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House committee advances bill to let EPD use Solid Waste Trust Fund for emergency and capacity needs
Summary
A House Natural Resources & Environment subcommittee advanced House Bill 956 to the full committee after its sponsor said the measure would let the EPD director use Solid Waste Trust Fund dollars for emergency response and capacity-building without affecting current grant programs.
Representative John Corbett, chairman of the subcommittee, presented House Bill 956 to the panel, saying the measure would give the Environmental Protection Division director authority and flexibility to implement provisions of the Solid Waste Trust Fund and to use state-appropriated funds to build capacity.
"House Bill 956 does just that. It allows the director the flexibility to utilize state appropriated funds to build capacity," Corbett said during his remarks.
The sponsor described the fund’s history, noting the…
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