Amends GS 130A-290(A)(2) to extend the definition of closure to include an 85% or greater reduction in the acceptance of waste during a continuous one-year period at a solid waste management facility. Amends GS 130A-294(a)(4)c. specifying a circumstance under which the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must deny an application for a permit for a solid waste management facility. Amends GS 130A-294(a1) to set out guidelines to which DHHS must adhere before approving any transfer of a permit for solid waste management. Amends GS 130A-294(b1)(1) to expand the definition of substantial amendment to include an addition of substantial energy-producing activities to be conducted at the facility. Effective when the act becomes law and applies to any new or amended permits issued on or after that date.