Solid waste management facility; permit for landfill with capacity of more than 35 million tons.

Solid waste management facility; permit forlandfill with capacity of more than 35 million tons. Prohibitsthe Virginia Waste Management Board from issuing (i) a permit fora new solid waste management facility or (ii) an amendment to a permitallowing the expansion of a facility or an increase in capacity,where such permit or amendment is likely to result in the creationof a landfill whose capacity exceeds 35 million tons. For the Boardto issue such a permit or amendment, the bill requires the Directorof the Department of Environmental Quality to determine that theamount of capacity in excess of 35 million tons will serve a public interest that outweighs any additional harms to human health andsafety and the environment caused by such capacity in excess of 35million tons.