How SB 2733 changes current law

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The bill establishes a requirement for a referendum election to approve new solid waste facilities within one mile of existing permitted facilities, amending existing regulations for solid waste management plans and permits in Mississippi.

• Section 17-17-227

  no solid waste management plan shall include any proposed new solid waste facility including landfills, rubbish sites, processing facilities, land application sites, composting facilities, waste incinerators, and transfer stations if such new facility is located within one (1) mile of an existing permitted solid waste facility → no solid waste management plan shall include any proposed new solid waste facility if the new facility is located within one mile of an existing permitted solid waste facility, unless a referendum election has been conducted and approved

  The amendment requires a referendum election for new solid waste facilities near existing facilities.

• Section 17-17-229

  A facility permit, grant or loan may not be issued by any agency of the state for any new solid waste facility if the new facility is located within one (1) mile of an existing permitted solid waste facility → A facility permit, grant or loan may not be issued by any agency of the state for any new solid waste facility if the new facility is located within one mile of an existing permitted solid waste facility, unless a referendum election has been conducted and approved

  This change prevents the issuance of state permits or funding for new solid waste facilities near existing ones unless a referendum legalizes it.

• To create new Section 17-17-237, to provide for the referendum process

  This addition establishes a new section for the referendum process related to solid waste facility approvals.