FINAL BILL REPORT

                                    SB 6357

                                  C 131 L 92

                              SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

Brief Description:  Making technical changes to statutes concerning solid waste and recycling.

SPONSORS: Senator Metcalf

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

BACKGROUND:

In 1989, legislation was enacted to provide local governments greater flexibility to procure solid waste facilities and services.  The legislation included a limitation on the use of the alternative selection process when local government selects contractors for construction of certain solid waste handling facilities.  That limitation, however, was incorrectly added to provisions of the laws relating to the establishment of systems of solid waste handling rather than to the laws regulating local government selection of vendors for construction of solid waste facilities.

In 1991, comprehensive legislation addressing recycling and the development of markets for recyclable materials was enacted.  Several technical revisions to the legislation have been recommended.

SUMMARY:

Provisions relating to a limitation on local government selection of solid waste facility vendors are moved to the correct sections of law addressing this subject.  Grammatical changes are made to provisions of the 1991 recycling legislation.  A correction to the legislation on reduction of heavy metals in product packaging is made to clarify that the limitations do not apply to the products within the packaging.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

Senate      46    0

House 96    0

EFFECTIVE:  June 11, 1992