EPA-COMPOSTING-RECYCLING-REUSE
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides 3 additional exceptions to the definition of "pollution control facility" under the Act, as follows: (i) the portion of a site or facility, that has no more than 10,000 cubic yards of specified materials or that has no more than 30,000 cubic yards of material if the compost facility is part of a required Waste Management Plan that has been developed in accordance with the standards of the Livestock Management Facilities Act; (ii) the portion of a site or facility that has no more than 5,000 cubic yards of specified materials, that uses certain wastes including food waste and landscape waste and meets certain location criteria; and (iii) the portion of a site or facility used for a recycling, reclamation, or reuse operation subject to certain permitting requirements of the Act. Defines "food waste". Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2007
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
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4
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Committee
1
Jan 13, 2009
Senate · Failed
Session Sine Die
Jan 31, 2007
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Pamela J. Althoff
RRepublican
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