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8 A BILL

9 TO BE ENTITLED

10 AN ACT

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12 To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to Baldwin

13County, to provide that only county-owned solid waste landfills shall be used for the disposal of

14solid waste.

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16BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:

17Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, is proposed and

18shall become valid as a part of the Constitution when all requirements of this act are fulfilled:

19PROPOSED AMENDMENT

20In Baldwin County, only county-owned solid waste landfills shall be used for the disposal of

21solid waste. The rates for disposal at county-owned or operated land-fills shall not exceed the

22rates for like kind services charged by publicly or privately owned landfills in the following

23counties: Mobile, Escambia, Washington, Monroe, Clarke, Conecuh and Escambia County,

24Florida.
25The County Governing body shall create a Solid Waste Management Authority comprised of

26five members at least three of which shall be mayors of municipalities in Baldwin County. This

27Committee shall recommend methods of operation, communications, rates, municipal recycling

28programs, revenue sharing and along with other duties as requested by the County Governing

29Body.

30Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment shall be held in accordance with

31Amendment 555 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 284.01 of the

32Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, and the election

33laws of this state.

34Section 3. The appropriate election official shall assign a ballot number for the proposed

35constitutional amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the following description of

36the substance or subject matter of the proposed constitutional amendment:

37"Relating to Baldwin County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,

38to provide that only county-owned solid waste landfills shall be used for the disposal of solid

39waste.

40"Proposed by Act _________."

41This description shall be followed by the following language:

42"Yes ( ) No ( )."