Bill Description: Senate Bill 1073 would clarify that a city's waste collection contract does not prevent a private contract for temporary waste collection by another service provider. 

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NOTE: The House Amendment to Senate Bill 1073 made the bill less effective. The analysis has been updated but the rating has not changed.

Does it give government any new, additional, or expanded power to prohibit, restrict, or regulate activities in the free market? Conversely, does it eliminate or reduce government intervention in the market?

Senate Bill 1073, as amended in the House, would amend Section 50-344, Idaho Code, to clarify that "notwithstanding any city contract or franchise for solid waste collection to the contrary, any person may contract with a solid waste collection provider of the person's choosing for the use of solid waste collection containers that are temporary and project-specific, as defined by city ordinance."

The original bill would have more explicitly made it so an individual or business would not be bound by the terms of a city's waste collection contract when doing a project within the borders of a city.

The reference to "defined by city ordinance," added by the House amendment, would give cities the ability to use ordinances to restrict the allowance provided by this bill.

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