Arizona Legislators Seek To Lift Solid Waste Fine Caps

Date: January 15, 2004

Source: News Room

Three Arizona lawmakers are seeking to lift caps on fines related to solid waste pollution. Republican state Reps. Deb Gullett, Steve Huffman and Tom O'Halleran want to lift the current $15,000 cap on fines for companies violating solid waste management regulations. The bill, HB2087, has the support of environmental groups such as the Sierra Club. The three Republicans have also proposed legislation to broaden eligibility rules for a loan fund for brownfield clean-ups.

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