Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Act

This act regulates hazardous waste and the facilities that handle it, requiring generators and treatment, storage, and disposal operations to notify the administering state department about the wastes they deal with, and empowering that department to issue regulations, set siting standards for such facilities, employ inspectors, hold hearings, and issue and modify orders, with defined unlawful acts and penalties for violations. It funds the program through fees assessed on hazardous waste generators and facilities, which are credited to dedicated funds used for site cleanup and remediation, waste reduction and minimization efforts, and enforcement, with provisions for reporting, fund administration, and reducing or suspending fees once a fund accumulates enough money. It also establishes a parallel program for drycleaning facilities — registration and certification, a surcharge on drycleaning solvents, containment requirements, and a restoration trust fund with eligibility rules and an advisory council — and addresses related matters such as financial-assurance disclosures and immunity for those who act to mitigate a discharge.

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