Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a full EIS shall be required for the construction of any new solid waste facility or the substantial modification of an existing structure presently used as, or intended to be used as, a solid waste facility, as the term “solid waste facility” is defined in Chapter 10 of Title 8, regardless of the cost of construction or modification.
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(Oct. 18, 1989, D.C. Law 8-36, § 11a, as added Apr. 29, 1998, D.C. Law 12-86, § 802, 45 DCR 1172.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-990.1.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 12-86, the “Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 12-458, which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and the Environment and the Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 26, 1997, and December 19, 1997, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 21, 1998, it was assigned Act No. 12-256 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 12-86 became effective on April 29, 1998.