Document Type
Peach Sheet
Abstract
The Act makes numerous amendments to the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act. The Act provides additional powers to the Board of Natural Resources relating to "recovered materials"; changes provisions relating to permits for biomedical waste thermal treatment technology facilities; extends the deadline for new permit applications for vertical expansion of existing facilities; adds a requirement that all landfills have liners; clarifies public notice requirements; tightens requirements for facilities that take out-of-state waste; makes solid waste facilities subject to the provisions relating to the solid waste trust fund; clarifies unlawful activities and penalties with respect to the Act; provides a date by which comprehensive solid waste management plans must be completed; authorizes the Georgia Building Authority to establish a state wide recycling program for state agencies; requires that surcharges on private enterprises be used to offset the impact of solid waste facilities and for other purposes; provides enforcement powers for the collection of taxes, fees, and assessments; provides greater flexibility in the appointment of persons to the boards of directors of solid waste management authorities; and requires that the maximum rate of interest be included in public notices regarding the issuance of revenue bonds.
Recommended Citation
Georgia State University Law Review,
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Waste Management: Managing Solid Waste,
9
Ga. St. U. L. Rev.
(2012).
Available at:
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol9/iss1/36