HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                2255

operation of the facilities on the site, and the
transportation of hazardous OR LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR waste to
and from the facilities on the site from any regulation,
policy, law, or ordinance, including zoning, of any
political subdivision of this State, and from any State law
or regulation that requires approval of any political
subdivision of this State.

(e)  The issuance of a certificate does not require the
approval of any county or municipal council, board,
authority, or unit. Any plan for management of liquid,
solid, [or] hazardous, OR LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR waste adopted by
any subdivision of the State shall be consistent with the
terms of the certificate.

(f)  The certificate shall contain a statement of the
purpose for which it is issued and a description of the site
and proposed facility, and shall indicate the locations on
the site of all facilities, all buffer and security areas,
and all areas to be used for appurtenant functions.

{g) A certificate is valid only for the site and
facility for which it is issued.

(h) (1) A person may not make any material change
that, as to a facility or the use of a site, is contrary to
the purpose or conditions for which a certificate was
issued, unless:

[(1)] (I) The person first submits the proposed
change to the Board for reconsideration of the certificate;
AND

[(2)] (II) The Board approves the change[; and].

[(3)] (2) An application for reconsideration
shall be made by an applicant and processed by the Board in
accordance with the same requirements, procedures, and
restrictions that are applicable to an initial application
for a certificate under this subtitle.

3-706.

(c)(1) The portion of the applicant's report dealing
with environmental and social assessments shall contain, but
not be limited to:

(i) The potential impact of the method and
route of transportation of hazardous OR LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR
waste to the site and the potential impact of the
establishment and operation of the proposed facility on air
and water quality, existing land use, transportation, and
natural resources in the area affected by proposed
facilities;

(ii) A description of the expected effect
of the facility; and