TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 58

HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY SITING

39-5805.  State hazardous waste management planning committee — Creation — Members. (1) The state hazardous waste management planning committee is hereby created in the department. The committee shall represent diverse geographical areas of the state. No later than September 1, 1985, the governor shall, subject to the advice and consent of the senate, appoint seventeen (17) members to the committee consisting of the following representatives:

(a)  One (1) representative of city government;

(b)  One (1) representative of county government;

(c)  One (1) hazardous waste transporter;

(d)  One (1) hazardous waste generator;

(e)  One (1) hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility operator;

(f)  One (1) member of an environmental group;

(g)  One (1) member of a conservation group;

(h)  Two (2) members of the general public;

(i)  The director of the department or his designee;

(j)  The director of the department of water resources or his designee;

(k)  One (1) licensed professional engineer;

(l)  A faculty member of a university or college in this state well versed in geology, hydrology or other environmental matters;

(m)  The director of the Idaho transportation department or his designee;

(n)  One (1) representative of the mining industry;

(o)  One (1) representative of the forest products industry; and

(p)  One (1) representative of the agricultural industry.

(2)  A vacancy occurring on the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(3)  The chairman of the committee shall be elected by the members of the committee and the chairman shall be a voting member of the committee.

(4)  Members of the committee who are not state employees shall be entitled to receive compensation as provided in section 59-509(b), Idaho Code.

(5)  The committee by majority vote shall establish operating procedures. The operating procedures shall be made available for public review.

(6)  In the conduct of its business, the committee shall solicit the advice of, and consult periodically with cities, counties and persons within the state for the purpose of receiving information or advice that may be helpful in the preparation of the plan.

(7)  Employees of the department of environmental quality, department of water resources and the transportation department shall assist the committee on a priority basis.

(8)  The committee shall disband after final approval of the plan by the legislature.

(9)  Upon petition to the director and the director’s recommendation to the governor, the governor shall appoint a committee in the same manner as the original committee to amend or revise the plan.

(10) The committee shall hold its first meeting as soon as practicable after confirmation by the senate.

History:

[39-5805, added 1985, ch. 113, sec. 1, p. 222; am. 2001, ch. 103, sec. 51, p. 293.]