Municipal Solid Waste Facility Operator Financial Responsibility; Penalties.

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35-11-532. Municipal solid waste facility operator financial responsibility; penalties.

(a) Municipal solid waste facility operators shall ensure continued revenue or funding streams sufficient to provide for all foreseeable costs of the facility, including but not limited to the full costs of:

(i) Operations;

(ii) Monitoring;

(iii) Recycling, composting and other diversion activities;

(iv) Closure; and

(v) Post-closure activities.

(b) On or before January 1, 2014 and at least once every four (4) years thereafter, municipal solid waste facility operators shall submit to the department written documentation demonstrating compliance with subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Municipal solid waste facility operators shall employ accounting principles pursuant to the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act, W.S. 16-4-101 through 16-4-125, which recognize liabilities associated with:

(i) Closure and post-closure costs; and

(ii) The long-term cost of waste disposal compared to recycling, composting or other diversion activities.

(d) Compliance with this section shall be a prerequisite for eligibility for any state grant and loan program available to a municipal solid waste facility and state funding for solid waste landfill monitoring and remediation.


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