A Utah lawmaker believes he has found a way to boost oversight at the state’s landfills, while cutting taxes for the waste-storage industry at the same time.
Rep. Lee Perry, R-Perry, is proposing a system of self-inspections at the state’s 168 landfills, an idea that drew a positive reception Thursday before the House Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee. Members voted unanimously to send the measure, HB373, to the full House for further debate.
“The concept of a regulated entity doing ‘self inspection’ is a conflict-of-interest,” Scott Williams, executive director of HEAL Utah, an environmental group, said in an email.