TO AMEND THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OR TRANSFER STATION PERMIT OR AN EXPANSION OF A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OR TRANSFER STATION PERMIT.

House Bill 1776 aimed to amend the requirements for obtaining or expanding permits for solid waste landfills and transfer stations in Arkansas. The bill defined a "host community" as the closest governmental unit with zoning authority within a twelve-mile radius of the proposed site. It stipulated that applicants must first obtain a certificate of need from the regional solid waste management board, which would expire after four years during the permit application process. Furthermore, the application would need to include a city council resolution or quorum court minute order from the host community reflecting its decision, voted on at a regularly scheduled public meeting.