixed waste described in Subsection (2)(g), received from:
(i)
an entity other than a governmental entity or an agent of a governmental entity; or
(ii)
a governmental entity or an agent of a governmental entity:
(A)
pursuant to a contract entered into on or after April 30, 2005;
(B)
pursuant to a contract substantially modified on or after April 30, 2005;
(C)
pursuant to a contract renewed or extended on or after April 30, 2005; or
(D)
not pursuant to a contract;
(g)
10% of the gross receipts of a radioactive waste facility derived from the disposal of mixed waste:
(i)
(A)
received from an entity other than a governmental entity or an agent of a governmental entity; or
(B)
received from a governmental entity or an agent of a governmental entity:
(I)
pursuant to a contract entered into on or after April 30, 2005;
(II)
pursuant to a contract substantially modified on or after April 30, 2005;
(III)
pursuant to a contract renewed or extended on or after April 30, 2005; or
(IV)
not pursuant to a contract; and
(ii)
that contains a higher radionuclide concentration level than the mixed waste received by any radioactive waste facility in the state before April 1, 2004;
(h)
10 cents per cubic foot of alternate feed material received at a radioactive waste facility for disposal or reprocessing; and
(i)
10 cents per cubic foot of byproduct material received at a radioactive waste facility for disposal.
(3)
The tax is equal to 16.67% of the gross receipts of a radioactive waste facility derived from the disposal of radioactive waste received from a generator that ships to the radioactive waste facility for the first time between June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2028.
(4)
For purposes of the tax imposed by this section, a fraction of a cubic foot is considered to be a full cubic foot.
(5)
Except as provided in Subsections (2)(f) and (g), the tax imposed by this section does not apply to radioactive waste containing material classified as hazardous waste under 40 C.F.R. Part 261.
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