# Georgia HB 351: Board of Natural Resources; modify powers and duties Georgia HB 351, Board of Natural Resources; modify powers and duties, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chas Cannon (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-01-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB351-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia HB 351 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Board of Natural Resources; modify powers and duties - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-10 - Last action: 2026-01-01, Effective Date - Sponsors: Chas Cannon (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Lynn Smith (Republican), Vance Smith (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Natural Resources & Environment, Natural Resources and the Environment, General Bill - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (431 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Communities get meetings before waste facility decisions: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, local governments and authorities must hold public meetings before choosing disposal sites they will own or run. Meetings must explain waste needs and the site-selection process; regional authorities must meet in each participating jurisdiction. Host governments must also… - Waste districts join joint-facility fee rules: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, cost reimbursement fee authority extends to solid waste districts, not just special solid waste districts. The rule covers municipal disposal facilities operated jointly by multiple cities or counties, a waste district, or an authority. Fee receipts must go into a restric… - Landfills gain options as restrictions end: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, the law removes certain landfill permit bans in significant groundwater recharge areas involving outside-county or outside-region waste. Regional counties or districts no longer must be next to each other or share a collection and disposal contract. Cross-county waste tra… - Landfills must report recycling and composting amounts: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, public and private municipal landfill owners and operators must report annual recycling and composting quantities. Reports go to Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division and cover each landfill. Operators must report amounts rather than simply list recycling and compos… - Waste facilities face stronger local planning checks: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, waste facility permit and major-change applicants must submit host-government verification dated within 36 months before application. It must identify the facility type and location, using a parcel or legal description. It must confirm local zoning or land-use compliance,… - Waste handlers lose separate special-waste rules: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, the law removes the separate category of “special solid waste” and its distinct rules. Separate permitting and financial-responsibility safeguards end, but general solid waste permitting remains. A transport manifest now means a document showing any solid waste’s amount,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chas Cannon (Republican), House - Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House - Sponsor: Robert Dickey (Republican), House - Sponsor: Lynn Smith (Republican), House - Sponsor: Vance Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Russ Goodman (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | Agree to Senate Amendment | pass | 163 | 0 | 8 | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 6TH | pass | 46 | 3 | 2 | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | PASSAGE AS AMENDED | pass | 47 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-03-06 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 175 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-01-01: Effective Date - 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-14: Act 259 - 2025-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-03-31: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House) - 2025-03-28: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-03-06: House Third Readers (House) - 2025-03-06: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2025-02-27: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2025-02-12: House Second Readers (House) - 2025-02-11: House First Readers (House) - 2025-02-10: House Hopper (House) ## Bill text - HB 351/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238531) ## Related bills - SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed) - SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed) - SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed) - SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed) - HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed) - HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed) ## Sources - [HB 351/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238531) ## Related - [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026) - [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026) - [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026) - [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026) - [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026) - [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB351-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).