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1.Consideration of plans. The department shall consider solid waste management
plans submitted by solid waste planning or service areas and make recommendations
for designation as an environmental management system to the commission. All system
designations recommended by the department are subject to approval by the commission.
Any solid waste planning or service area may submit a plan to the department and seek
designation as a system.
a.By October 1 each year, the department may recommend the designation of any
additional planning or service areas as systems, provided those areas meet the requirements
of section 455J.3.
b.In recommending the designation of a planning or service area as a system, the
department shall make a determination as to whether the area meets the requirements
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1. Consideration of plans. The department shall consider solid waste management
plans submitted by solid waste planning or service areas and make recommendations
for designation as an environmental management system to the commission. All system
designations recommended by the department are subject to approval by the commission.
Any solid waste planning or service area may submit a plan to the department and seek
designation as a system.
a. By October 1 each year, the department may recommend the designation of any
additional planning or service areas as systems, provided those areas meet the requirements
of section 455J.3.
b. In recommending the designation of a planning or service area as a system, the
department shall make a determination as to whether the area meets the requirements
of section 455J.3. The department shall not recommend the designation of a planning or
service area as a system unless the planning or service area meets the requirements of
section 455J.3.
c. The commission shall consider the plans submitted to the department and shall review
the department’s recommendations on those plans. The commission shall approve or reject
each plan and shall make publicly available its reasons for doing so.
2. System review.
a. ByJanuary1eachyear,thedepartmentshallreviewtheannualreportsofalldesignated
systems and determine whether those systems remain in compliance with section 455J.3. If
the department determines that a planning or service area is no longer in compliance, the
department may recommend to the commission the revocation of the planning or service
area’s system designation.
b. Thedepartmentmayreviewandmonitortheprogressofthoseplanningorserviceareas
that have not been designated as a system and shall coordinate with other statewide boards,
task forces, and other entities in order to achieve the goals and objectives of this chapter.
3. Allocation of funds.
a. The department shall recommend to the commission a reasonable allocation of
the moneys provided in section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1),
subparagraph division (c), to eligible systems. In making its recommendation as to the
allocation of moneys, the department shall adopt and use a set of reasonable criteria. The
criteria shall conform to the goals and purposes of this chapter as described in section 455J.1
and shall be approved by the commission.
b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission shall make
a final allocation of the funds described in section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph “a”,
subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), to systems meeting the requirements of this
chapter.
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c. Moneys allocated pursuant to this subsection shall be used by systems to further
compliance with any of the requirements of this chapter.
4. The department shall prepare an annual report citing the results and costs of the
program for submittal to the commission by January 1, 2018, and by January 1 each year
thereafter.