115835 Fee for disposal of solid waste at District government transfer stations

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

The Director of the Department of Public Works, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 2(c) of the District of Columbia Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1989, effective July 15, 1989 (D.C. Law 8-16; 36 DCR 4155) (“Act”) and Mayor’s Order 2005-123, dated August 23, 2005, hereby gives notice of intent to adopt the following rules in not less than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register and after the earlier of either the completion of the forty-five (45) day period of Council review established by section 2(c) of the Act or the date upon which the Council adopts a resolution approving the proposed amendments.    These rules would amend Chapter 7, Title 21, of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.

 

Chapter 7 is amended as follows:

 

Section 719.3 is amended to read as follows: 

 

719.3   The solid waste disposal fee-setting formulas shall be based upon the District government’s expenses for solid waste disposal operations.  The Mayor shall take into account the costs of operating the disposal facilities, including the following:

 

            (a)        Maintenance and administrative costs;

 

            (b)        Engineering services;

 

            (c)        Debt retirement or debt reserves;

 

            (d)       Landfill replacement costs; and

 

            (e)        Other expenses attributable to operating the District government’s solid waste disposal facilities.

 

Comments on these proposed rules should be submitted, in writing, to Christine V. Davis, General Counsel, Department of Public Works, 2001 14^th St, N.W., 6^th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20009, within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Additional copies of these proposed rules are available from the above address.