- (a) All waste assessment fees and service fees collected on behalf of and/or owed to the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District shall be paid to the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District quarterly.
(b)
- (1) Fees shall be based upon solid waste amounts collected or transported during the previous calendar quarter and shall be calculated based upon actual and complete collection records pursuant to the provisions of this subpart.
- (2) Fees for a newly permitted facility or fees for a new hauler shall begin at the onset of operation.
(c) Payment dates:
- (1) For all wastes handled during the months of January – March, payment will be due by April 15;
- (2) For all wastes handled during the months of April – June, payment will be due by July 15;
- (3) For all wastes handled during the months of July – September, payment will be due by October 15; and
- (4) For all wastes handled during the months of October – December, payment will be due by January 15.
(d) Waste assessment fees collected on all waste that is generated or collected within the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District and transported outside of the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District to a disposal facility located within the State of Arkansas shall be submitted to the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District as follows:
(1) If the receiving district has legally established by board rule the collection of a waste assessment fee and:
- (A) An interlocal agreement between the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District and the receiving district has been established, the receiving disposal facility shall:
(i) Divide the fees collected on waste received from Benton County between the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District and the receiving district as outlined in the interlocal agreement between the two (2) districts; and
(ii) Submit the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District’s portion of the fees to the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District and submit the receiving district’s portion of the fees to the receiving district; or
(B) No interlocal agreement exists between the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District and the receiving district, the receiving disposal facility shall:
- (i) Divide the fees collected on waste received from Benton County evenly between the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District and the receiving district; and
- (ii) Submit the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District’s portion of the fees to the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District and submit the receiving district’s portion of the fees to the receiving district; or
- (2) If the receiving district has not legally established by board rule the collection of a waste assessment fee, the receiving disposal facility shall pay all of the waste assessment fees to the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District on waste received by the facility that was generated or collected within the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District.