House Bill 421

Actions | Amendments
Last Action floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Title AN ACT relating to local government solid waste management.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1680
Sponsors S. Riggs, D. Horlander, B. Yonts
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 109.012 to establish definitions for "authorized company," "displace," "franchise," and "local government" and amend the definition of "solid waste management services" to include special wastes; create new section of KRS Chapter 109 to require hearing and notice for the displacement of waste haulers; amend KRS 224.43-315 to require contracts between the county and waste hauler to include nondesignated cities that it serves; amend KRS 224.43-345 to include representatives of cities on advisory committees; and amend KRS 224.50-760 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version Environment and Conservation - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Local Government - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Notices - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Pollution - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Waste Management - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Cities - Agreements for waste hauling, nondesignated cities, requirement for
Counties - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2

Actions

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02/17/16
  • introduced in House
02/18/16
  • to Local Government (H)
02/19/16
  • posted in committee
02/24/16
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/25/16
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2016
02/29/16
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/07/16
  • floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Summary Retain original provisions; amend the definition of "displace" or "displacement" in Section 1 to not include the renewal or replacement of an existing franchise according to its terms; add language in Section 2 that allows the public advertisement component to be met through a public advertisement used when expanding an urban service district as described in KRS 67A.150 if the remaining requirements of subsection (3) of Section 2 are otherwise met.
Index Headings Environment and Conservation - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Local Government - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Notices - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Pollution - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Waste Management - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Cities - Agreements for waste hauling, nondesignated cities, requirement for
Counties - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor S. Riggs
Summary Amend Section 2 of the bill to remove "homeowners' associations" from the definition of "local government," remove the ability for verbal comments to be taken after the conclusion of the public hearing, add a new subsection to allow a local government to mitigate conditions created by an authorized company that are creating health and safety concerns for the citizens without having to use the provisions of the Act.
Index Headings Environment and Conservation - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Local Government - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Notices - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Pollution - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Waste Management - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Cities - Agreements for waste hauling, nondesignated cities, requirement for
Counties - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor S. Riggs
Summary Amend Section 2 of the bill to remove "homeowners' associations" from the definition of "local government," remove the ability for verbal comments to be taken after the conclusion of the public hearing, increase the franchise award effective date when displacement is caused by the award of a franchise where none exists from at least 180 days to at least 12 months; decrease the time for displacement from 3 years to 18 months when displacement is caused by a determination other than that of a franchise; add a new subsection to allow a local government to mitigate conditions created by an authorized company that are creating health and safety concerns for the citizens and allow displacement of 50 or fewer residential customers, no more than 1 time every 3 years, without having to use the provisions of the Act.
Index Headings Environment and Conservation - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Local Government - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Notices - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Pollution - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Waste Management - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for
Cities - Agreements for waste hauling, nondesignated cities, requirement for
Counties - Displacement of waste haulers, public hearing and notice requirement for

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