ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2016
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 51.105 AND 51.507(A) OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING WASTE MANAGEMENT TO PERMIT THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF YARD WASTE.
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WHEREAS, the use of non-compostable plastic bags for the collection and disposal of yard waste is an issue that should be decided by Louisville Metro Council;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (THE COUNCIL) AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. Section 51.105 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
51.105 POWERS AND DUTIES OF WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
(A) The Waste Management District shall have those powers and duties assigned to solid waste management districts under KRS 68.178 and KRS Chapters109 and 224, as such statutes may be amended and supplemented from time to time, which powers include, but are not limited to, the powers and duties set forth in this subchapter.
(B) Preparation and submission to the Cabinet, as the Cabinet may require from time to time, solid waste management plans and revisions and amendments thereto for Metro Government;
(C) The planning, initiating, acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating of solid waste management facilities;
(D) The authority to condemn land necessary for the acquisition of solid waste management facilities pursuant to the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky and to exercise police power in respect thereto;
(E) The authority set forth in KRS Chapter 58 to issue bonds and other instruments of indebtedness at private or public sale for the purpose of financing and refinancing solid waste management facilities;
(F) The authority to promulgate regulations as to the licensure, construction, maintenance and operation of solid waste management facilities, including requiring the use of one o...
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