HB779 Alabama 2010 Session

This bill would propose a local constitutional amendment for Baldwin County that would provide that garbage, household waste, industrial solid waste, and solid waste may only be disposed of in landfills owned by Baldwin County; would provide that the disposal of certain debris would be exempt; would provide an exemption for certain contracts; would provide that the county may not charge rates exceeding rates for similar services charged by public and private landfill operators in surrounding counties; and would provide for violations of the amendment

The bill would require the county governing body to create the Baldwin County Solid Waste Management Authority to make recommendations to the county governing body relating to the operation of county landfills

This bill would authorize the implementation and administration of the provisions of the amendment by local law

To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to Baldwin County; to provide that only county-owned solid waste landfills may be used for the disposal of garbage, household waste, industrial solid waste, and solid waste; to exempt the disposal of certain debris and construction materials from the proposed amendment; to provide for certain exempted contracts; to provide that the county may not charge rates exceeding rates for similar services charged by public and private landfill operators in surrounding counties; to provide for violations to the amendment; to require the county governing body to create the Baldwin County Solid Waste Management Authority to make recommendations to the county governing body relating to the operation of county landfills; and to allow the implementation and administration by local acts of the Legislature.