HB311 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code Section 22-27-48 to modify local government approval requirements for solid waste management facilities, including new facilities and permit modifications.

• Local approval applications require a fee equal to 20 percent of the state department permit fee, except for simple permit renewals that remain unchanged.

• Limits local approval requirements for modified facilities to specific purposes: increasing service area, converting landfill types, adding acreage up to 50 percent of existing boundary, changing waste transportation modes, and increasing average daily volume.

• Adding acreage greater than 50 percent of an existing facility's boundary requires full local government approval rather than simplified review, and must meet public awareness requirements.

• Establishes 90-day deadline for local governing bodies to approve or deny modifications, with failure to act constituting automatic approval; requires at least one public hearing with 30-45 days' notice prior to hearing.