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§ 179-34 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE
§ 179-37
B. Reports containing the information required in this section shall be compiled and
delivered to the Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Solid Waste Management on
an annual basis. Reports shall be filed with the Deputy Commissioner no later than
January 31 of the subsequent year of filing.
C. A collection vehicle permit must be obtained by each waste hauler annually for each and
every collection vehicle operating in Broome County. To obtain a collection vehicle
permit, a hauler must certify that it will not deliver any solid waste that is generated
outside of Broome County or any household hazardous waste, liquid waste, sewage or
sludge or any other unacceptable material banned by state regulations or county law to a
county solid waste management facility not designated to accept it.
D. Waste haulers shall display a permit sticker on each and every collection vehicle and any
other identification as may be required by the Deputy Commissioner.
E. Each waste hauler shall retain for no less than five years the records and documents
required pursuant to this article and shall make such documents available upon the
request of the Deputy Commissioner or law enforcement officers.
§ 179-35. Acceptance of source-separated materials by county facilities; tipping fee.
[Amended 9-20-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
Upon payment of any tipping fee imposed by the County, the County shall accept any
materials source-separated pursuant to this article at a designated solid waste management
facility or through special collections, including but not limited to household hazardous
wastes. The tipping fee imposed shall be $38.80 per ton, adjusted annually based on the
Consumer Price Index for the Northeast; provided, however, that the tipping fee shall be
waived for participating haulers.
§ 179-36. Severability.
If any section, subsection, phrase, sentence or portion of this article is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional or found to be illegal by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such hold shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion hereof.
§ 179-37. Priority.
Pursuant to Section 1 of Chapter 675 of the Laws of 1982 of the state, this article takes
precedence over and shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of any local law enacted by
any municipality within the county.
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