WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 536

(A) (I) IF A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN 150,000
DETERMINES IT CANNOT ACHIEVE A REDUCTION OF 20 PERCENT OF ITS
SOLID WASTE STREAM UNDER § 9-505 OF THIS TITLE, THE COUNTY SHALL:

(I) CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
REDUCTION THAT MAY BE CONDUCTED JOINTLY WITH OTHER PUBLIC
HEARINGS OR MEETINGS; AND-----------------------------------------

(II) PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF
THE PUBLIC HEARING, TOGETHER WITH A SUMMARY OF THE JUSTIFICATION
FOR THE PROPOSED REDUCTION, IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION
IN THE COUNTY ONCE A WEEK FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS BEFORE THE
HEARING IN THE COUNTY.

(2) THE SECRETARY SHALL REVIEW A COUNTY PLAN THAT
DOES NOT MEET THE 10 PERCENT RECYCLING GOAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER
THE COUNTY'S MAXIMUM GOAL, AS STATED IN THE PLAN, CAN BE
DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE A REASONABLE BASIS.

(3) THE SECRETARY SHALL REQUIRE REVISION OF A COUNTY
PLAN IF, PURSUANT TO A REVIEW UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE COUNTY'S DETERMINATION OF ITS MAXIMUM GOAL IS
FOUND TO BE UNSUPPORTED BY COMPETENT, MATERIAL, AND SUBSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE IN LIGHT OF THE ENTIRE PLAN AS SUBMITTED.

(B) (1) IF A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION LESS THAN 150,000

DETERMINES IT CANNOT ACHIEVE A REDUCTION OF 15 PERCENT OF ITS

SOLID WASTE STREAM UNDER § 9-505 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE COUNTY
SHALL:

(I) CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
REDUCTION THAT MAY BE CONDUCTED JOINTLY WITH OTHER PUBLIC
HEARINGS OR MEETINGS; AND---------------------------------------------

(II) PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF
THE PUBLIC HEARING, TOGETHER WITH A SUMMARY OF THE JUSTIFICATION
FOR THE PROPOSED REDUCTION IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION
IN THE COUNTY ONCE A WEEK FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS BEFORE THE
HEARING IN THE COUNTY.---------------------------------------------

(2) THE SECRETARY SHALL REVIEW A COUNTY PLAN THAT
DOES NOT MEET THE 15 PERCENT RECYCLING GOAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER
THE COUNTY'S MAXIMUM GOAL, AS STATED IN THE PLAN, CAN BE
DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE A REASONABLE BASIS.--------------------------

(3) THE SECRETARY SHALL REQUIRE REVISION OF A COUNTY
PLAN IF, PURSUANT TO A REVIEW UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE COUNTY'S DETERMINATION OF ITS MAXIMUM GOAL IS
FOUND TO BE UNSUPPORTED BY COMPETENT, MATERIAL, AND SUBSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE IN LIGHT OF THE ENTIRE PLAN AS SUBMITTED.---------------

9-1605.

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