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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5729
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Passed Legislature - 1999 Regular Session
State of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Environmental Quality & Water Resources
(originally sponsored by Senators Rasmussen and Swecker)
Read first time 02/26/1999.
AN ACT Relating to standards for location of certain solid waste
landfills; amending RCW 70.95.060; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 70.95.060 and 1969 ex.s. c 134 s 6 are each amended to
read as follows:
{+ (1) +} The department (({- in accordance with procedures
prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW, as
now or hereafter amended, may -})) {+ shall +} adopt (({- such -})) {+
rules establishing +} minimum functional standards for solid waste
handling (({- as it deems appropriate -})){+ , consistent with the
standards specified in this section +}. The department (({- in
adopting such standards -})) may classify areas of the state with
respect to population density, climate, geology, and other relevant
factors bearing on solid waste disposal standards.
{+ (2) In addition to the minimum functional standards adopted by
the department under subsection (1) of this section, each landfill
facility whose area at its design capacity will exceed one hundred
acres and whose horizontal height at design capacity will average one
hundred feet or more above existing site elevations shall comply with
the standards of this subsection. This subsection applies only to
wholly new solid waste landfill facilities, no part or unit of which
has had construction commence before the effective date of this
section.
(a) No landfill specified in this subsection may be located:
(i) So that the active area is closer than five miles to any
national park or a public or private nonprofit zoological park
displaying native animals in their native habitats; or
(ii) Over a sole source aquifer designated under the federal safe
drinking water act, if such designation was effective before January 1,
1999.
(b) Each landfill specified in this subsection (2) shall be
constructed with an impermeable berm around the entire perimeter of the
active area of the landfill of such height, thickness, and design as
will be sufficient to contain all material disposed in the event of a
complete failure of the structural integrity of the landfill. +}
{+ NEW SECTION. +} Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or
support of the state government and its existing public institutions,
and takes effect immediately.
Passed the Senate March 17, 1999.
Passed the House April 25, 1999.
Approved by the Governor April 27, 1999.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 27, 1999.