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Committee rejects bill requiring four‑year host-community reauthorization for landfill certificates of need
Summary
House Bill 1776 would have required host-community certificates of need for landfills to be revisited and reauthorized every four years; the bill drew opposition from Waste Management over permitting delays and was defeated in committee.
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee debated House Bill 1776, a measure that would require host communities to reissue or supplement a certificate of need for a landfill or landfill expansion at least every four years.
Representative Lundstrom (presenting HB 1776) said the bill was intended to prevent erratic or repeated votes by host communities and to create a predictable four-year review cycle. “This forces everybody at the table every 4 years and…
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