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1 New Paragraph; Solid Waste Disposal Capacity. Amend RSA 149-M:9 by inserting after paragraph XV the following new paragraph:
XVI.(a) The department shall compile a list of all existing landfills in operation, all closed landfills not in need of remediation, and all closed landfills that are in need of remediation. For each entry, the department shall determine the acreage of land available for additional landfill capacity at the site and shall consider all current regulations, including but not limited to setbacks to airports, water bodies, and homes.
(b) The department shall not accept any application for siting a new landfill in a greenfield unless the applicant can demonstrate that none of the land cataloged in subparagraph (a) is suitable.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 New Paragraph; Solid Waste Disposal Capacity. Amend RSA 149-M:9 by inserting after paragraph XV the following new paragraph:
XVI.(a) The department shall compile a list of all existing landfills in operation, all closed landfills not in need of remediation, and all closed landfills that are in need of remediation. For each entry, the department shall determine the acreage of land available for additional landfill capacity at the site and shall consider all current regulations, including but not limited to setbacks to airports, water bodies, and homes.
(b) The department shall not accept any application for siting a new landfill in a greenfield unless the applicant can demonstrate that none of the land cataloged in subparagraph (a) is suitable.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.