SB 5608 - DIGEST

     Provides that agreements by a county or city with private parties for landfill disposal at a privately operated landfill shall specify that the compensation to the private parties may not exceed the actual cost of operations.

     Allows the actual cost to include a reasonable return, determined by the return on investment method or the operating ratio method.

     Declares that the determination of the compensation level by the county is subject to judicial review under the review provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW related to adjudicative proceedings involving rate making.