MA S622

Bill

Relative to waste removal plans for transfer stations

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/10/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to waste removal plans for transfer stations. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill amends the definition of "transfer station" in Massachusetts law to include the term "wastes" and adds a new definition for "waste" to include solid or liquid waste materials, excluding hazardous waste. The bill also requires that no permit application for a transfer station be approved until the applicant has prepared and submitted an environmental impact report and a waste removal plan, which must be reviewed and approved by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Walter Timilty (D)*, Mark Cusack (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S622

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S622
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S622.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1451	Relative to speed limitations near waste or recycling collection vehicles	No further action taken	Similar To
S2210	Relative to anaerobic digestion	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2236	Relative to fair radius restrictions of transfer stations	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S516	To improve notice requirements of hazardous waste release	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S567	Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S602	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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