(1) Except as provided in ORS 459A.115, the fees established by the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 459A.110 shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to an account of the Department of Environmental Quality. Such moneys are continuously appropriated to the department to carry out the purposes set forth in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The fees collected under ORS 459A.110 shall be used only for the following purposes:
(a) Implementation of the provisions of ORS 459.411 to 459.417.
(b) Department of Environmental Quality programs to promote and enhance waste reduction and recycling statewide, including data collection, performance measurement, education and promotion, market development and demonstration projects.
(c) Department of Environmental Quality activities for ground water monitoring and enforcement of ground water protection standards at disposal sites that receive domestic solid waste.
(d) Solid waste planning activities by counties and the metropolitan service district, as approved by the department, including planning for special waste disposal, planning for closure of solid waste disposal sites, capacity planning for domestic solid waste and regional solid waste planning.
(e) Grants to local government units for recycling and solid waste planning activities.
(f) Payment of administrative costs incurred by the department in accomplishing the purposes set forth in this section. The amount allocated under this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of the fees generated under ORS 459A.110. [Formerly 459.295; 1993 c.560 §89; 1999 c.59 §130]
SPECIFIC RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS
(Electronic Devices)
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