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I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I reached, the waste facility owner, county or local unit of government should be permitted to appeal to the Metropolitan Council. The Council would assist the parties in coming to an acceptable agreement or con- tract. New legislation is needed that would permit loCal units of govern- ment the legal authority to assess the waste facility owner a fee for its .indirect costs associated with the facility. If an agreement or contract cannot be achieved, the Council should be granted the authority to estab- lish an agreement. All agreements or contracts for payments by the solid waste facility owner or operator to the local.unit of government should provide credit for the PILOT or.normal property tax payments. The direct and indirect cost agreements are for expenses incurred by the local unit of government over and above the normal or typical costs of constructing and maintain- ing roads, providing utilities or other services. END USE The end uses for landfills are limited, falling into three major categor- ies: agriculture, commercial or industrial uses, and recreational open space. A closed landfill can be returned to pasture or cropland. If used for crops, the final overlying cover should be thick enough so that the roots or cultivation machinery do not penetrate buried waste mate- rial. Other~ise, crops may absorb contaminants from the landfill. Commercial or industrial land uses may require extensive footings and foundations for buildings. These factors require special engineering that must be incorporated into the landfill's design and operation. Con- struction is certainly acceptable on the buffer zone area and adjacent to the fill area. Roads, parking lots, sidewalks and other paved areas are acceptable for placement over the fill area, but they should be con- structed of flexible material such as asphalt because of settling. There are also potential recreation/open space uses for small a'nd large acreages. End uses requiring larger acreages include amphitheatres or sites for fes- tivals or fairs, amusement parks, botanical gardens, civic centers, golf courses, municipal or county parks, ski slopes, DNR wildlife management areas, state or 'regional parks, airports, drive-in theatres, salvage yards, solar or other industrial areas, feed lots, agricultural research experiment stations or poultry farms. ~ Because it is not clear to what extent landfills can be used once closed, the advisory committee recommends that the MPCA develop rules and stan- dards for end uses for landfills to protect public health and safety and the environment. With attention focused on proper design and operation of landfills, the development of new waste facilities should include planning future uses that do not conflict with the surrounding planned land uses. The land- fill owner should fashion the fill's closure plan to be compatible with the concerns and needs of the local governmental unit.