ID H0714

Repeals Chapter 58, Title 39 (Hazardous Waste Facility Siting) and consolidates siting requirements into Chapter 44, creating a new siting license process administered by the Department of Environmental Quality

Establishes minimum siting criteria for new hazardous waste facilities, including requirements that facilities not be located within 100 feet of groundwater, 2,500 feet of surface water, 5,000 feet of residential structures, or 3 miles of schools, hospitals, airports, or churches

Creates 10-member site review panels for each siting license application, composed of state agency directors, local government appointees, and public members including a geologist/hydrologist and engineer, to conduct public hearings and provide recommendations to the DEQ director

Requires siting license applications to include a sliding-scale fee up to $7,500, with the director required to make final decisions within 30 days of receiving panel recommendations

Prohibits local ordinances from blocking hazardous waste facility construction, but provides property owners a legal remedy to seek compensation for property devaluation caused by approved facilities within 9 months of license approval

Declares an emergency with an effective date of July 1, 2026