HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(4)  Establish types and quantities of designated
hazardous substances AND LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE to be
disposed;

(5)  Establish procedures for monitoring
designated hazardous substances AND LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE;

(6)  Set minimum requirements for operation,
maintenance, monitoring, reporting, and supervision of
facilities;

(7)  Set requirements and provide procedures for
the permitting of designated hazardous substance OR
LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE disposal sites and disposal methods;

(8)  Set requirements for permit applications;
[and]

(9)  Establish criteria for determining and
administering bond values and fees under this section; AND

(10)  IN THE CASE OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING
LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE;

(I)  SET HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS THAT
SPECIFICALLY RELATE TO, AMONG OTHER FACTORS, CONSIDERATION
OF GEOLOGY, SEISMOLOGY, HYDROLOGY, DEMOGRAPHY, AND
CLIMATOLOGY, AS THOSE SCIENCES APPLY TO THE SITE;

(II)  PROVIDE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF
RADIOACTIVE WASTES BY RADIONUCLIDE CONTENT AND RADIOACTIVITY
LEVELS INTO CATEGORIES SUITABLE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF
STORAGE OR DISPOSAL PROCEDURES;

(III)  PROVIDE FOR CONSULTATION WITH ANY
AFFECTED SUBDIVISION;

(IV)  PROVIDE FOR THE REVOCATION OR
SUSPENSION OF A PERMIT, AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING, FOR THE
VIOLATION BY AN OPERATOR OR HAULER OF;

1.  ANY FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION
GOVERNING LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE; OR

2.  ANY STATE LAW OR REGULATION
CONCERNING THE DISPOSAL OR SITING OF LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR
WASTE.

(d) There is a Hazardous Substance AND LOW-LEVEL
NUCLEAR WASTE Advisory Council within the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene. The Council shall advise and
assist the Department in designating hazardous substances
and developing rules and regulations for the management and
disposal of designated hazardous substances OR LOW-LEVEL
NUCLEAR WASTE.