SB80 Alabama 2011 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Environment, coal combustion by-products, fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, boiler slag waste, and flue gas emission control wastes, exemption from regulation as solid wastes, removed, Secs. 22-27-2, 22-27-3 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under current law, the disposal of fly ash
waste, bottom ash waste, boiler slag waste, and
flue gas emission control wastes resulting
primarily from the combustion of coal or other
fossil fuels at electric generating plants is
exempt from regulation as a solid waste</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would remove this exemption and
authorize the regulation of those substances as
solid waste</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 22-27-2 and 22-27-3, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to solid waste disposal; to remove an
existing exemption from regulation for fly ash waste, bottom
ash waste, boiler slag waste, and flue gas emission control
wastes which result primarily from the combustion of coal or
other fossil fuels at electric generating plants and authorize
the regulation of those substances as a solid waste.
</p>
Subjects
Environment
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2011 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| May 5, 2011 | Marsh motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote | |
| May 5, 2011 | Third Reading Carried Over | |
| April 12, 2011 | Marsh request to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair Granted. | |
| April 12, 2011 | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair | |
| March 24, 2011 | Reported from Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities as Favorable | |
| March 1, 2011 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB80 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced |