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H.C.R. 3

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RESOLUTION REGARDING WASHINGTON

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COUNTY WASTE FACILITY

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2005 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Bradley G. Last

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor gives approval for the
             10      construction and operation of a Class VI commercial landfill to receive construction
             11      and demolition waste. The landfill is to be known as the Purgatory Landfill and is to be
             12      operated by ONP, LLC.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This resolution:
             15          .    provides that the landfill is to be located south of Washington City in Washington
             16      County, Utah;
             17          .    provides that the proposed landfill is to accept construction and demolition waste as
             18      a Class VI landfill and that the landfill will place an emphasis in its operations on
             19      recycling materials it receives;
             20          .    provides that the landfill application is currently in the statutorily required approval
             21      process through the Department of Environmental Quality and that this process will
             22      likely not conclude prior to the end of this 2005 General Session;
             23          .    provides that the required local government approval of the proposed facility has
             24      been granted; and
             25          .    provides that the legislative and gubernatorial approval required by statute and as
             26      stated in this resolution will only take effect after the end of this 2005 General
             27      Session if the granting of approval by the Department of Environmental Quality



             28      takes place on or before July 1, 2005.
             29      Special Clauses:
             30          None
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             32      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
             33          WHEREAS, ONP, LLC, desires to operate a Class VI commercial landfill to receive
             34      solely construction and demolition waste, as defined in Section 19-6-102 of the Utah Code, for
             35      treatment, storage, or disposal;
             36          WHEREAS, the site of the proposed landfill is located south of Washington City in
             37      Washington County;
             38          WHEREAS, the site of the proposed landfill is a parcel of approximately 57 acres,
             39      located in Section 17, Township 42 South, Range 14 West, Salt Lake Baseline and Meridian of
             40      Washington County;
             41          WHEREAS, Section 19-6-108 of the Utah Code requires that the applicant for authority
             42      to operate a commercial landfill must receive approval from the local government and the
             43      applicant has received this approval;
             44          WHEREAS, Section 19-6-108 of the Utah Code also requires that an applicant for
             45      authority to operate a commercial landfill receive approval from the Utah State Legislature and
             46      the Governor of Utah as a part of the approval process;
             47          WHEREAS, Section 19-6-108 also requires that an applicant for authority to construct
             48      and operate a commercial landfill receive approval from the executive secretary of the Solid
             49      and Hazardous Waste Control Board within the Department of Environmental Quality prior to
             50      receiving legislative and gubernatorial approval;
             51          WHEREAS, ONP, LLC has submitted a proposed operation plan for a Class VI
             52      commercial construction and demolition waste landfill to the Department of Environmental
             53      Quality, and the Department of Environmental Quality is in the process of preparing a draft
             54      permit to be made available for public comment as part of the approval process; and
             55          WHEREAS, due to the time requirements of the approval process, if the Department of
             56      Environmental Quality gives final approval for the permit to ONP, LLC, it likely will be after
             57      the adjournment sine die of this 2005 General Session of the Legislature:
             58          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature, the Governor concurring


             59      therein, that ONP, LLC, is granted approval to construct and operate a Class VI commercial
             60      construction and demolition waste landfill at the specified site to the west of Washington City
             61      in Washington County, State of Utah, but only subject to and contingent upon the Department
             62      of Environmental Quality having granted final approval for having issued the permit for this
             63      landfill on or before July 1, 2005.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-1-05 6:32 AM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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