House of Representatives

HB 2130

hazardous waste facility; notice; hearing

Sponsors: Representatives Gullett, Huffman, O’Halleran

 

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Committee on Environment

 

Committee on Counties & Municipalities

 

Caucus and COW

 

Third Read

 

 

As Passed the House

 

HB 2130 expands the requirement for notice by political subdivisions for any public hearing regarding a hazardous waste facility site to include posting notice of the hearing on the political subdivision’s web site at least four weeks prior to the hearing.

 

History

49-941 states that any agency or political subdivision which is required to select or permit a possible permanent site for any facility designed to permanently store, treat or dispose of any hazardous waste shall send notice to property owners in the following areas:

·          Property owners in an unincorporated area that are within a 3 mile radius of the proposed site;  if the three-mile radius of the proposed site intersects a municipal boundary, property owners inside the municipal corporate boundary within 300 feet of the outer boundary of the proposed site are to be notified.

·          Property owners within a 300 foot radius of the outer boundaries of the proposed site if the proposed site is in an incorporated area.

 

Provisions

·          The bill would require a political subdivision to post on their web site the hearing notice at least four weeks before the hearing.

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·          45th Legislature                                                                                                                             

·          Second Regular Session                             2                                                            March 8, 2002

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