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Introduced Version House Bill 3042 History

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H. B. 3042


(By Delegate Wooton)

[Introduced March 10, 2009; referred to the

Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.]





A BILL to amend and reenact §22-15-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to changing the amount of residential solid waste that may be disposed of in a landfill free of charge from one truckload to five hundred pounds.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That §22-15-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 15. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT.

§22-15-7. Special provision for residential solid waste disposal.

All commercial and public landfills shall establish and publish a yearly schedule providing for one day per month on which a person not in the business of hauling or disposing of solid waste may dispose of, in a landfill, an amount of residential solid waste, up to one pick-up truckload or its equivalent, but not to exceed five hundred pounds free of all charges and fees: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not take effect until July 1, 1998. Any person who is not a resident of West Virginia may only participate in the monthly free disposal day upon proof that his or her state of residence would likewise allow West Virginia residents to dispose of residential solid waste in the same or substantially similar manner.




NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to change the amount of residential solid waste that may be disposed of in a landfill free of charge from one truckload to five hundred pounds.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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