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Chief Patron: Pillion
Bristol Landfill Technical Assistance (language only)

Item 376 #1s

Item 376 #1s

Natural Resources
Department of Environmental Quality

Language

Page 200, line 7, strike "Not set out." and insert:

Amendment Drawn to Chapter 552

Page 493, after line 13, insert:

"D. The Department of Environmental Quality is directed to provide emergency technical assistance to the City of Bristol, Virginia as may be requested to resolve immediate landfill concerns and facilitate a long-term plan for returning the landfill to operational status upon remediation of any environmental, public health, or quality of life issues."



Explanation

(This amendment authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to provide emergency technical assistance to the City of Bristol, Virginia in resolving ongoing issues with the city-owned landfill and to facilitate a long-term plan for the operational status of the landfill once any health, environmental, or quality of life issue has been mitigated.)