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LWVAL Action Priority Level II - Monitoring occurs; action dependent on opportunity and available resources.Click a bill to see sponsor(s), summary (including link to full text), League action and justification for that action, and progress of the bill through the legislative progress. Inclusion of a bill in this list does not necessarily indicate LWVAL support. The League's position, if any, is noted under League Action & Justification.
Indicates change from previous week's report such as new progress in the legislature and/or League action. These updates are in green font.LWVAL has taken a position on these bills.
HB 36 & SB 96 - Solid waste, application filed with Environmental Mgmt. Dept. for new facility, local governing body approval, deemed denied if not approved within 180 days
Sponsor(s):
HB36 - Reps. Thomas E. Jackson, Alan Baker, Stephen A, McMillan and Harry Shiver
SB96 - Sen. Wendell Mitchell
Summary/Synopsis: Solid waste, application filed with Environmental Management Department for new facility, local governing body approval, deemed denied if not approved within 180 days, Sec. 22-27-48 am'd. Under existing law, if a local governing body fails to act on a proposal related to its local solid waste disposal management plan within 90 days of receiving the application, the application is considered approved.
This bill would require a local governing body to affirmatively approve a proposal or an application for a new facility within 180 days of receiving the application, or the proposal or application would be deemed denied.
League Action & Justification: LWVAL supports HB 36 & SB 96. If this bill is enacted, a permit couldn’t slip through without affirmative action. (The bill is also supported by Conservation Alabama.) Bill moved from monitor to support, 2/22/10.
Bill Progress in Legislature:
HB 36 - 1st Read: 1/12/10 and assigned to 4/13/2010: 2nd read and placed on calendar with 1 substitute (113892-3); indefinitely postponed; pending 3rd read and favorable from C&MG.
Note: In the substitute, failure of a local governing body to act on a new facility application within 180 days is considered a denial of the application.
SB 96 - 1st Read: 1/12/10 and assigned to 1/19/2010: 2nd reading and placed on calendar with one amendment (116729-1) pending 3rd reading and favorable from GA.
HB36 - Reps. Thomas E. Jackson, Alan Baker, Stephen A, McMillan and Harry Shiver
SB96 - Sen. Wendell Mitchell
Summary/Synopsis: Solid waste, application filed with Environmental Management Department for new facility, local governing body approval, deemed denied if not approved within 180 days, Sec. 22-27-48 am'd. Under existing law, if a local governing body fails to act on a proposal related to its local solid waste disposal management plan within 90 days of receiving the application, the application is considered approved.
This bill would require a local governing body to affirmatively approve a proposal or an application for a new facility within 180 days of receiving the application, or the proposal or application would be deemed denied.
Download HB 36. See Bill Progress for bill substitute.
(companion bills)League Action & Justification: LWVAL supports HB 36 & SB 96. If this bill is enacted, a permit couldn’t slip through without affirmative action. (The bill is also supported by Conservation Alabama.) Bill moved from monitor to support, 2/22/10.
Bill Progress in Legislature:
HB 36 - 1st Read: 1/12/10 and assigned to 4/13/2010: 2nd read and placed on calendar with 1 substitute (113892-3); indefinitely postponed; pending 3rd read and favorable from C&MG.
Note: In the substitute, failure of a local governing body to act on a new facility application within 180 days is considered a denial of the application.
SB 96 - 1st Read: 1/12/10 and assigned to 1/19/2010: 2nd reading and placed on calendar with one amendment (116729-1) pending 3rd reading and favorable from GA.
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