D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 21, § 720

Fees

Effective Nov 13, 2021Authority: Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Act of 2021, effective November 13, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-45; 68 DCR 010163 (October 1, 2021)). Source: Regulation No. 71-21, approved June 29, 1971, published at 18 DCR 16 (July 12, 1971); 8 DCRR §8-3:606(e); as amended by § 501 of the Revenue Act for Fiscal Year 1978, effective April 19, 1977 (D.C Law 1-124; 23 DCR 6336, 6376 (February 18, 1977)); as amended by § 2(h) of the District of Columbia Solid Waste Disposal Fee Act of 1982, effective August 14, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-135; 29 DCR 2751 (July 2, 1982)); as amended by § 2 of the District of Columbia Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1989, effective July 25, 2019 (D.C. Law 8-16; 36 DCR 4155 (June 9, 1989)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 4238, 4240 (June 29, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 39DCR 6346 (August 28, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 10959 (December 16, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 7233 (September 1, 2006); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 9040 (September 14, 2007) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 9563 (October 5, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 8346 (August 1, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6179 (August 7, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 6998 (August 6, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 8273 (September 23, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9846 (November 18, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 4833 (March 29, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 13703 (October 18, 2019); as amended by the Waste Disposal Fees Regulation Amendment Act of 2020, effective December 3, 2020 (D.C. Law 23-149; 67 DCR 010493 (September 4, 2020)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 5894 (June 4, 2021); as amended by Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Act of 2021, effective November 13, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-45; 68 DCR 010163 (October 1, 2021)).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary

720

720.1 The fees for licensing shall be determined by the Mayor.720.2 Each business and each vehicle shall be separately licensed.720.3 The Mayor shall determine the fee to be paid to deposit each ton of solid waste at a waste-handling facility.720.4 The fee shall be paid by each licensed solid waste collector and other solid waste disposers unless, upon written application, the Mayor waives the fee of a solid waste disposer.720.5 Beginning on September 25, 2011, the applicable fee for the disposal of construction and demolition debris at the waste-handling facilities shall be seventy-one dollars (\$71) for each ton disposed; provided, that a minimum fee of thirty-five dollars and fifty cents (\$35.50) shall be imposed on each load weighing one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) or less.720.6 The applicable fees for the disposal of vehicle tires at the waste-handling facilities shall be one hundred six dollars and fifty-nine cents (\$106.59) for each ton disposed; Provided, that a fee of twenty-six dollars and sixty-four cents (\$26.64) shall be imposed on each load weighing five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) or less.720.7 The applicable fees for the disposal of commodities included in the District's solid waste reduction and recycling program at the waste-handling facilities shall be fifty-one dollars and fifty-nine cents (\$51.59) for each ton disposed; provided, that a minimum fee of twelve dollars and eighty-nine cents (\$12.89) shall be imposed on each load weighing five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) or less.720.8 Beginning on October 1, 2020, the applicable fee for the disposal of each ton of solid waste at the waste-handling facilities, excluding those wastes specified in §§ 720.5, 720.6, 720.7, 720.11, and 720.12, shall be seventy dollars and sixty-two cents (\$70.62) for each ton disposed; provided, that a minimum fee of thirty-five dollars and thirty-one cents (\$35.31) shall be imposed on each load weighing one thousand pounds (1,000 lb.) or less.720.9 The Solid Waste Diversion Surcharge shall be one dollar (\$ 1.00) for each ton of solid waste disposed of at the waste-handling facilities.720.10 [REPEALED]720.11 Beginning on April 1, 2013, the applicable fee for the disposal of recyclable food waste at the waste-handling facilities shall be sixty-two dollars and fifty-two cents

($62.52) for each ton disposed; provided, that a minimum fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-six cents ($31.26) shall be imposed on each load weighing one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) or less.

720.12 Beginning on June 1, 2021, the operational cost of processing contaminated recyclables shall be twelve dollars and twenty-five cents ($12.25) for each ton disposed, and the applicable fee for the disposal of each ton of contaminated recyclables shall be eighty-two dollars and eighty-seven cents ($82.87), provided that a minimum fee of forty-one dollars and forty-three cents ($41.43) shall be imposed on each load weighing one thousand pounds (1,000 lb.) or less.

SOURCE: Regulation No. 71-21, approved June 29, 1971, published at 18 DCR 16 (July 12, 1971); 8 DCRR §8-3:606(e); as amended by § 501 of the Revenue Act for Fiscal Year 1978, effective April 19, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-124; 23 DCR 6336, 6376 (February 18, 1977)); as amended by § 2(h) of the District of Columbia Solid Waste Disposal Fee Act of 1982, effective August 14, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-135; 29 DCR 2751 (July 2, 1982)); as amended by § 2 of the District of Columbia Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1989, effective July 25, 2019 (D.C. Law 8-16; 36 DCR 4155 (June 9, 1989)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 4238, 4240 (June 29, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 6346 (August 28, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 10959 (December 16, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 7233 (September 1, 2006); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 9040 (September 14, 2007) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 9563 (October 5, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 8346 (August 1, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6179 (August 7, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 6998 (August 6, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 8273 (September 23, 2011) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9846 (November 18, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 4833 (March 29, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 13703 (October 18, 2019); as amended by the Waste Disposal Fees Regulation Amendment Act of 2020, effective December 3, 2020 (D.C. Law 23-149; 67 DCR 010493 (September 4, 2020)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 5894 (June 4, 2021); as amended by Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Act of 2021, effective November 13, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-45; 68 DCR 010163 (October 1, 2021)).