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Committee debates inventory of closed/open landfills as a way to expand disposal options
Environment and Agriculture Committee · January 20, 2026
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Summary
A bill to inventory brownfields and closed/open landfill sites drew support as a low-cost 'paper survey' to test claims that only one suitable site exists; members discussed narrowing scope and adjusting a large fiscal note tied to site investigations.
Legislators debated a bill aimed at developing an inventory of potential disposal or redevelopable sites to determine whether other locations could be appropriate for solid-waste disposal or landfill siting.
Representative Haskins said the bill was intended as a simple inventory and screening exercise to test…
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