Ensuring environmental and public health protection from solid waste handling facility operations.

 H-0785.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1154

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Duerr, Doglio, Ramel, Berry, Ryu, Callan, Pollet, Berg, Davis, Kloba, and Hunt)

READ FIRST TIME 01/29/25.

AN ACT Relating to ensuring environmental and public health protection from solid waste handling facility operations; amending RCW 70A.205.125 , 70A.205.130 , 70A.205.135 , and 70A.205.140 ; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.110 ; adding new sections to chapter 70A.205 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 70A.205.125 and 2016 c 119 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Applications for permits to operate a new or modified solid waste handling facility shall be on forms prescribed by the department and shall contain a description of the proposed facilities and operations at the site, plans and specifications for any new or additional facilities to be constructed, and such other information as the jurisdictional health department may deem necessary in order to determine whether the site and solid waste disposal facilities located thereon will comply with local regulations and state rules.