(a) The base rate for the hazardous wastes specified in Section 25174.6 which are disposed of or submitted for disposal in the state is eighty-five dollars and twenty-four cents ($85.24) per ton for disposal of hazardous waste to land.
(b) The base rate specified in subdivision (a) is the base rate for the period of January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997. Beginning with calendar year 1998, and for each year thereafter, the State Board of Equalization shall adjust the base rate annually to reflect increases or decreases in the cost of living during the prior fiscal year, as measured by the Consumer Price Index issued by the Department of Industrial Relations or a successor agency.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2001.
(Repealed (Jan. 1, 1998) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 870, Sec. 11.5. Effective January 1, 1998. Added section operative January 1, 2001, by its own provisions and by Sec. 54 (subd. (c)) of Ch. 870.)