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Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners
Agenda Request
To: Board of Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
From: Monte Reinders, Public Works Director
Agenda Date: February 6, 2017
Subject: Letters of Support to our State Legislative Delegation
Funding of Coordination Prevention Grant (CPG)
Stable Funding of the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA)
Statement of Issue: Funding is cut in the Governor's budget for the CPG to only ten
million dollars, down by about five million from 2015 for this biannual program. To
compound the issue, the ten million dollar appropriation is dependent on the passage
of a surcharge of the hazardous substance tax. It appears if the surcharge does not
pass, the program has no funding.
Analysis/Strategic Goals/Pro's and Con's: The Governor's funding levels will reduce
Jefferson County solid waste education by one third annually and shift more solid
waste recycling funding to the tipping fee. Letters of support ask legislators to fully
fund the requested amount with regular MTCA funds, as this important program needs
full and consistent funding not based on a surcharge.
The Jefferson County Solid Waste Management Plan and the Solid Waste Advisory
Committee recommend expansion of Solid Waste education to reduce toxic waste,
increase recycling and effectively reduce solid waste disposal costs.
Fiscal Impact/Cost Benefit Analysis: The current budget would cut our Solid Waste
funding by approximately $5,000/yr and Health Department solid waste education by
$13,000/yr. for the next two years. If the surcharge does not pass, the loss to Solid
Waste recycling funding could be near $27,000/yr, Education loss of $40,000/yr and
significant loss to Health Department enforcement program funding.
Recommendation: Public Works recommends Letters of Support for full funding of
CPG and stable funding of MTCA in the 2017 State budget.
Department Contact: Tom Boatman, Solid Waste Manager: 385-9213
Department of Public Works
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Date
February 6, 2017
The Honorable Kevin Van De Wege
212 John A Cherberg Building
PO Box 40424
Olympia, WA 98504
RE, Model Toxics Control Act
Dear Representative De Wege,
Jefferson County will be greatly affected by the cuts to the household hazardous waste grant program that funds
programs here at our solid waste facilities, recycling and local public health jurisdictions
Counties are unplementers of many of the hazardous waste reduction and prevention programs that are
underpinnings of the hazardous substance tax, collected for the Model Toxics Control Account (MTCA)
Jefferson County solid waste and recycling facilities are the front line in keeping household hazardous waste out
of the landfills and pollution streams We are being squeezed on all sides with increasing regulation such as the
new draft of the solid waste rule (WAC 350) and most importantly, funding for these state programs is being cut
again in the Governor's proposed budget
The program is called Coordinated Prevention Grants, or CPG for short The name doesn't really tell you what it
does, but it helps fund our solid waste education, recycling and HHW programs
Historically the funding has been a little over $28 million dollars, last biennia it was cut to $15 million and this
biennia, it is proposed to be cut to only $10 million dollars state wide
To compound the issue, the $10 million dollar appropriation is dependent on the passage of a surcharge to the
hazardous substance tax It appears if the surcharge does not pass, the program has no funding
Please fund CPG in full with regular MTCA funds, as this important program needs consistent fundmg not based
on a surcharge Program funding is a direct link to the reduction of waste as the hazardous substance tax initiative
originally intended
This program is a long standing, ongoing local program that is one of the original goals of the hazardous
substance tax initiative With the history of success, this program could easily and efficiently be funded in a
direct distribution and remove the need for extra administration at the Department of Ecology
This has been successfully done previously with certain historic funding through the Department of Health to
local health Jurisdictions It was changed to a direct distribution and has moved seamlessly since
Thank you for your attention to this matter, staff stand ready to assist you in any way needed
Sincerely,
Kathleen Kler, Chair David Sullivan, Member Kate Dean, Member
February 6, 2017
The Honorable Mike Chapman
132B Legislative Building
PO Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504
RE, Model Toxics Control Act
Dear Representative Chapman,
Jefferson County will be greatly affected by the cuts to the household hazardous waste grant program that funds
programs here at our solid waste facilities, recycling and local public health jurisdictions
Counties are implementers of many of the hazardous waste reduction and prevention programs that are
underpinnings of the hazardous substance tax, collected for the Model Toxics Control Account (MTCA)
Jefferson County solid waste and recycling facilities are the front line in keeping household hazardous waste out
of the landfills and pollution streams We are being squeezed on all sides with increasing regulation such as the
new draft of the solid waste rule (WAC 350) and most importantly, fundmg for these state programs is being cut
again in the Governor's proposed budget
The program is called Coordinated Prevention Grants, or CPG for short The name doesn't really tell you what it
does, but it helps fund our solid waste education, recycling and HHW programs
Historically the funding has been a little over $28 million dollars, last biennia it was cut to $15 million and this
biennia, it is proposed to be cut to only $10 million dollars state wide
To compound the issue, the $10 million dollar appropriation is dependent on the passage of a surcharge to the
hazardous substance tax It appears if the surcharge does not pass, the program has no funding
Please fund CPG in full with regular MTCA funds, as this important program needs consistent funding not based
on a surcharge Program funding is a direct link to the reduction of waste as the hazardous substance tax initiative
originally intended
This program is a long standing, ongoing local program that is one of the original goals of the hazardous
substance tax initiative With the history of success, this program could easily and efficiently be funded in a
direct distribution and remove the need for extra administration at the Department of Ecology
This has been successfully done previously with certain historic funding through the Department of Health to
local health junsdictions It was changed to a direct distribution and has moved seamlessly since
Thank you for your attention to this matter, staff stand ready to assist you in any way needed
Sincerely,
Kathleen Kler, Chair David Sullivan, Member Kate Dean, Member
February 6, 2017
The Honorable Steve Tharuiger
314 John L O'Brien Building
PO Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504
RE, Model Toxics Control Act
Dear Representative Tharmger,
Jefferson County will be greatly affected by the cuts to the household hazardous waste grant program that funds
programs here at our solid waste facilities, recycling and local public health jurisdictions
Counties are implementers of many of the hazardous waste reduction and prevention programs that are
underpinnings of the hazardous substance tax, collected for the Model Toxics Control Account (MTCA)
Jefferson County solid waste and recycling facilities are the front line in keeping household hazardous waste out
of the landfills and pollution streams We are being squeezed on all sides with increasing regulation such as the
new draft of the solid waste rule (WAC 350) and most importantly, funding for these state programs is being cut
again in the Governor's proposed budget
The program is called Coordinated Prevention Grants, or CPG for short The name doesn't really tell you what it
does, but it helps fund our solid waste education, recycling and HHW programs
Historically the funding has been a little over $28 million dollars, last biennia it was cut to $15 million and this
biennia, it is proposed to be cut to only $10 million dollars state wide
To compound the issue, the $10 million dollar appropriation is dependent on the passage of a surcharge to the
hazardous substance tax It appears if the surcharge does not pass, the program has no funding
Please fund CPG in full with regular MTCA funds, as this important program needs consistent funding not based
on a surcharge Program funding is a direct link to the reduction of waste as the hazardous substance tax initiative
originally intended
This program is a long standing, ongoing local program that is one of the original goals of the hazardous
substance tax initiative With the history of success, this program could easily and efficiently be funded in a
direct distribution and remove the need for extra administration at the Department of Ecology
This has been successfully done previously with certain historic fundmg through the Department of Health to
local health jurisdictions It was changed to a direct distribution and has moved seamlessly since
Thank you for your attention to this matter, staff stand ready to assist you in any way needed
Sincerely,
Kathleen Kler, Chair David Sullivan, Member Kate Dean, Member