WashingtonVotes.org
your lawmakers' votes at your fingertips
your lawmakers' votes at your fingertips
Legislation watch
2009 Senate Bill 5797: Exemptions from solid waste handling permit requirements
Introduced by Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, (D-Camano Island) (D) on February 2, 2009
Exempts an anaerobic digester that meets specified conditions from the need to obtain a solid waste handling permit under chapter 70.95 RCW (solid waste management, reduction and recycling). Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development Committee on February 2, 2009
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 12, 2009
Provides technical changes and new definitions for the purpose of clarification. In addition the substitute provide that digestate must be managed under a dairy nutrient management plan specifically addressing digestate, meet compost quality standards, or be managed in alternate manner approved by DOE and clarify that digestate managed under a dairy nutrient management plan specifically addressing digestate is no longer considered a solid waste and provides that imported organic waste-derived material must be received or stored in structure meeting an NRCS standard, be approved by an NRCS representative, or meet certain construction industry standards.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 12, 2009
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 16, 2009
Received in the House on March 4, 2009
Referred to the House Ecology & Parks Committee on March 4, 2009
Referred to the House General Government Appropriations Committee on March 24, 2009
Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 30, 2009
Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Shea (Spokane Valley) (R) on April 9, 2009
To prohibit anaerobic digesters from processing fish or fish products that are listed under the federal Endangered Species Act.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 9, 2009
Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on April 22, 2009
Exempts anaerobic digesters from solid waste permitting if the anaerobic digester meets certain requirements. Requires the Department of Ecology and the Washington State Department of
Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Health, to issue guidelines for anaerobic codigestion of livestock manure and organic waste- derived material.