No. HB 4039
Filed under Local Government.
Solid Waste Disposal Facility in Broward County; Defines "Monarch Hill Landfill"; requires feasibility study & public hearing before any expansion of Monarch Hill Landfill; provides requirements for study & public hearing.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDBroward County must commission an independent feasibility study before approving any physical expansion of the Monarch Hill Landfill. The study must assess environmental, health, and community impacts, including odor, traffic, and groundwater contamination.
The county must hold a public hearing within 5 miles of the landfill before final approval. Notice must be given 30 days in advance to property owners within 2 miles, and the hearing must present the study's findings.
No application, zoning change, permit, or development order allowing expansion may be approved until the study and hearing are completed and publicly disclosed. This creates a mandatory procedural gate for any expansion.
AIMandates a third-party study before any expansion approval, covering environmental, health, and community impacts.
AIRequires a public hearing within 5 miles of the landfill before final expansion approval, with 30-day advance notice.
AIProhibits approving any expansion application, permit, or zoning change until the study and hearing are completed and disclosed.
AILegally defines the Monarch Hill Landfill as the specific DEP-permitted solid waste disposal facility in Broward County.