HF3367 Summary

• Authorizes Pollution Control Agency to adopt rules prohibiting landfills based on groundwater contamination sensitivity, with criteria based on predicted minimum time of travel of groundwater contaminants and testable thresholds.

• Exempts solid waste facilities permitted before January 1, 2011, from new siting and financial assurance requirements, including continuous and noncontiguous expansions within 600 yards of permitted boundaries.

• Allows six categories of facilities to obtain permits despite groundwater sensitivity restrictions: reissuance of existing permits, expansions of existing facilities, construction debris facilities, boiler ash facilities from power plants, and ferrous/nonferrous metallic mineral waste facilities.

• Requires solid waste disposal facility operators to provide financial capability proof for operating life plus 30 years post-closure for mixed municipal waste facilities or 20 years for other facilities, with special provisions allowing municipalities to use bonding authority and long-term care trust funds.

• Establishes requirement for Pollution Control Agency to consult with experts and stakeholders within six months on financial assurance adequacy for solid waste facilities, considering environmental risks, insurance reliability, and threat to human health and environment.