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1999 SESSION

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HB 2555 Caps on landfill disposal.

Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Caps on landfill disposal. Caps the amount of municipal solid waste that may be disposed of in a landfill at 2,000 tons per day, or the actual amount disposed of in 1998, whichever is greater. An alternative cap calculation method is provided for landfills that have not been operating for a sufficient length of time to provide an equitable cap. The Waste Management Board may allow additional disposal at a facility after considering certain factors and after a public hearing has been held. Waste mined from a substandard landfill for re-disposal in a proper landfill is not to count against the cap. The provisions do not allow for any increased disposal activity above levels that may be set by any other means. Additional requirements are placed on the DEQ Director before he can issue a permit for a new municipal solid waste landfill. This bill is identical to SB 1201.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Caps on landfill disposal. Caps the amount of municipal solid waste that may be disposed of in a landfill at 2,000 tons per day, or the actual amount disposed of in 1998, whichever is greater. An alternative cap calculation method is provided for new landfills operating for only a portion of 1998. The Waste Management Board may allow additional disposal at a facility after considering certain factors and after a public hearing has been held. Waste mined from a substandard landfill for re-disposal in a proper landfill is not to count against the cap. Additional requirements are placed on the DEQ director before he can issue a permit for a new municipal solid waste landfill. The provisions do not allow for any increased disposal activity above levels that may be set by any other means.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Caps on landfill disposal. Caps the amount of municipal solid waste that may be disposed of in a landfill at 2,000 tons per day or the documented average actual amount disposed of in 1998, whichever is greater. The Virginia Waste Management Board may allow additional disposal at a facility after considering certain factors and after a public hearing has been held. The provisions do not allow for any increased disposal activity above levels that may be set by any other state or local permits, regulations, ordinances, agreements, contracts or other instruments related to particular facilities or localities.