The following Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) procedures apply to construction or establishment of Solid Waste Landfills near certain public airports in the State of Georgia.

Pursuant to Title V, Section 503 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, hereinafter referred to as AIR-21, no person shall construct or establish a municipal solid waste landfill within six (6) miles of a public airport as defined in Title V, Section 503(d) of AIR-21 unless the Georgia Department of Transportation, herein after referred to as the Department, as the state aviation agency, requests a waiver of exemption for the landfill from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

If an individual or entity (the “Applicant”) wishes to construct or establish a solid waste landfill within six (6) miles of an airport as defined in Title V, Section 503(d) of AIR-21, the Applicant must prepare and submit an information package to the Department in compliance with the “Rules of State Department of Transportation, Chapter 672-9-.05”, before the Department will consider requesting that the Administrator of the FAA exempt the landfill from the application of AIR-21. Copies of the Rules of the State Department of Transportation, Chapter 672-9-.05 “Construction or Establishment of Solid Waste Landfills Near Certain Public Airports”, herein after referred to as “the Rule”, are available from the Department’s Aviation Programs office or the Office of Legal Services.

All inquiries and applications regarding the establishment of Solid Waste Landfills near certain Public Airports shall be forwarded to the Department’s Aviation Programs office for action. For the purposes of this administrative procedure an application will be defined as a completed GDOT Waste Disposal/Processing Facility Coordination Form and items required in paragraph (b)(2)-(b)(9) of the Rule.

The Aviation Programs office shall be the central point of contact and responsibility within the Department to act on all matters regarding the establishment of Solid Waste Landfills within six (6) miles of certain public airports.

GDOT Waste Disposal/Processing Facility Coordination Forms, DOT 1900, and any general information regarding the request for waivers for construction of landfills within six (6) miles of certain airports shall be provided to the public and/or potential Applicants.

Upon receipt of an Application for request for waiver, the Aviation Programs office shall confirm the application is complete and contains all required actions in compliance with the Rule. A Waiver Application Checklist will be completed by Aviation Programs.

Acknowledgement of receipt of the application must be submitted to the Applicant within fourteen (14) days of receipt of all required and requested information. An application shall not be deemed submitted and complete until all required and requested information has been received by Aviation Programs, including the Wildlife Hazard Assessment.

•   added to MAP: 04/22/05