(A) Emissions fee. A fee shall be collected annually from each stationary air pollution source which emits more than one ton of actual emissions annually of a regulated pollutant as defined herein, called the EMISSIONS FEE, which shall equal the amount determined by the requirements set forth as follows: $48 per ton of actual emissions emitted during calendar year 2013 to be collected beginning in 2015 and for successive years until such time as the Aldermen approve a further increase or decrease, not including fugitive emissions and actual excess emissions that are the result of process malfunctions and facility start-up and shutdown determined by the Health Department to be in compliance with the air pollution code sections that excuse these emissions from enforcement of each regulated pollutant as defined in § 502(b)(3)(B)(ii) of the Federal Clean Air Amendments of 1990.
(B) This is the effective emissions fee rate (after adjustment for carryover overage) approved by the town:
Approved Rate ($) | Adopted In | Effective Rate ($) | Applicable To |
Approved Rate ($) | Adopted In | Effective Rate ($) | Applicable To |
$9.00 | 1992 | $9.00 | 1991 emissions |
$18.00 | 1993 | $18.00 | 1992 emissions |
$19.00 | 1994 | $17.10 | 1993 emissions |
$29.65 | 1995 | $29.65 | 1994 emissions |
- | - | $29.65 | 1995 emissions |
- | - | $29.65 | 1996 emissions |
$29.65 | 1998 | $29.65 | 1997 emissions |
$29.65 | 1999 | $29.65 | 1998 emissions |
$29.65 | 2001 | $29.65 | 1999 emissions |
$29.65 | 2001 | $29.65 | 2000 emissions |
$29.65 | 2003 | $29.65 | 2002 emissions |
$29.65 | 2004 | $26.68 | 2003 emissions |
$30.63 | 2005 | $27.57 | 2004 emissions |
$31.67 | 2006 | $28.50 | 2005 emissions |
$30.00 | 2008 | $27.00 | 2006 emissions |
$30.00 | 2009 | $27.00 | 2007 emissions |
$43.00 | 2012 | $43.00 | 2011 emissions |
$48.00 | 2014 | $48.00 | 2013 emissions |
$48.00 | 2015 | $48.00 | 2014 emissions |
$53.00 | 2017 | $53.00 | 2016 emissions |
$69.00 | 2022 | $69.00 | 2021 emissions |
(Ord. 2002-01, passed 2-11-02; Am. Ord. 2017-02, passed 2-13-17; Am. Ord. 2023-04, passed 3-27-23)