Incentives.

1. A solid waste planning or service area designated as an environmental management system pursuant to section 455J.7 shall qualify for all of the following: a. An exemption from solid waste reduction goals imposed on solid waste planning or service areas pursuant to section 455D.3 . b. A reduced tonnage fee of three dollars and sixty-five cents per ton, to be imposed as provided in section 455B.310 , notwithstanding section 455B.310, subsection 2 , of which two dollars and ten cents shall be remitted to the department. c. Financial assistance as approved by the commission pursuant to section 455J.7 . 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to the incentives in subsection 1 , a solid waste planning or service area designated as an environmental management system is exempt from filing its comprehensive plan. 2008 Acts, ch 1109, §8 ; 2017 Acts, ch 45, §8 Referred to in §455B.310