S.C.R. 2 Enrolled

RESOLUTION APPROVING CLASS V
LANDFILL
2005 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ron Allen
House Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor gives approval for the
construction and operation of a Class V commercial nonhazardous solid waste landfill
in Tooele County known as the Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Landfill.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
. provides that the landfill:
. is to be operated by Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Management Corporation;
. is to be sited on 2,000 acres owned by the School and Institutional Trust Lands
Administration and optioned to Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Management
Corporation;
. is to be located in Tooele County, six miles north of I-80 on County Road 128;
and
. is to receive nonhazardous waste, including municipal waste, industrial waste,
construction and demolition waste, and special wastes as enumerated in the
operation plan;
. provides that an operation plan for the landfill was approved by the executive
secretary of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board; and
. grants approval to the Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Management Corporation and
the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration for the construction and
operation of a Class V commercial nonhazardous solid waste landfill.

Special Clauses:
None

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
WHEREAS, the Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Management Corporation desires to
construct and operate a Class V commercial landfill to receive nonhazardous solid waste for
treatment, storage, or disposal as defined in Section 19-6-102 of the Utah Code;
WHEREAS, the facility is to be located on 2,000 acres currently owned by the School
and Institutional Trust Lands Administration and optioned to Wasatch Regional Solid Waste
Management Corporation;
WHEREAS, the site of the proposed landfill is located in Tooele County, six miles north
of I-80 on County Road 128;
WHEREAS, Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Management Corporation has been issued a
permit for operation of a Class I municipal solid waste disposal facility on the site that would
receive solely nonhazardous municipal waste under contracts with local governments;
WHEREAS, Section 19-6-108 of the Utah Code requires that an applicant for authority to
construct a commercial landfill receive approval from the Utah State Legislature and the
Governor of the state as a part of the approval process;
WHEREAS, Section 19-6-108 also requires that an applicant for authority to operate a
commercial landfill receive approval from the executive secretary of the Solid and Hazardous
Waste Control Board within the Department of Environmental Quality prior to receiving
legislative and gubernatorial approval;
WHEREAS, Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Management Corporation and the School
and Institutional Trust Lands Administration have submitted a proposed operation plan for the
Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Landfill as a Class V commercial nonhazardous solid waste
landfill to the Department of Environmental Quality, and the operation plan was approved by the
executive secretary of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board on February 18, 2005 and
this approval has an effective date of February 18, 2005; and

WHEREAS, the proposed operation plan for the Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Landfill
would allow the landfill to receive nonhazardous waste, including municipal waste, industrial
waste, construction and demolition waste, and special wastes as enumerated in the operation
plan, and as defined in Administrative Rule R315-315, Special Waste Requirements:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature, the Governor concurring
therein, that Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Management Corporation and the School and
Institutional Trust Lands Administration be granted approval to construct and operate a Class V
commercial nonhazardous solid waste landfill known as Wasatch Regional Solid Waste Landfill.