New Wisconsin Law Exempts Pyrolysis and Gasification from solid waste facility regulations.
“Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau"
This bill exempts pyrolysis and gasification facilities from certain laws relating to solid waste facilities.
A
solid waste facility is a facility for the treatment, storage, or
disposal of solid waste. Under current law and rules promulgated by the
Department of Natural Resources, no person may operate a solid waste
facility without an operating license from DNR. In addition, most solid
waste facilities must undergo a pre-construction or pre-expansion site
inspection, obtain DNR approval of a plan of operation for the facility,
comply with certain performance standards to avoid or minimize adverse
environmental impacts, and provide proof of financial responsibility for
the closure of the facility and the post-closure, long-term care of the
facility.
This
bill exempts pyrolysis and gasification facilities from the definition
under current law of “solid waste facility.” The bill defines a
pyrolysis facility as a facility where post-use plastics are heated
until decomposed and then converted into other materials such as liquid
fuel. Under the bill, a gasification facility is a facility where
post-use plastics and certain other materials are heated and ultimately converted only into fuel or other chemical feedstock.”
TIMELINE
Public hearing on 1/04/18
Public hearing waived on 3/15/2018
Presented to Gov. Walker on 4/12/2018 and signed on 4/16/18