Landfill expansion exception.

This bill (SF 35) allows certain landfill operators to expand their existing facilities onto adjacent land they owned as of July 1, 2019, without needing special permission (a "variance") from regulators. It directly affects landfill operators who owned contiguous land by that date and operate non-industrial landfills. To qualify, they must demonstrate that the expansion won’t harm public health or safety and cannot expand if the land borders a city, town, school, highway, or water well existing before July 1, 2019. The law took effect on July 1, 2019.