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I i I I I ABOUT THIS REPORT This report contains proposed recommendations for dealing with the adverse impacts of new solid waste landfills and resource recovery facilities in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The Dasic approach of these recommendations is two-fold .... first, miti- gating or reducing'the negative effects of such-facilities as much as possible; and second, providing compensation to affected communities for impacts that cannot be eliminated entirely. The 1980 state Waste Manage- ment Act calls for the Metropolitan Council to prepare compensation and mitigation recommendations, and to submit them to the state Legislative Commission on Waste Management. The recommendations will serve as a guide in preparing legislation to implement compensation and mitigation measures. This document is the second of two reports on the subject. The first was a background report published by the Council in 1982 (publication no. 12- 82-072). It explored alternative ways of mitigating the adverse effects of solid waste disposal facilities and compensating communities that host such facilities. This report, on the other hand, recommends specific compensation and mitigation measures. The report is divided into four sections. The first is an introduction that provides background information on the subject. The second contains 13 recommendations--some proposing new legislation to implement compen- sation and mitigation measures, others identifying which parties are responsible for paying certain costs or performing certain tasks. The third section discusses the recommended compensation and mitigation mea- sures in more detail. Portions of this section directly related to the numbered recommendations in section two are underlined. The fourth sec- tion contains definitions of terms used in the report.