(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 | 1992 | 9 | 1991 emissions |
18 | 1993 | 18 | 1992 emissions |
19 | 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 | 2008 | 27 | 2006 emissions |
30 | 2009 | 27 | 2007 emissions |
43 | 2012 | 43 | 2011 emissions |
48 | 2014 | 48 | 2013 emissions |
(C) Maximum amount subject to emissions fee. Each stationary air pollution source shall be assessed the emissions fee on no more than 4,000 tons per year of each regulated pollutant it emits.
(D) Exemption for units subject to § 404 provisions of the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990. No fee will be charged until the year 2000 with respect to emissions from any unit which is classified as "an affected unit" under § 404 of the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990, entitled "Phase I Sulfur Dioxide Requirements."
(Ord. 2002-01, passed 2-11-02; Am. Ord. 2017-02, passed 2-13-17)