Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.

Adds a new subdivision to GS 130A-294(b1) to exempt certain sanitary landfills from having to obtain a franchise to operate from a local government. Provides thata landfill is exempt from the requirement if (1) the property on which the landfill is located is incorporated within a local government's boundaries by an act of the General Assembly and (2) the landfill was validly operating in another jurisdiction before the legislative act became effective.Limits the application of this subdivision to sanitary landfills for disposing of construction and demolition debris that had a permit from the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resourcesto operate the landfill on January 1, 2008.

Amends GS 130A-294(a)(4) to make a technical correction.

Amends the bill title and renumbers thebillsections accordingly.