DEC seeks proposals for a Solid Waste Franchise Fee Reviewer that can complete the following deliverables: 1. Facilitate the collection of state solid waste franchise tax through solid waste facility and hauler communication and business record confirmations. The Reviewer will be provided with a list of solid waste facilities and haulers that currently pay the franchise fee and that, at a minimum, the Reviewer must check hauler and facility records to evaluate franchise fee compliance. In addition, the Reviewer must check records of nearby out of state facilities to verify the franchise fee is paid for Vermont generated waste. 2. Conduct a minimum of eighty-five (85) in-person record checks per year. a. Conduct quarterly reviews of state solid waste facility reports and state franchise fee reports, to identify any discrepancies. Track waste that is processed/disposed by waste receiving facilities. b. The Reviewer shall place emphasis on border areas of the state to ensure franchise fee is being paid for out of state disposal. 3. Notify the DEC Solid Waste Program of any unpermitted haulers and trucks without hauler transporter permits on an ongoing basis. In addition, conduct quarterly reviews and comparisons of recent record checks with the state hauler database to further identify unlicensed haulers. 4. Maintain a database of all known waste transfer stations, incinerators, landfills that are out-of-state and receive Vermont waste, and the haulers using the facility for Vermont waste. Follow up to confirm that hauler reports of demolition debris or other waste “recycled out of state” or “beneficially used” in an out of state landfill was actually recycled or beneficially used and not disposed.
