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The following, excerpte~ from the' Report on ~the Work of the Joint <br />Committee on Solid and HaZarRo~s Waste (June 1980), is a summary <br />of Article X of the 1980 State Waste Management Act. Article X <br />identifies the responsibilities of the Metropolitan Area counties, <br />the Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />and the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for management of <br />solid waste in the Twin Cities Area. <br /> <br />Specifically, Article X contains provisions on: <br /> <br />- estimating the Metropolitan Area's land disposal capacity; <br />- preparing an inventory of land disposal sites in each of <br /> the metropolitan counties; <br />- preparing land disposal abatement plans by the metropolitan <br /> counties; <br />- selecting and acquiring land disposal sites; <br />- requirements for certificates of need to authorize new <br /> solid waste disposal facilities in the Metropolitan Area; <br />- development of resource recovery facilities; <br />- the role of the Metropolitan Waste Control Con~m~ssion in <br /> disposing of solid waste and sewage treatnnent residues <br /> (sludge); and <br />- restrictions that local governments may reasonably apply <br /> to waste facilities developed under the Act. <br /> <br /> ARTICLE X <br />TWIN CITIES [~ETROPOLITAN AREA <br /> <br />ae <br /> <br />Generally <br /> <br />This article amends the laws governing waste management <br />in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. <br /> <br />Land Disposal Facilities and Solid Waste Management <br /> <br />Plans [Sections 1, 2, 6-17] <br /> <br />1. Land Disposal Capacity Estimates and Site <br />Inventory. By July, 1980, the Metropolitan Council <br />must estimate the land disposal capacity needed through <br />the year 2000, without regard to potential disposal <br /> <br /> <br />