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Planning Step Number 2: Counties' Abatement Proposals Sec. 473.803, Subd. lb. By April 1, 1982, after considering the Council's disposal abatement report submitted to the counties pursuant to Section 473.149, Subdivision 2a, each county shall submit to the Council a proposal to reduce to the greatest feasible and prudent extent the need for and practice of land dis- posal of mixed municipal solid waste. The proposal shall address at least waste reduction, separation, and resource recovery. The proposal shall include objectives, immediately and over specified time periods, for reducing the land d~sposal of mixed municipal solid waste generated within the county. The proposal shall describe specific functions to be performed and activities to be undertaken by the county and cities and towns within the county to achieve the objectives and shall describe the estimated cost, proposed manner of financing, and timing of the functins and activities. The proposal shall include alternatives which could be used to achieve the objectives if the proposed functions and activities are not established. Planning Step Number 3: Policy Plan Metropolitan Council Amends Solid Waste Sec. 473.149, Subd. 2d. By January 1, 1983, after considering county land disposal abatement proposals submitted pursuant to Section 473.803, Subdivision lb, the Council shall amend its policy plan to include specific and quantifiable objectives for abating the land disposal of mixed municipal solid waste. The plan shall, include a reduced estimate, based on the Council's abatement objectives, of the added solid waste disposal capacity needed in appropriate sectors of the Metropolitan Area, stated in annual increments through the year 1990 and thereafter in five year increments through the year 2000. The objectives in the plan shall be based upon standards for county resource recovery and waste reduction and separation programs and activities. The plan shall include standards and procedures to be used by the Council in determining that metropolitan counties have not imple- mented the Council's land disposal abatement plan and have n6t met the standards for county abatement programs and activities. The Council shall report to the Legislative Commission on its abatement plan and on legislation that may be required to- imple- ment the plan. Planning Step Number 4: Counties Revise Solid Waste Master Plan Sec. 473.803, Subd. lb (continued). By June 1, 1983, each county shall revise its master plan to include a land disposal abatement element to implement the Council's land disposal abatement plan adopted under Section 473.149, Subdivision 2d, and shall submit the revised plan to the Council for review under Subdivision 2. The proposal and master plan revision required by this subdivi- sion shall be prepared in consultation with cities and towns within the county, particularly the cities and towns in which a solid waste disposal facility is or may be located pursuant to the county master plan.