Bill Text: GA SB110 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Waste Management; restrictions on municipal solid waste landfill sites within significant ground-water recharge areas; provisions

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-29 - Senate Conference Committee Appointed [SB110 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB110-Introduced.html

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11 LC 25 5764

Senate Bill 110

By: Senators Murphy of the 27th, Bulloch of the 11th, Miller of the 49th, Gooch of the 51st, Rogers of the 21st and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 12-8-25.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to further restrictions on municipal solid waste landfill sites within significant ground-water recharge areas or near military air space used as a bombing range and untreated municipal sewage sludge, so as to repeal certain provisions relating to restrictions on municipal solid waste landfill sites within significant ground-water recharge areas; to eliminate a reference to such provisions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 12-8-25.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to further restrictions on municipal solid waste landfill sites within significant ground-water recharge areas or near military air space used as a bombing range and untreated municipal sewage sludge, is amended by repealing and reserving subsection (a).

SECTION 2.

Said Code section is further amended by revising subsection (b) as follows:

"(b) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section, in the case of a regional municipal solid waste landfill where any part of such site is within any area that has been designated by the director as a significant ground-water recharge area, no permit shall be issued for such regional landfill unless the boundaries of the counties or special districts empowered to engage in solid waste management activities are contiguous and such counties or special districts have entered into a joint contract for the collection and disposal of solid waste."

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.