Georgia House Bill 1062 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-02 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to prohibit the location of any municipal solid waste disposal facility or any coal combustion residual landfill within a certain distance of a blackwater river wholly contained within the borders of this state and originating on the coastal plain, and which flows directly into the ocean; to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal trespass and damage to property relative to waste control; to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to county special purpose local option sales tax, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Solid waste management; location of any municipal solid waste disposal facility within a certain distance of a blackwater river; prohibit

Rep. Steven Meeks [R]	Rep. Don Hogan [R]	Rep. Steven Sainz [R]	Rep. Jon Burns [R]
Rep. John Corbett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-02	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-28	House	House First Readers
2020-02-27	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57859
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191346