1154-S2 AMS TORR KINN 062

2SHB 1154 - S AMD TO 1154-S2 AMS WM S2796.1 419

By Senator Torres

NOT ADOPTED 04/15/2025

On page 4, beginning of line 6, insert "(1)"

On page 4, line 14, after "regulations", insert "except as provided in subsection (2) of this section."

On page 4, after line 14, insert the following:

"(2) A permit for a solid waste disposal facility operator that operates a recycling program on-site or accepts waste from interstate or international sources, shall not be suspended while the solid waste disposal facility operator appeals the permit denial, enforcement action, or regulatory dispute unless the jurisdictional health department or the department of ecology demonstrate that continuing operations of the facility present an immediate and substantial endangerment to human health or the environment requiring urgent action."

EFFECT: Prohibits the suspension of a permit for certain solid waste disposal facilities during an appeals process unless an immediate and substantial threat to human health or the environmental is demonstrated by Ecology or a jurisdictional health department.

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