Bill > SB101

This bill aims to help local governments comply with new regulations, specifically Regulation Number 31 adopted by the Air Quality Control Commission, which requires municipal solid waste landfills to reduce methane emissions through gas collection and control systems. Recognizing that compliance can be financially challenging, the bill clarifies that money from the Community Impact Cash Fund, which provides financial assistance for environmental mitigation projects, and the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund can be used for these landfill methane reduction projects. A key provision prioritizes grant requests from local governments that own or operate landfills over those from private entities, acknowledging that local governments may have less access to private funding. The bill also specifies that funds received must be used as supplemental funding, not the sole source of financing for compliance, and updates the definition of a "disproportionately impacted community" for census data purposes to ensure more current information is used.