Section 27-0925. Local assessments on hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities  


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  • 1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law  to  the  contrary,
      any  city  or  town  of this state, acting through its local legislative
      body, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend  local  laws
      imposing  in any such city or town an annual assessment of not more than
      four per centum of the gross receipts of any commercial hazardous  waste
      facility  which  is located in such city or town and may make provisions
      for the collection thereof.
        (b) In the event that a facility subject to local assessment  pursuant
      to  this subdivision is located in more than one city or town, the total
      annual assessment imposed shall not exceed four per centum of the  gross
      receipts.  The  maximum  portion  of  assessment revenues allowed to the
      cities or towns in such a situation shall be determined  by  multiplying
      the  maximum  total  of assessment liability which can be imposed on the
      facility by the ratio of the population of the assessing city or town to
      the total population of all the cities or towns in which the facility is
      located. Population shall be based on the most recent census.
        2. (a)  (1)  Notwithstanding  any  other  provisions  of  law  to  the
      contrary,  any  school  district of this state, acting through its local
      legislative  body,  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  adopt  a
      resolution  imposing in any such school district an annual assessment of
      not more than two per centum of the gross  receipts  of  any  commercial
      hazardous  waste  facility  which is located in such school district and
      may make provisions for the collection thereof.
        (2) Any school district whose boundaries are located within  the  town
      or  city in which a commercial hazardous waste facility is located shall
      be entitled to a proportionate share of the  annual  assessment  of  the
      gross receipts collected.
        (3) The annual assessment revenues shall be allowed and distributed to
      all  school  districts  located  in  the  town,  or  city  in  which the
      commercial hazardous waste facility  is  located.  The  distribution  of
      annual  assessment  revenues  among  the school districts located in the
      town or  city  where  the  facility  is  located  shall  be  done  on  a
      proportionate  basis,  based  upon the number of students of each school
      district residing in the town or city where the facility is located.
        (4) The distribution from the school district  collecting  the  annual
      assessment  revenue  to  any  other district entitled to a proportionate
      basis shall  be  made  within  sixty  days  of  receipt  of  the  annual
      assessment revenues.
        (b)  In the event that a facility subject to local assessment pursuant
      to this subdivision is located in more than  one  school  district,  the
      total  annual  assessment imposed shall not exceed two per centum of the
      gross receipts.
        3. The term "gross  receipts"  as  used  in  this  section  means  all
      receipts  from  the  provision  of  hazardous  waste management services
      attributable  to  a  particular  industrial  hazardous  waste  treatment
      storage and disposal facility without deduction therefor due to the cost
      of  materials  or  equipment  used,  labor  or  services or other costs,
      interest or discount paid or any  other  expense  whatsoever;  provided,
      however,  that as used in this section, gross receipts shall not include
      any amounts collected or paid pursuant to section 27-0923 of this title.
        4. An assessment imposed pursuant to this section shall be in addition
      to any and all other assessments, taxes, agreements or contracts.