Section 22-30-1 – Short Title.
Section 22-30-1 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Hazardous Wastes Management and Minimization Act.” (Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 129, p. 1843, §1; Acts 1987, No. 87-807, p. 1590, §1.)
Section 22-30-10 – Development and Revision of Criteria for Determining Hazardous Wastes.
Section 22-30-10 Development and revision of criteria for determining hazardous wastes. (a) The department, acting through the commission, shall promulgate and revise criteria for identifying hazardous waste. (b) When developing these criteria, the department shall determine whether the concentrations being disposed of present immediate or persistent toxic hazards to human health or the environment, or […]
Section 22-30-11 – Adoption of Regulations, Guidelines, Criteria and Standards by State Department; States From Which Hazardous Wastes Cannot Be Accepted; Penalty; Contracts to Satisfy Federal Capacity Assurance Programs Limited.
Section 22-30-11 Adoption of regulations, guidelines, criteria and standards by State Department; states from which hazardous wastes cannot be accepted; penalty; contracts to satisfy federal capacity assurance programs limited. (a) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate, and may revise when appropriate, rules and regulations, guidelines, criteria and standards for all hazardous […]
Section 22-30-12 – Permit Program.
Section 22-30-12 Permit program. (a) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate a permit program for hazardous waste management practices and, acting through the commission, to promulgate criteria for issuing permits and rules identifying procedures for obtaining permits. (b) Except as provided by this subsection or subsections (i) and (j) of this […]
Section 22-30-14 – Responsibilities of Generators.
Section 22-30-14 Responsibilities of generators. (a) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards, applicable to generators of hazardous waste as may be necessary to protect human health or the environment. Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Determining if solid wastes […]
Section 22-30-15 – Regulations as to Transporters.
Section 22-30-15 Regulations as to transporters. Subject to Section 22-30-21, the department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate regulations establishing such standards, applicable to transporters of hazardous waste identified or listed under this chapter, as may be necessary to protect human health or the environment. Such standards shall include but not be limited […]
Section 22-30-15.1 – Penalty for Violation of Safety and Hazardous Materials Regulations.
Section 22-30-15.1 Penalty for violation of safety and hazardous materials regulations. Repealed by Act 98-493, p. 952, §5, effective August 1, 1998. (Acts 1987, No. 87-606, p. 1055, §1.)
Section 22-30-16 – Responsibilities of Hazardous Waste Storage and Treatment Facility and Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Operators.
Section 22-30-16 Responsibilities of hazardous waste storage and treatment facility and hazardous waste disposal site operators. (a) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards, applicable to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities as may be necessary to protect human health or […]
Section 22-30-17 – Manifest.
Section 22-30-17 Manifest. (a) The department shall develop and, acting through the commission, promulgate a manifest. (b) A manifest shall be required to accompany transportation, for off-site storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous waste, provided, however, that regarding bulk shipments by rail or water, a shipping paper may be substituted for the manifest if the […]
Section 22-30-18 – Reporting of Wastes Generated; When Reports Deemed Trade Secrets.
Section 22-30-18 Reporting of wastes generated; when reports deemed trade secrets. Every generator, transporter, and owner and operator of a treatment, storage or disposal facility of hazardous wastes shall establish and maintain such records for a three-year period, make such reports and furnish such information pertaining to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of […]
Section 22-30-19 – Penalties and Remedies.
Section 22-30-19 Penalties and remedies. (a) Whenever, on the basis of any information, the department determines that any person is in violation of any requirement of this chapter, any rule or regulation promulgated by the department or any permit issued under authority granted by this chapter, the department may issue an order requiring compliance immediately […]
Section 22-30-2 – Legislative Findings; Purpose and Intent of Chapter.
Section 22-30-2 Legislative findings; purpose and intent of chapter. The Legislature finds that the generation and management of hazardous waste is a continuing problem. Further, that without adequate safeguards, the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of such wastes can create conditions which threaten human health or the environment. The Legislature, therefore, declares that in […]
Section 22-30-20 – Administration of Chapter.
Section 22-30-20 Administration of chapter. To carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, the department is authorized and empowered to: (1) Perform any and all acts necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of this chapter relating to the promulgation and enforcement of criteria, standards, rules and regulations; (2) Administer and enforce […]
Section 22-30-21 – Certain Transporters Exempted From Applicability of Chapter.
Section 22-30-21 Certain transporters exempted from applicability of chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to transporters regulated under the provisions of P.L. 91-458, enacted by the congress of the United States, October 16, 1970; provided, however, such transporters shall be subject only to standards equivalent to and no more stringent than standards in […]
Section 22-30-24 – Chapter Supplemental.
Section 22-30-24 Chapter supplemental. This chapter is intended to supplement existing law, and no part thereof shall be construed to repeal any existing laws enacted for the protection of the public health, the protection, maintenance and improvement of the quality of public water supplies or the control of radiation. (Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. […]
Section 22-30-3 – Definitions.
Section 22-30-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter and except where the context prohibits, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Environmental Management Commission of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management as created by Section 22-22A-6. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management as created by Section 22-22A-4. […]
Section 22-30-4 – Regulatory and Investigative Authority; Monitoring of Commercial Sites for Hazardous Wastes; Fees; Hearings and Investigations.
Section 22-30-4 Regulatory and investigative authority; monitoring of commercial sites for hazardous wastes; fees; hearings and investigations. (a) The department has exclusive regulatory authority over all hazardous waste generation, transportation, storage, treatment and disposal and other management practices in the state, and shall, from time to time, investigate and monitor sources of generation, transportation, storage, […]
Section 22-30-5.1 – Restriction on Number of Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities or Disposal Sites per County; Legislative Approval of Sites.
Section 22-30-5.1 Restriction on number of commercial hazardous waste treatment facilities or disposal sites per county; legislative approval of sites. (a) The term “hazardous waste” shall mean the same as defined by Section 22-30-3(5). (b) Committee shall mean the continuing Select Joint Nuclear Energy Activities and Hazardous Chemical Toxic Waste Oversight Committee as created by […]
Section 22-30-5.2 – Construction of Provisions.
Section 22-30-5.2 Construction of provisions. The provisions of Section 22-30-5.1 are to be construed in pari materia with the provisions of the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact, Section 22-32-1 et seq. If any provision of this section shall be held to be inconsistent with any provision of said compact, the provisions of said […]
Section 22-30-6 – State Department to Regulate and Supervise Storage, Disposal, etc., Sites.
Section 22-30-6 State Department to regulate and supervise storage, disposal, etc., sites. The operation of any and all sites for the storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous wastes shall be under the direct regulation and supervision of the department and shall be in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated and enforced by the department to […]