(a) A county implementing a collection program pursuant to this article shall charge a fee to eligible participants to cover the county’s costs of implementing the program, including, but not limited to, the costs of collecting, handling, transporting, treating, recycling, and disposing of the wastes. The county shall transfer 10 percent of the fees that are collected pursuant to this subdivision to the department, within 60 days from the date of collection, for deposit in the Hazardous Waste Control Account, for expenditure by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of implementing this article.
(b) A county implementing a collection program pursuant to this article may also charge a fee to eligible participants to cover registration fees, administrative costs, and overhead expenses.
(Added by renumbering Section 25207.9 by Stats. 1993, Ch. 989, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1994.)