AR HB1776

Defines "host community" as the closest governmental unit with zoning authority within a twelve-mile radius of a proposed, current, or expanded solid waste landfill site, measured along major access roads and highways

Requires applicants for new solid waste landfill or transfer station permits to obtain a certificate of need from the regional solid waste management board before submitting applications to the Division of Environmental Quality

Mandates that if more than four years pass during a permit application's pendency, the applicant must obtain a new certificate of need using the same process as the original

Requires permit applicants to include a city council resolution or quorum court minute order documenting the host community's decision on the proposed landfill or transfer station

The resolution or minute order must be voted on at a regularly scheduled meeting and signed by the mayor or county judge (if a municipality is not the closest governmental unit)