This law requires a board to create and update rules for the basic handling and disposal of solid waste, such as garbage collection, composting, and transforming waste into energy. The board needs to make sure these rules do not overlap with existing rules from other authorities that handle air and water pollution.

This law discusses rules for managing nonhazardous wood waste landfills in comparison to other solid waste landfills. It suggests that the board can decide if the rules for nonhazardous wood landfills should be different from those for municipal waste landfills. If a change is needed, the board will update the regulations. The law specifically defines a nonhazardous wood waste landfill as a facility that only takes untreated wood waste like bark and sawdust byproducts, explicitly excluding any wood waste that has been chemically treated. Additionally, the law ensures that any new regulations cannot be less strict than those set by the EPA.

This law mandates that regulations must cover standards for the design, operation, maintenance, and eventual reuse of solid waste facilities. However, it does not apply to issues of waste handling or disposal that are strictly local or are managed by air quality boards or water boards.

This law bans the burning of solid waste at solid waste facilities unless it's for rare cases like burning agricultural and silvicultural waste, landclearing debris, diseased trees, or emergency cleanup debris. Facility owners and operators must follow this rule as of the date specified in federal regulations.

This regulation requires the board to create rules for monitoring and controlling landfill gas that moves underground. It must collaborate with other state boards to ensure no conflicts in regulations. The rules will set standards based on how much landfill gas a site can generate, requiring site owners to report and evaluate gas migration. If a site owner follows the local air pollution control rules, they're considered compliant, but they must still follow additional specific rules from this board if needed.

This section requires the creation of a plan for dealing with waste during emergencies. The board, with help from the Office of Emergency Services, must develop a plan to handle waste so it is stored, processed, or disposed of properly, especially during emergencies. If needed, this waste can go to dump sites, but only as a last resort.

Additionally, the board has the authority to create rules, even emergency ones, to implement this waste management plan effectively.