[§342G-24]  Submission schedule for revisedintegrated solid waste management plans.  (a)  Each state-approvedcounty plan shall be revised and submitted to the office on the followingschedule:

(1)  The first revised plan shall be submitted to theoffice not later than four years after July 1, 1991; and

(2)  Subsequent revised plans shall be submitted tothe office once every five years.

All revised plans shall be consistent with therequirements of this chapter.

(b)  Not less than one hundred and twenty daysprior to the submission of a revised plan to the office, the county shallsubmit a copy of the proposed revision to its county advisory committee forreview and comment.  All revisions determined by the county advisory committeeor the office to be substantial revisions shall be subject to:

(1)  At least one county public hearing prior to finalsubmission of the revised plan to the office for review;

(2)  Reconsideration and approval by the countyadvisory committee; and

(3)  Review by the office, where the office shallapprove, conditionally approve, approve specific elements or components, ordisapprove the plan.

In general, any significant changes in policy,program implementation, the identification of facilities necessary toaccomplish plan goals, or funding mechanisms, shall be considered substantialrevisions.  Deadlines for the submittal of substantial revisions shall bepursuant to the schedule outlined in this section.

(c)  If neither the county advisory committeenor the office deems any changes to be substantial, then those changes shall beincorporated immediately into the plan.  If any member of the public contests adetermination of “lack of substantial revision,” that person may appeal thedetermination to the director.  The decision of the director shall be final.

(d)  The office may require a county to modifyand submit to the office an entire plan or specific elements of a plan at adate earlier than the schedule outlined in this section if:

(1)  The county, in total, within the county andthrough access to capacity within another county, has fewer than five years ofavailable permitted disposal capacity, and in the judgment of the office is notmaking sufficient progress toward developing or gaining access to new capacity;or

(2)  The county fails to demonstrate a commitment tomeeting the State’s waste reduction goals. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]

 

Revision Note

 

  "July 1, 1991" substituted for "theeffective date of this chapter".