Section 22-27-40 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that: (1) The state, its subdivisions and the nation face an emerging crisis in solid waste management; (2) Proper waste management is an increasingly complex issue involving the need for reducing the volumes of waste requiring disposal, properly managing wastes to reduce the likelihood of both short-term and […]
Section 22-27-41 Legislative purpose. The purpose of this article is to protect the public health and the state’s environmental quality and to serve the public by recognizing the responsibilities of units of local government for the orderly management of solid wastes generated within their jurisdictions, and to require that decisions about the management of solid […]
Section 22-27-42 Legislative intent. In furtherance of the policies and purposes set forth herein, it is the intent of this legislation: (1) To develop an integrated system of planning for solid waste management in the state by local governments, regional planning commissions and the department; (2) To put in place the necessary procedures so that […]
Section 22-27-43 Definitions. All terms used in this article shall be defined as such terms are defined in Section 22-27-2. (Acts 1989, No. 89-824, p. 1638, §4.)
Section 22-27-44 Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee. There is hereby created a twelve member Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee to advise on the development of the Solid Waste Management Plan. The committee members shall be named as follows: two representatives designated by the Governor who shall be private citizens and who shall have been residents […]
Section 22-27-45 State Solid Waste Management Plan. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, with the advice and consultation of the Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee, is directed to prepare a State Solid Waste Management Plan. In developing the state plan, the department will seek to achieve the following goals: (1) That solid […]
Section 22-27-46 Regional planning and development commissions. (a) Not later than six months from May 16, 1989, each regional planning and development commission in the state shall prepare and adopt a regional needs assessment evaluating solid waste management needs in their respective regions. This regional needs assessment shall be submitted to the department for information […]
Section 22-27-47 Local plans required. (a) Each county and any municipality as described below shall submit to the department, within one and one-half years of May 16, 1989, a plan for the management of solid waste generated within its boundaries. A county’s plan shall include the municipal jurisdictions within its boundaries except that any municipality […]
Section 22-27-48 Implementation of plans. (a) In addition to any regulatory bodies, the governing body of a county or municipality has a responsibility for and the authority to assure the proper management of solid wastes generated within its jurisdiction in accord with its solid waste management plan. A governing body may assign territories and approve […]
Section 22-27-48.1 Approval process by local governing body for siting of new solid waste management facility. (a) This section applies to the siting of any new solid waste management facility, as defined in Section 22-27-2. (b) The governing body of a county or municipality shall make a discretionary decision to approve or disapprove the siting […]
Section 22-27-49 Moratorium on issuance of permits. (a) For the purpose of evaluating solid waste management problems facing the state and to allow for the development of comprehensive plans to identify and provide for the state’s solid waste management needs, there is hereby imposed a moratorium on the issuance by the Department of Environmental Management […]
