Private Acts of 1972 Chapter 206

SECTION 1. As used in this Act, the following terms are defined as follows:

(a) "Solid waste." Garbage, refuse, and other discarded solid materials, including solid-waste materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations and all garbage, refuse or other discarded solid materials from individual homes, apartments, multiple dwellings, trailers or other living quarters, and from community activities, but does not include solids or dissolved materials in domestic sewage or other significant pollutants in water resources, such as silt, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial waste water effluents, dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or other common water pollutants.

(b) "Person." Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm or association, and municipal or private corporation organized or existing under the laws of this state or any other state, and any governmental agency or county of this state.

(c) "Solid waste disposal system." The relationship of the coordinated activities of and resources for processing and disposal of solid wastes within a common geographical area and under the supervision of any person or persons engaging in such activities.

(d) "Solid waste disposal." The process of placing, confining, compacting, or covering solid waste except when such solid waste is for reuse, removal, reclamation, or salvage.

(e) "Land fill area." Any land area selected for the purpose of solid waste disposal of solid waste material.

SECTION 2. No land fill area for the disposal of solid waste materials in this state shall be constructed and no contract between any person or persons for the purpose of constructing or utilizing the same shall be completed or executed in Monroe County unless the location of said land fill area shall have been approved by the Quarterly Court of Monroe County. Should the Quarterly Court disapprove of said site no further action shall be taken in regard to the construction of a land fill area at that site.

SECTION 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Act, or failing, neglecting or refusing to comply with any order or resolution of the Quarterly Court lawfully issued shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation, within the discretion of the court of competent jurisdiction and each day of continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.

SECTION 4. In addition to the penalties herein provided the Quarterly Court may cause the enforcement of any orders or rules issued by them to carry out the provisions of this Act by instituting legal proceedings to enjoin the violation of the provisions of this Act, and the orders or rules of the Quarterly Court in any court of competent jurisdiction, and such court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining the violation thereof. The district attorney general in whose jurisdiction a violation of this Act occurs or the attorney general of the state shall institute and prosecute such suits when necessity therefore has been shown by those herein clothed with the power of investigation.

SECTION 5. This Act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the Quarterly County Court of Monroe County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the Quarterly Court and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 6. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 6.

Passed: February 15, 1972.