HB 3972
Authorizes Benton County, Linn County and Polk County, in addition to Marion County, to take specified actions with respect to solid waste and solid waste sites or facilities.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Climate, Energy, and Environment
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Bill overview
This bill expands the authority of Benton, Linn, Polk, and Marion Counties to manage solid waste and related facilities. It allows these counties to sell waste products, require waste generators to use local disposal sites, regulate disposal sites, and enter into agreements with other counties for joint solid waste management. Specifically, it modifies existing Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) to grant these counties greater control over solid waste operations.
Key provisions
- Allows Benton, Linn, Polk, and Marion Counties to sell waste products.
- Requires waste generators to use county-designated disposal sites.
- Grants counties authority to regulate and license disposal sites.
- Authorizes counties to enter into intergovernmental agreements for joint solid waste management.
- Establishes a 20-year limit on contracts related to solid waste management.
- Excludes material designated for recycling or reuse from county authority.
- Permits counties to process, recycle, or reuse solid waste received at disposal sites.
- Creates a mechanism for counties to form an intergovernmental entity for solid waste management.
Who is affected
- Benton County
- Linn County
- Polk County
- Marion County
- Residents and businesses generating solid waste in those counties
Notable changes
- Expands county authority over solid waste management under ORS 459.125 and 459.145.
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Primary sponsors
Shelly Boshart Davis
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