Bill Text: MA H782 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Ordinances or by-laws applicable to landfills, transfer stations, recycling centers and sanitary waste disposal sites
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 1/14 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A2 [H782 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H782-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James R. Miceli
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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James R. Miceli |
19th Middlesex |
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Suzanne Sullivan |
60 Lawrence Street |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 812 OF .]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 150A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the 18th paragraph the following paragraph:-
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent or restrict a city or town from enacting or enforcing zoning ordinance or by laws pursuant to chapter 40A or any other authorizing statutes which ordinances or by-laws are applicable to landfills, transfer stations, recycling centers and sanitary waste disposal sites provided that such ordinances or by-laws do not prevent closure activities, maintenance activities or assessment activities which are necessary to protect the public health, public safety or the environment as determined by the department based on substantial evidence.
