90th General Assembly
Summary of HB0726
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House Sponsors:
SLONE-ACKERMAN-SMITH,MICHAEL.

Short description: 
EPA-LOCAL SITING-AQUIFERS                                                  

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Environmental Protection Act to prohibit the governing      
   authority of a county  or  municipality  from  granting  local  siting      
   approval  for  a  pollution  control  facility  located  above a known      
   aquifer.                                                                    
          FISCAL NOTE (EPA)                                                    
          HB 726 would have no fiscal impact on EPA.                           
          FISCAL NOTE (Pollution Control Bd.)                                  
          No change from previous note.                                        
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Changes the prohibition against a county or municipality granting      
   siting approval if the facility is located above a  known  aquifer  to      
   limit  the  prohibition  to  circumstances in which geologic materials      
   beneath  the  proposed  site  having  a   particular   potential   for      
   contamination. Adds an immediate effective date.                            
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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