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Ch. 514
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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3. CONSISTENT WITH CONSIDERATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SAFETY, AS DEFINED BY APPROPRIATE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, A
DETERMINATION OF THE TYPE AND NUMBER OF REGIONAL FACILITIES WHICH
ARE PRESENTLY NECESSARY AND PROJECTED TO BE NECESSARY TO MANAGE
WASTE GENERATED WITHIN THE REGION;
4. REFERENCE GUIDELINES, AS DEFINED BY APPROPRIATE
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, FOR THE PARTY STATES FOR ESTABLISHING THE
CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES TO EVALUATE LOCATIONS FOR REGIONAL
FACILITIES.
B. THE COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP AND ADOPT CRITERIA AND
PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING A PARTY STATE WHICH VOLUNTEERS TO HOST A
REGIONAL FACILITY WITHIN ITS BORDERS. THESE CRITERIA SHALL BE
DEVELOPED WITH PUBLIC NOTICE AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
FACTORS: THE CAPABILITY OF THE VOLUNTEERING PARTY STATE TO HOST
A REGIONAL FACILITY IN A TIMELY MANNER AND TO ENSURE ITS
POST-CLOSURE OBSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE, AND INSTITUTIONAL
CONTROL; AND THE ANTICIPATED ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED
FACILITY.
1. ANY PARTY STATE MAY VOLUNTEER TO HOST A REGIONAL
FACILITY WITHIN ITS BORDERS. THE COMMISSION MAY SET TERMS AND
CONDITIONS TO ENCOURAGE A PARTY STATE TO VOLUNTEER TO BE THE
FIRST HOST STATE.
2. CONSISTENT WITH THE REVIEW REQUIRED ABOVE, THE
COMMISSION SHALL, UPON A TWO-THIRDS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, DESIGNATE A
VOLUNTEERING PARTY STATE TO SERVE AS A HOST STATE.
C. IF ALL REGIONAL FACILITIES REQUIRED BY THE REGIONAL
MANAGEMENT PLAN ARE NOT DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SECTION (B), OR
UPON NOTIFICATION THAT AN EXISTING FACILITY WILL BE CLOSED, OR
UPON DETERMINATION THAT ADDITIONAL REGIONAL FACILITY IS OR MAY BE
REQUIRED, THE COMMISSION SHALL CONVENE TO CONSIDER DESIGNATION OF
A HOST STATE.
1. THE COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP AND ADOPT PROCEDURES
FOR DESIGNATING A PARTY STATE TO BE A HOST STATE FOR A REGIONAL
FACILITY. THE COMMISSION SHALL BASE ITS DECISION ON THE
FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
(A) THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF CITIZENS
OF THE PARTY STATES AS DEFINED BY THE APPROPRIATE REGULATORY
AUTHORITIES;
(B) THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL
EFFECTS OF A REGIONAL FACILITY ON THE PARTY STATES;
THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO BASE ITS DECISION ON
THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
(C) THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND COSTS;
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