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House Bill 1840; Regular Session 1979-1980

[History]

Printer's No.(PN):
Short Title:
An Act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment, and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions; authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste; requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities; granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the Environmental Quality Board and the Department of Environmental Resources to adopt rules, regulations, standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing duties upon county health departments; providing remedies; prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund.
Actions:
Referred to CONSERVATION, Oct. 15, 1979
Reported as committed, Oct. 15, 1979
First consideration, Oct. 15, 1979
Laid on the table, Oct. 15, 1979
Removed from table, Oct. 15, 1979
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 15, 1979
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 15, 1979
Second consideration, Oct. 16, 1979
Third consideration, with amendments, Oct. 29, 1979
(Remarks see House Journal Page 2154-2187), Oct. 29, 1979
Vote on third consideration reconsidered, Oct. 30, 1979
Third consideration, with amendments, Oct. 30, 1979
Final passage, Oct. 30, 1979 (179-1)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 2205-2224), Oct. 30, 1979
In the Senate
Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, Nov. 13, 1979
Reported as amended, March 25, 1980
First consideration, March 25, 1980
Second consideration, April 29, 1980
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 29, 1980
Re-reported as amended, May 19, 1980
Amended on third consideration, May 28, 1980
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1692-1696), May 28, 1980
Amended on third consideration, June 2, 1980
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1712-1715), June 2, 1980
Third consideration and final passage, June 3, 1980 (43-5)
In the House
House concurred in Senate amendments, July 2, 1980 (102-79)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 2014-2028), July 2, 1980
Signed in House, July 2, 1980
Signed in Senate, July 2, 1980
In hands of the Governor, July 3, 1980
Last day for action, July 13, 1980
Approved by the Governor, July 7, 1980
Act No. 97 of 1980, July 7, 1980
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