07 LC
25 4669
House
Bill 569
By:
Representatives Beasley-Teague of the
65th,
Brooks of the
63rd,
Lucas of the
139th,
Sinkfield of the
60th,
and Mitchell of the
88th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 12-8-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to permits for solid waste or special solid waste handling, disposal, or thermal
treatment technology facility and inspection of solid waste generators, so as to
change certain provisions relating to permit requirement; to provide for
authorization by local Act of the General Assembly as a precondition for the
granting of a permit for construction of a new landfill; to provide an effective
date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 12-8-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permits
for solid waste or special solid waste handling, disposal, or thermal treatment
technology facility and inspection of solid waste generators, is amended by
revising subsection (a) as follows:
"(a)(1)
No person shall engage in solid waste or special solid waste handling in Georgia
or construct or operate a solid waste handling facility in Georgia, except those
individuals exempted from this part under Code Section 12-8-30.10, without first
obtaining a permit from the director authorizing such activity.
(2)
In addition to any other requirements of this article, the direction shall not
issue any permit pursuant to application made on or after the effective date of
this Code section for construction of a new landfill in any county or
municipality unless at the time of such application the construction and
operation of new landfills in such jurisdiction is authorized by local Act of
the General Assembly. Any such local Act shall be limited solely to a general
authorization for such jurisdiction applicable to all new landfill permit
applicants, with no other conditions or
requirements."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.