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Senate committee approves bill to classify steel-making slag and mill scale as a beneficial byproduct
Summary
The committee approved SB 21 by voice vote after proponents, including Senator Dave Wallace and Kylie Clanton of Nucor, said the change would codify long-standing use of slag and mill scale as aggregate for roads and provide regulatory certainty for industry and counties that rely on the material.
Senator Dave Wallace told the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee that SB 21 would officially classify steel-making slag and mill scale as a "byproduct" rather than waste, arguing the change simply codifies long-standing state practice and protects local infrastructure uses.
"This bill is designed to...name slag a byproduct," Wallace said, explaining counties such as Mississippi and Poinsett rely on slag as an inexpensive road foundation and warning that reclassification as waste would…
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