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Ohio Senate approves bill to tighten rules on out-of-state construction and demolition waste and allow county withdrawal from joint districts
Summary
Senate Bill 147 passed the Ohio Senate 33–0 on April 8, creating a process for counties to withdraw from multi-county solid-waste districts and allowing a permissive tax on construction-and-demolition debris with revenue options for county health oversight.
The Ohio Senate on April 8 passed Amended Senate Bill 147, a measure that changes the state’s rules on solid waste and construction-and-demolition (C&D) debris and establishes a statutory process for a county to withdraw from a multi-county solid waste management district. The bill passed by roll call, 33–0.
Sponsor Senator Reineke described three principal components: (1) a defined procedure for a county’s withdrawal from a multi-county solid-waste district, (2) authorization to apply an existing permissive tax to construction-and-demolition debris (a primary component of out-of-state waste entering Ohio), and (3) allocation options for those funds to county health districts for oversight and mitigation of impacts such as odors and water concerns. Reineke said rising volumes of out-of-state trash have created oversight and community concerns, and the bill provides additional local control and revenue tools.
Supporters on the floor, including Senator Hicks-Hudson and Senator Craig, spoke in favor of the measure, citing local-government prerogatives and the costs and environmental impacts of hosting out-of-state waste. "We are becoming the trash receptacle for the nation because of plain and simple economics," Reineke said during floor remarks.
The bill passed unanimously. Senators agreed the measure would allow local officials more authority to address community impacts from landfills and freight traffic linked to waste disposal. The transcript does not list an appropriation or detailed fiscal note in floor remarks; implementation details and any local tax adoption processes would follow the statute.
