SENATE BILL REPORT

                           SHB 1781

                     AS OF MARCH 26, 1993

Brief Description:  Requiring negotiation to mitigate probable adverse impacts of hazardous waste incinerators.

SPONSORS: House Committee on Environmental Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Hansen and Rust)

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY & PARKS

Staff:  Shannon Murphy (786‑7483)

Hearing Dates: March 29, 1993

BACKGROUND:

The Legislature directed the Department of Ecology to include in its rules a process for negotiation between the proponent of a hazardous waste management facility and the community that will be affected by the proposal.  The department's rules include provisions requiring review of the impacts of the facility on the community infrastructure.  The parties' agreement is incorporated by the department into the facility's permit.  The facility must also have an impact mitigation plan that includes mitigation measures for significant adverse impacts of the facility, including economic impacts.

SUMMARY:

The applicant for a hazardous waste incinerator shall negotiate with any county which may be affected by the incinerator's operation to mitigate the impacts, including economic impacts, of the facility on the county.  The mitigation may be in the form of fees or other measures.  The negotiation shall be conducted through the citizen-proponent negotiation process and any agreement shall be incorporated into a permit.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  available