The Parliament enacted a law to financially support municipalities that host or are near landfills or wastewater treatment plants. The support will be added to the annual Municipal Fund amount allocated for each municipality.

The funds will be retroactively allocated as of March 2008.

Municipalities surrounding Abey-Ain Drafil landfill will be given an annual incentive of $5 million. These include Baaouerta, Aramoun, Ain Ksour, El Binyeh, Bsatin, Kfar Matta, Dkoun, Damour, Naameh, Khalde, Choueifet, and Mechref.

Abey-Ain Drafil will receive $1.6 million yearly. The remaining $3.3 million will be split among the other municipalities.