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SPONSOR: |
Cordova |
DATE TYPED: |
01/30/02 |
HB |
82 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Solid Waste Program |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Sandoval |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY02 |
FY03 |
FY02 |
FY03 |
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$325.0 |
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Non-Recurring |
General Fund |
(Parenthesis ( )
Indicate Revenue Decreases)
LFC files
No Response
Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
SUMMARY
House Bill 82 appropriates $325.0 from the
general fund to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and
Administration for the purpose of implementing a solid waste program in
Valencia County. This appropriation is
intended to provide assistance for start-up cost only. This appropriation is not intended to be a
recurring appropriation.
Significant
Issues
Ground water contamination has been detected at the county
owned and operated Conejo Transfer Station landfill site. Contaminants include nitrogen, toluene,
methylene chloride, iron, manganese, sulfate, boron, and tetrachloroethene
(PCE). The county will be required to
determine the full nature and extent of the contamination by installing
additional ground water monitoring wells at the landfill, and will probably
have to implement a corrective action program to address the contamination.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $325.0 contained in this
bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered
balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2003 shall revert to the general
fund.
RELATIONSHIP
House Capital Outlay Request 271 requests $1,000.0 to fund a portion of the closure costs of the Valencia County landfill.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
On September 18, 2001, the New Mexico
Environment Department (NMED) issued an administrative compliance order to
Valencia County, which cited more than a dozen violations of solid waste
management regulations over the course of the past three years. The more serious violations at the county’s
closed landfill include; multiple
incidents of illegal disposal of solid waste, failure to monitor methane gas,
failure to fence the property, failure to control water run-on and run-off, failure
to maintain the roadway, failure to submit an approvable closure and
post-closure care plan, failure to maintain intermediate cover, illegal
disposal of special waste (asbestos) and failure to monitor ground water. Violations at the County-owned and operated
Conejo Transfer Station include; multiple incidents of open burning of solid
waste, illegal disposal of solid waste, failure to remove recyclable materials,
failure to obtain a solid waste facility permit, failure to provide fire
extinguishing equipment, failure to control litter, failure to remove yard
waste in a timely manner and failure to provide a separate storage area for
bulky waste (tires and yard waste). The
penalties for the violations listed in the administrative compliance order are
$927,700.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
1. What are the reasons for the administrative compliance order issued to Valencia County on September 18, 2001?
2. What is the solid waste program that this appropriation
request for?
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