SB 101 — Local Government Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Regulations

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CONCERNING MEASURES TO ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN COMPLYING WITH LANDFILL METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE AIR QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSIONCOMMISSION. .

Be it enacted by the GeneralGeneralAssembly Assemblyofthe of the State ofofColorado: Colorado:

(a) OnDecember18,2025,theairqualitycontrolcommissionintheOn departmentDecember of18, public2025,the airquality control commission inthe department ofpublic health and environment adopted Regulation Number 31,"ControlofMethaneEmissionsfromMunicipalSolidWasteLandfills",31, "ControlofMethaneEmissions fromMunicipal SolidWasteLandfills", 5CCR 1001-35, toreducemethaneemissionsandotherairpollutantsfromto reduce methane emissions and other airpollutants from municipal solid waste landfills;

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dashes through words or numbers indicate deletionsdeletionsfrom from existing law andandsuch such material is not part of the act.

(b) Regulation Number 31 requires certain municipal solid waste landfillstoreducemethaneemissionsthroughtheinstallationandoperationlandfillstoreducemethane emissionsthroughthe installationandoperation of gas collection and control systems and improved monitoring and gas management, thereby supporting cleaner air and lowering greenhouse gas emissions;

and (c) CompliancewithRegulationNumber31mayimposeafinancialCompliancewith burdenonsomeentitiesthatownoroperatemunicipalsolidwastelandfills.RegulationNumber31 may impose a financial burden on some entities that own oroperatemunicipal solidwaste landfills.

(a) The community impact cash fund was created in section 25-7-129, Colorado Revised Statutes, to provide financial assistance for environmental mitigation projects through the environmentalenvironmentaljustice justice grant program using air quality-related penalty revenue.

(d) IndetermininganyfinancialassistanceformunicipalsolidwasteIndetermininganyfinancial assistance formunicipal solidwaste landfill methane emission reduction projects, priority should be given to municipal solid waste landfills that are owned or operated by local governments in recognition ofoflocal local governments' limited access to private capital;

In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-7-129,25-7-1add add (3)(g) as follows:

(3) (g) (I) PSUANTPURSUANT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT'S SAUTHORITYTOEXPENDMONEYFROMTHEFUNDTOPROVIDEAUTHORITYTOEXPENDMONEY FROMTHE FUNDTO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROJECTS IN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 25-1-134 (2)(g)(VII)THE(2)(g)(VII), THE DEPARTMENT MAY EXPEND MONEY FROM THE FUNDTOPROVIDEGRANTSFORMUNICIPALSOLIDWASTELANDFILLMETHANEFUNDTO PROVIDEGRANTS FORMUNICIPALSOLID WASTELANDFILLMETHANE EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITHRULESADOPTEDBYTHECOMMISSIONUNDERTHISARTICLEWITH 7ANDTHATRULES QUALIFYASENVIRONMENTALMITIGATIONPROJECTSADOPTED ASDEFINEDINSECTIONBYTHECOMMISSION UNDERTHIS ARTICLE 7 ANDTHAT QUALIFYAS ENVIRONMENTALMITIGATION PROJECTS,AS DEFINED INSECTION 25-1-134 (4)(b).

(II)(11)THE THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY BOARDBOARD, ,CREATEDCREATED IN SECTION 25-1-134 (2)(a)SHALL(2)(a), SHALL PRIORITIZE A GRANT REQUEST FOR THE PURPOSEOFCOMPLYINGWITHMUNICIPALSOLIDWASTELANDFILLMETHANEPURPOSEOFCOMPLYING WITH MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS FROM A LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT OWNS OR OPERATES A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OVER A GRANT REQUEST FROM A PRIVATE ENTITY THAT OWNS OR OPERATES A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.

(III) AENTITYSHALLUSEMONEYEXPENDEDBYTHEAN ENTITY SHALL USE MONEY EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OFPUBLICOF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3)(g)(I) OF THIS SECTION AS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING ONLY AND NOT AS THE EXCLUSIVE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTELANDFILLMETHANEEMISSIONREDUCTIONREQUIREMENTS .W ITHTHE EXCEPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING GRANTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROJECTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3)(g)(I)OF THIS SECTION,NOTHING IN THIS SUBSECTION(3)(gRELIEVES AN ENTITY OF THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OTHERWISE ENSURE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLLANDFILLMETHANEEMISSION METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECTSREQUIREMENTS. IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE COMMISSION RULES .

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING GRANTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROJECTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3)(g)(I) OF THIS SECTION, NOTHING IN THIS SUBSECTION (3)(g) RELIEVES AN ENTITY OF THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OTHERWISE ENSURE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE COMMISSION RULES.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-4-109,24-4-109amend amend (2)(b)(II) introductory portion as follows:

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(II) "Disproportionatelyimpactedcommunity"meansacommunity"Disproportionately impacted community" means a community that is described in subsection (2)(b)(II)(G) or (2)(b)(II)(H) of this section or that is in a census block group, as determined in accordance with the most recentIcecnt five-yearfh c-ycat United States bureaubmcan of the census AmericanArncdean communityeommttnicy surveySUI FIVE-YEARvC)1FIVE-YEAR UUNITED NITEDSTATES S TATES BUREAU OFor THE CENSUS AAMERICAN MERICANCOMMUNITYSURVEYRELEASEDNOLATERTHANTHREEYEARS COMMUNITY SURVEY RELEASED NO LATER THAN THREE YEARS PRIOR and meets one or more ofofthe the following criteria:

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);exceptthat,if2026); areferendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be heldinNovember2026and,insuch case, will take effect on the dateof the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

PAGEexcept 4-SENATEthat, BILLifa 26-101referendum (2)petition Thisis actfiled appliespursuant to conductsection occurringl on(3) of article V ofthe state constitution against this act or afteran theitem, applicablesection, effectiveor datepart of this act.act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date ofthe official declaration ofthe vote thereon by the governor.

____________________________PAGE ____________________________4-SENATE JamesBILL Rashad26-101 Coleman,(2) Sr.This act applies to conduct occurring on or after the applicable effective date ofthis act.

JulieJames McCluskieRashad PRESIDENTColeman, OFSr. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

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