Senate Bill No. 641
(By Senators K. Facemyer and Prezioso)
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[Introduced March 19, 2009; referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure; and then to the Committee on
the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated
§24A-2-4b
, relating
generally to disclosures regarding the origin of solid wastes
deposited in commercial landfills and transfer stations in
this state; requiring the operator-driver of every solid waste
motor carrier who deposits solid waste in a commercial
landfill or transfer station to declare in writing, under
oath, the county and state of origin of the solid waste being
deposited at the commercial landfill or transfer station; and
providing criminal penalties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §24A-2-4b, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. COMMON CARRIERS BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
§24A-2-4b. Motor carriers transporting solid waste; origin of
waste disclosure; penalty.
(a) The operator-driver of every solid waste motor carrier
vehicle which arrives at a commercial solid waste facility,
including but not limited to, commercial landfills and transfer
stations, in this state is required to declare, in writing and
under oath, the county and state of origin of the solid waste being
deposited at the commercial solid waste facility.
(b) The Public Service Commission shall prepare and provide
commercial solid waste facility operators with a uniform disclosure
form for use in effecting this provision.
(c) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less
than $50 nor more than $500 or confined in jail not more than one
year, or both fined and confined.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the operator-
driver of every solid waste motor carrier who deposits solid waste
in a commercial landfill or transfer station to declare in writing,
under oath, the county and state of origin of the solid waste being
deposited at the commercial landfill or transfer station; and
providing criminal penalties.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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