HCSHB909--SOLIDWASTEDISPOSALPERMITS(Haffner) COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:StandingCommitteeonGeneralLaws Currently,theDepartmentofNaturalResourcesisprohibitedfrom issuingapermitfortheoperationofasolidwastedisposalarea designedtoserveacitywithapopulationgreaterthan400,000 inhabitantslocatedinmorethanonecounty,ifthesiteislocated withinone-halfmileofanadjoiningmunicipalitywithoutits approval. Thisbillchangestherequireddistancefromtheadjoining municipalityfromone-halfmiletoonemile.