Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 439 - Solid waste; disposal of tires; permits

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1. Powell  23rd           2. McCall  90th


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HB 439                                            LC 24 0045






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the
  1- 2  Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
  1- 3  provisions of solid waste management, so as to require city
  1- 4  and county permits for the disposal of tires; to provide for
  1- 5  related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
  1- 6  purposes.

  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official
  1- 9  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of
  1-10  solid waste management, is amended by striking subsection
  1-11  (a) of Code Section 12-8-24, relating to permits for solid
  1-12  waste disposal and handling, and inserting in lieu thereof a
  1-13  new subsection (a) to read as follows:

  1-14      "(a)(1) No person shall engage in solid waste or special
  1-15      solid waste handling in Georgia or construct or operate
  1-16      a solid waste handling facility in Georgia, except those
  1-17      individuals exempted from this part under Code Section
  1-18      12-8-30.10, without first obtaining a permit from the
  1-19      director authorizing such activity.

  1-20      (2) No person shall engage in the disposal of tires or
  1-21      scrap tires without first obtaining a permit from the
  1-22      city or county in which the tires or scrap tires are to
  1-23      be disposed, except those individuals exempted from this
  1-24      part by Code Section 12-8-30.10.  The permit shall state
  1-25      the location or locations where the tires or scrap tires
  1-26      will be disposed.  To obtain a city or county permit, a
  1-27      person must show to the permit-issuing authority the
  1-28      permit required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of
  1-29      this Code section.  The city or county permit must be
  1-30      shown whenever a person takes or receives tires or scrap
  1-31      tires for disposal and whenever requested by a city or
  1-32      county law enforcement official."




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                         SECTION 2.

  2- 1  Said part is further amended by striking subsection (a) of
  2- 2  Code Section 12-8-40.1, relating to tire disposal
  2- 3  restrictions, and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection
  2- 4  (a) to read as follows:

  2- 5    "(a) Effective July 1, 1990 1995, each city and county
  2- 6    shall require a permit as specified in paragraph (2) of
  2- 7    subsection (a) of Code Section 12-8-24.  Effective July 1,
  2- 8    1990, each city, county, or solid waste management
  2- 9    authority shall have the right to impose certain
  2-10    restrictions on scrap tires originating in or which may
  2-11    ultimately be disposed of in its area of jurisdiction.
  2-12    These restrictions may include but are not limited to:

  2-13      (1) A ban on the disposal of scrap tires at solid waste
  2-14      disposal facilities within its control; and

  2-15      (2) A requirement that scrap tires be recycled,
  2-16      shredded, chopped, or otherwise processed in an
  2-17      environmentally sound manner prior to disposal at solid
  2-18      waste disposal facilities owned or operated by the city,
  2-19      county, or authority."

                         SECTION 3.

  2-20  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2-21  repealed.






















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