HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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FEES AN ANNUAL GENERATOR'S FEE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE PUBLIC INPUT
INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEE SCHEDULES.

(II) THE FEE SCHEDULES SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT:

1.  THE VOLUME OF SEWAGE SLUDGE PRODUCED
OR OTHERWISE GENERATED BY THE SEWAGE SLUDGE GENERATOR AND THE
METHOD BY WHICH THE SLUDGE IS UTILIZED;

2.  THE ANTICIPATED COSTS OF MONITORING
AND REGULATING THE UTILIZATION SITES : ;

3.  THE ANTICIPATED NEEDS OF THE PROGRAM;
AND

4.  THE POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC
HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE OR TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

(B) (1) (I) FOR ANY APPLICATION TO SPREAD SEWAGE SLUDGE ON
MARGINAL LAND AND BEFORE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY PERMANENT FACILITY
THAT IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR SEWAGE SLUDGE UTILIZATION, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER HAVING A
SUBSTANTIAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY AND MAIL A COPY OF THE
NOTICE TO THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIAL, THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE BODY, AND THE ELECTED
EXECUTIVE, IF ANY, OF THE RESPECTIVE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION COUNTY
OR AND MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THESE ACTIVITIES WOULD OCCUR.

(II)  WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF THE
APPLICATION, THE EXECUTIVE OR THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY MAY REQUEST A PUBLIC
HEARING.

(III)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A PUBLIC
HEARING IN THE AFFECTED SUBDIVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.

(2) (I) BEFORE ISSUING A PERMIT FOR THE LAND
APPLICATION OF SLUDGE TO OTHER THAN MARGINAL LAND, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL MAIL A COPY OF THE APPLICATION TO THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIAL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE
BODY, AND THE ELECTED EXECUTIVE, IF ANY, OF THE RESPECTIVE
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION COUNTY OR AND MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE
APPLICATION OF SLUDGE WOULD OCCUR.

(II)  WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE
APPLICATION, THE EXECUTIVE OR LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY MAY REQUEST A PUBLIC
INFORMATION MEETING.

(III)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A PUBLIC
INFORMATION MEETING IN THE AFFECTED SUBDIVISION.

(IV)  THE DEPARTMENT MAY CONSOLIDATE PUBLIC
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS WITHIN A COUNTY FOR MORE THAN 1 PERMIT.