Mississippi Senate Bill 2732 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 17-17-227, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Solid Waste Management Plan Shall Include Any Proposed New Solid Waste Facility If The New Facility Is Located Within One Mile Of An Existing Permitted Solid Waste Facility, Unless A Referendum Election Has Been Conducted And Approved; To Amend Section 17-17-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Facility Permit, Grant Or Loan May Not Be Issued By Any Agency Of The State For Any New Solid Waste Facility If The New Facility Is Located Within One Mile Of An Existing Permitted Solid Waste Facility, Unless A Referendum Election Has Been Conducted And Approved; To Create New Section 17-17-237, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Referendum Process; And For Related Purposes.

Solid waste; prohibit new solid waste facility if within 1 mile of an existing permitted facility, unless a referendum is held.

Sen. John Horhn [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	Senate	Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2732.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2732IN.htm