§ 7130.315. Fees, rates and surcharges
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and Safety
35 P.S. § 7130.315
§ 7130.315. Fees, rates and surcharges
(b) Approval of rates charged by operators.--The department shall require that all proposed rates charged by the operator for the disposal of low-level waste in the regional facility be submitted to the department prior to their implementation. The department shall determine if the rates are consistent with the fee structure established in the contract entered into under section 306(d)1 and may require the operator to modify the proposed rates if the department determines that they are not consistent with the fee structure established in the contract entered into under section 306(d). The rates shall be based on actual disposal cost and waste classification. Rates shall be adequate to assure protection of public health and safety and the environment, the retirement of facility debt plus an adequate return on capital invested and future site closure, and stabilization and decommissioning expenses.
(ii) A continuing surcharge imposed to be adequate to support the Commonwealth's expenses related to this act and the compact, including, but not limited to, the surveillance of packages, inspection, decontamination, decommissioning and postclosure maintenance of the regional facility, recordkeeping systems and such other activities as the department finds necessary to ensure the safe operation of the regional facility.
(iii) A surcharge imposed to be adequate to fund the Long-Term Care Account as provided in section 313.2
(d) Host and affected municipality benefits.--The department shall review and approve all surcharges for host and affected municipality benefits as provided in section 318.3
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1988, Feb. 9, P.L. 31, No. 12, § 315, imd. effective.
35 P.S. § 7130.315, PA ST 35 P.S. § 7130.315
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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