EPA-COMPOSTING-RECYCLING-REUSE
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SB 178 — EPA-COMPOSTING-RECYCLING-REUSE
Last action — Session Sine Die
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides 3 additional exceptions to the definition of "pollution control facility" under the Act, as follows: (i) the portion of a site or facility, that has no more than 10,000 cubic yards of specified materials or that has no more than 30,000 cubic yards of material if the compost facility is part of a required Waste Management Plan that has been developed in accordance with the standards of the Livestock Management Facilities Act; (ii) the portion of a site or facility that has no more than 5,000 cubic yards of specified materials, that uses certain wastes including food waste and landscape waste and meets certain location criteria; and (iii) the portion of a site or facility used for a recycling, reclamation, or reuse operation subject to certain permitting requirements of the Act. Defines "food waste". Effective immediately.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Session Sine Die
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Sponsors
- Pamela J. Althoff · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Pamela J. Althoff
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 178 do?
- Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides 3 additional exceptions to the definition of "pollution control facility" under the Act, as follows: (i) the portion of a site or facility, that has no more than 10,000 cubic yards of specified materials or that has no more than 30,000 cubic yards of material if the compost facility is part of a required Waste Management Plan that has been developed in accordance with the standards of the Livestock Management Facilities Act; (ii) the portion of a site or facility that has no more than 5,000 cubic yards of specified materials, that uses certain wastes including food waste and landscape waste and meets certain location criteria; and (iii) the portion of a site or facility used for a recycling, reclamation, or reuse operation subject to certain permitting requirements of the Act. Defines "food waste". Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 178?
- SB 178 is sponsored by Pamela J. Althoff.
- What is the current status of SB 178?
- This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 178?
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