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House approves amendments to limit landfill to construction and demolition waste after local objections
Summary
The House adopted an amendment to HCR 101 to remove references to 'class 5' landfills and explicitly tie allowable waste to the statutory definition of construction and demolition waste (section 19‑6‑102). Members raised environmental and traffic concerns from nearby towns; HCR 101 passed 53–16.
House members considered HCR 101, a resolution concerning approval conditions for a proposed landfill, and adopted a floor amendment that deleted multiple references to “class 5” landfill classification and instead cross‑referenced the statutory definition of construction and demolition waste (section 19‑6‑102). The amendment also inserted a new sentence: “Any other types of waste require additional legislative approval.”
Representative Urquhart explained that the change was…
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