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Subcommittee backs bill to revise Georgia Solid Waste Act, clarify local permitting and public notice
Summary
The Resource Management Subcommittee voted to report House Bill 351 out of committee after lawmakers and agency staff said the bill deletes unconstitutional language, defines "major modifications," and clarifies what local governments must provide when verifying consistency for solid-waste permits.
House Bill 351, presented to the Resource Management Subcommittee of the Natural Resources Committee, would revise the state's Solid Waste Act to remove provisions courts have found unconstitutional, harmonize conflicting sections of the law and clarify roles for local governments and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) in permitting solid-waste facilities.
Sponsor Chairman John Corbett, chairman of the Resource Management Subcommittee, told members the bill "is intended to revise the Solid Waste Act, to do several things. 1, it removes provisions courts have determined to be unconstitutional or unenforceable." He said the measure also resolves inconsistencies and clarifies public participation opportunities and EPD responsibilities for reviewing local approvals.
The bill removes the statute's references to "special solid waste," language tied to limits on out-of-state waste that courts have struck down.…
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