§342G-15 - Annual report.
§342G-15 Annual report. (a) The
coordinator shall prepare and submit an annual report to each county, the
director, the governor, and the legislature, twenty days prior to the convening
of each regular session of the legislature, describing the activities of the
office. The annual report shall provide the information required in this
chapter, including, but not limited to:
(1) A summary of the results achieved in meeting the
state waste reduction goals, including the amounts of waste disposed of, diverted,
and generated in the State, and the progress toward managing waste in
consideration of the state solid waste management priorities;
(2) Results achieved in county integrated solid waste
management planning and the state plan, with timetables for completion and
implementation;
(3) Results achieved in implementing procurement
programs, including the amount of recycled goods and materials purchased by the
State and counties;
(4) Total paper consumption by state and county
agencies and results achieved with the office paper reduction goal;
(5) Results achieved by government agencies in
establishing office paper and other materials recovery programs;
(6) Results achieved by state and county agencies in
removing barriers to the development of recycling markets and in developing
markets and supporting businesses that use recovered materials;
(7) A summary of results achieved by state and county
agencies in the provision and execution of the statewide public awareness and
education program;
(8) A summary of results achieved by agencies to
improve energy efficiency and to reduce reliance on imported fuels in
compliance with sections 226-18 and 226-52;
(9) A summary and schedule of the key solid waste
management goals and objectives planned for the following year at state and
county levels; and
(10) Revenues into and expenditures from the
environmental management special fund during the previous fiscal year and
projections for revenues and expenditures in the coming fiscal year.
(b) Upon request from the office, the counties
shall provide information, to the best of their abilities, to fulfill the
requirements outlined in this section. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2; am L 1993, c
312, §5]