Commission Proceedings 



COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS 



The Environmental Review Commission met nine times between the 1999 Regular 

 Session of the 1999 General Assembly and reporting to the 2000 Regular Session of the 

 1999 General Assembly. The proceedings of each meeting are summarized below. 

 Complete sets of minutes for each meeting, including all materials distributed, are 

 available in the Legislative Library. 



November 4, 1999 



1999 Hurricanes 



The Environmental Review Commission (ERC) heard briefings on the impact of the 

 1999 hurricanes and the response by State agencies. Presentations were given by 

 representatives from the Division of Emergency Management in the Department of 

 Crime Control and Public Safety; the Department of Commerce; the Department of 

 Transportation; the Department of Health and Human Services; the Department of 

 Agriculture and Consumer Services; the Department of Environment and Natural 

 Resources (DENR); and the Department of Revenue. The ERC also heard a report on 

 floodplain mapping, which noted that the floodplain maps for many areas of the State are 

 out-of-date. Members expressed concem over what may be rebuilt in the floodplain and 

 the length of time it would take for participants in buy-out programs to receive the money 

 to relocate. 



Clean Water Management Trust Fund 



David McNaught, Executive Director of the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, 

 reported on projects awarded grants from the Fund. He said the Fund had established a 

 special program to address the flooding problems associated with the hurricanes. 



Solid waste 



Paul S. Crissman, Environmental Supervisor for the Solid Waste Section of the 

 Division of Waste Management in DENR, and Scott B. Mouw, Section Chief of the 

 Community and Business Assistance Section of the Division of Waste Management in 

 DENR, reported on solid waste management efforts in the State. They noted that most 

 counties in the State are making negative progress towards reaching the statutory goal of 

 reducing by 40% the quantity of solid waste discarded by each person. The presenters 

 and the ERC members discussed potential measures to address this failure by making the 

 disposal of solid waste in landfills more costly relative to the cost of recycling. 



