The bill also establishes a process to notify abutters of the public hearing held prior to the issuance of any new junkyard's, automobile graveyard's or automobile recycling business's first license and incorporates into statute fencing and screening standards previously located in the Department of Transportation regulations.

The bill also clarifies the ability of municipalities to enforce the provisions of the State's junkyard law and effect the abatement of junkyard nuisances. The bill specifies that a municipality has 3 available methods to recover the costs of prosecuting a junkyard violation: a civil action, a lien on the real estate or a special tax assessment as municipalities are currently authorized to recover the costs of abating a failed septic system.