Georgia House Bill 435

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-21 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solid waste management generally, so as to revise limitations on permitting of landfills near significant ground-water recharge areas; to prohibit permitting of new landfills within 50 miles of existing landfills; to require demonstration of need for new landfills to the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for buffer areas around landfills; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Solid waste management; permitting of landfills near significant ground-water recharge areas; revise limitations

Rep. Tyler Smith [R]

Rep. Stacey Evans [D]

Rep. Gerald Greene [R]

Rep. David Jenkins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-21	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-16	House	House First Readers
2023-02-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64455
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214860