Senate Bill No. 349
(By Senator Dittmar)
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[Introduced February 14, 1995; referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section eight, article eleven, chapter
twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, relating to prohibition on the
disposal of certain items; plans for the proper handling of
said items required; rules required; and report to be prepared
and submitted.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section eight, article eleven, chapter twenty of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 11. WEST VIRGINIA RECYCLING PROGRAM.
§20-11-8. Prohibition on the disposal of certain items; plans for
the proper handling of said items required.
(a) Effective the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-four, it shall be unlawful to deposit lead-acid batteries in
a solid waste facility in West Virginia; effective the first day of
June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, it shall be unlawful
to deposit tires in a solid waste facility in West Virginia; and
effective the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-six, it shall be unlawful to deposit yard waste, including
grass clippings and leaves, in a solid waste facility in West
Virginia: Provided, That such prohibitions do not apply to a
facility designed specifically to compost such yard waste or
otherwise recycle or reuse such items: Provided, however, That
reasonable and necessary exceptions to such prohibitions may be
included as part of the rules promulgated pursuant to subsection
(c) of this section.
(b) No later than the first day of May, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-three, the solid waste management board shall design
a comprehensive program to provide for the proper handling of yard waste and lead-acid batteries. No later than the first day of May,
one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, a comprehensive plan shall
be designed in the same manner to provide for the proper handling
of tires.
(c) No later than the first day of August, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-three, the division of environmental protection
shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of
this code, as amended, to implement and enforce the program for
yard waste and lead-acid batteries designed pursuant to subsection
(b) of this section. No later than the first day of August, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-four, the division of environmental
protection shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter
twenty-nine-a of said code, as amended, to implement and enforce
the program for tires designed pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to extend the beginning of the ban on
disposal of tires in solid waste facilities until the first day of June, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.)
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
On page ___, section eight, line ___, by striking out the word
"ninety-six" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "ninety-seven";
On one, by striking out the title and substituting therefor a
new title, to read as follows:
Senate Bill No. 349--A Bill to amend and reenact section
eight, article eleven, chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
prohibition on the disposal of certain items; plans for the proper
handling of said items required; rules required; report to be
prepared and submitted; and extending for one year the
implementation of the ban on the disposal of tires and yard waste.