§ 35-11-514 — Approval of commercial solid waste management, commercial incineration and disposal facilities

(a) No construction shall commence of, nor shall any
wastes be accepted or received at, any commercial solid waste
management facility, or any commercial waste incineration or
disposal facility subject to regulation under W.S.
35-12-102(a)(vii) unless the facility has been approved by
resolution of the board of county commissioners of the county
where the proposed facility is to be located. The county
commissioners shall hold one (1) or more public hearings before
making their decision. The county commissioners shall publish
notice of each hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in
the area of the proposed facility once each week for at least
two (2) consecutive weeks prior to the hearing. The board of
county commissioners may authorize a proposed facility upon
considering that the facility:
(i) Is necessary and meets industrial, socioeconomic
or municipal needs for additional capacity to manage wastes;
(ii) Reduces industry or municipal reliance on waste
management methods which would be less suitable for the
protection of the environment or public health than would be
possible by the proposed facility; and
(iii) Employs the best available technology to
protect public health, safety and the environment, and is
located so as to ensure maximum protection of public health,
safety and the environment as compared to other alternative
methods and locations.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as
exempting any commercial solid waste management facility, or any
commercial waste incineration or disposal facility from any
other provision of this act or the Industrial Development and
Information Siting Act.