06 LC 38
0097
Senate
Bill 578
By:
Senators Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th, Cagle of the 49th, Hudgens of the 47th,
Tolleson of the 20th and Stephens of the 27th
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 15 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to sewage holding tanks, and Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Human Resources, so as to
provide that a commercial waste tank truck receiving or disposing of commercial
waste may be inspected and permitted annually pursuant to rules and regulations
promulgated by the Department of Human Resources; to provide for certain
provisions allowing for the satisfaction of Title 12 inspection requirements by
inspections required in Title 31; to provide for certain provisions allowing for
the satisfaction of Title 31 inspection requirements by inspections required in
Title 12; to provide that inspections satisfied in one county or municipality in
the state shall be accepted throughout the state; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
15 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sewage
holding tanks, is amended by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code
Section 12-15-21, relating to removal of commercial waste in clean and sanitary
fashion, registration of waste transporters, disposal, manifest system, and
penalty for violations, and inserting a new paragraph (3) and a new paragraph to
be designated paragraph (4) to read as follows:
"(3)
Any commercial waste tank truck which receives or disposes of commercial waste
in this state shall be inspected and permitted annually for purposes of
compliance with the requirements of this subsection by
the:
(A)
The local governing authority or its
designee of any county or municipality in this state in which the tank truck
receives or disposes of commercial waste, and a single permit issued by any such
local governing authority shall be valid for operation of such truck throughout
the state. Such permit shall be on a standard form prescribed by rule or
regulation of the department. The permit applicant shall be required to
identify the facilities at which waste carried by such truck will be disposed,
and such facilities shall be identified on and be a condition of such permit.
For any transporter, the amount of such annual permit fee shall be $250.00 for
the first truck and $100.00 for each additional
truck;
or
(B)
The local health department as provided in Code Section 31-2-7 and rules and
regulations promulgated under that Code section. An inspection by the local
health department shall satisfy the inspection requirements of this Code section
and those of Code Section
31-2-7.
(4)
Any inspection conducted by the local governing authority or its designee of any
county or municipality in this state shall be accepted by all local governing
authorities or their designees of any other county or municipality throughout
the
state."
SECTION
2.
Chapter
2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
Department of Human Resources, is amended by inserting a new Code section to
read as follows:
"31-2-7.1.
(a)
Any vehicle required to be inspected for the purposes of Code Section 31-2-7 may
satisfy such requirement with any inspection conducted under Code Section
12-15-21.
(b)
Any inspection conducted by the local governing authority or its designee of any
county or municipality in this state shall be accepted by all local governing
authorities or their designees of any other county or municipality throughout
the
state."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.