§ 8-6-605 - Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund.
8-6-605. Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund.
(a) (1) A Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund is hereby established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
(2) The fund shall be administered by the department, which shall authorize grants and administrative expenditures from the fund according to the provisions of this subchapter.
(3) In addition to all moneys appropriated by the General Assembly to the fund, there shall be deposited in the fund all landfill disposal fees collected pursuant to 8-6-606 and 8-6-607, all moneys reimbursed to the department pursuant to 8-6-610, federal government moneys designated to enter the fund, any moneys received by the state as a gift or donation to the fund, and all interest earned upon money deposited in the fund.
(4) No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the moneys received annually into the fund shall be used by the department for the administration of a solid waste management and recycling program and for solid waste management compliance and enforcement activities at landfills and open dumps.
(b) There shall also be deposited into the fund all landfill disposal fees collected under 8-6-612 to be used exclusively for computer and electronic equipment recycling activities as authorized in 8-6-613.