Relating to: retention of environmental repair fees by certain municipal solid waste facilities. (FE)

SB 599 allows municipal solid waste facilities that received loans under Wisconsin's clean water fund program (s. 281.58) to retain a portion of environmental repair fees collected from waste generators. Specifically, these facilities may keep fees equal to the total principal and interest owed on their loan while the loan remains in repayment. This provision modifies existing fee collection rules (statute 289.67) by creating an exception for facilities using clean water fund loans. The change directly affects municipal waste facilities that have borrowed for wastewater infrastructure, enabling them to offset loan repayment costs through retained fees. The bill does not alter general fee collection requirements for other facilities.