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CS/SB 1110 — Grease Waste Removal and Disposal
by Appropriations Committee and Senator Rouson
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Environment and Natural Resources Committee (EN)
The bill creates regulations for grease waste removal and disposal and defines related terms. The bill requires a service manifest to provide certain information, including which entity must sign it and when.
The bill requires haulers to dispose of grease waste at a disposal facility and prevents them from returning grease waste or graywater to a grease interceptor or trap. The bill provides for compliance inspections. The bill also contains penalties for failure to provide or retain a service manifest, failure to clean a grease interceptor or grease trap, and unlawful disposal of grease.
The bill authorizes a local government to receive reports of violations and to collect fines and impose license actions. The bill does not prohibit a local government from adopting or enforcing an ordinance or rule to regulate the removal and disposal of grease waste which is more strict or extensive than what the bill provides. The bill permits fiscally constrained counties and small counties to opt out of the bill’s requirements.
The bill directs the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules to implement the new regulations in the bill.
If approved by the Governor, these provisions take effect July 1, 2022.
Vote: Senate 38-0; House 117-0