Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1447 amends provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act relating to the contents of regional or local solid waste management plans. The act expands the list of information required under an inventory of municipal solid waste landfill units to include the exact boundaries of each former landfill unit, or the best approximation if the unit's boundaries are unknown, and a map showing such boundaries or approximate boundaries. The act requires the local council of governments to notify a landowner of the location of former municipal landfills under certain conditions.

            Senate Bill 1447 also requires the county clerk to record on the deed of records the exact or approximate boundaries of each landfill unit, together with a legal description of the parcel or parcels of land in which a former landfill unit is located, and to make such records available to the public. Finally, the act requires each council of governments to provide a copy of the inventory to the chief planning official of each municipality and county in which a unit is located, and requires the inventory to be available for public inspection.