Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1776: TO AMEND THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OR TRANSFER STATION PERMIT OR AN EXPANSION OF A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OR TRANSFER STATION PERMIT
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the certificate of need required to obtain a solid waste landfill or transfer station permit or an expansion of a solid waste landfill or transfer station permit; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the certificate of need required to obtain a solid waste landfill or transfer station permit or an expansion of a solid waste landfill or transfer station permit.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OR TRANSFER STATION PERMIT OR AN EXPANSION OF A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OR TRANSFER STATION PERMIT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OR TRANSFER STATION PERMIT OR AN EXPANSION OF A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OR TRANSFER STATION PERMIT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 8-6-702, concerning definitions relating to regional solid waste management districts and boards, is amended to add an additional subdivision to read as follows: (17) "Host community" means the closest governmental unit as measured along major access roads and highways that exercises zoning authority encompassed within a twelve-mile radius of the proposed, current, or expanded site of the solid waste landfill. SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 8-6-706(a), concerning permits for solid waste landfill and transfer station permits, is amended to read as follows: (a)(1) Before an application for a new permit or permit expansion is submitted to the Division of Environmental Quality, an applicant for a solid waste landfill permit or a transfer station permit shall obtain a certificate *JMB104* 03/13/2025 8:33:18 AM JMB104 HB1776 of need from the regional solid waste management board …
Sponsors
- Robin Lundstrum (R, 18) · primary sponsor