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Section: 260.0370 Duties and powers of commission--rules and regulations to be adopted, procedures--inspection fees, use of, refund, when--variances granted, when. RSMO 260.370


Published: 2015

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Chapter 260

Environmental Control

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Section 260.370.1

260.371→

August 28, 2015

Duties and powers of commission--rules and regulations to be adopted, procedures--inspection fees, use of, refund, when--variances granted, when.

260.370. 1. Where proven technology is available and the economic

impact is reasonable, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the

commission, the hazardous waste management commission shall encourage that

every effort is made to effectively treat, recycle, detoxify, incinerate or

otherwise treat hazardous waste to be disposed of in the state of Missouri

in order that such wastes are not disposed of in a manner which is

hazardous to the public health and the environment. Where proven

technology is available with respect to a specific hazardous waste and the

economic impact is reasonable, pursuant to rules and regulations

promulgated by the commission, the hazardous waste management commission

shall direct that disposal of the specific hazardous wastes using land

filling as the primary method is prohibited.



2. The hazardous waste management commission shall, by rules and

regulations, categorize hazardous waste by taking into account toxicity,

persistence and degradability in nature, potential for accumulation in

tissue, and other related factors such as flammability, corrosiveness and

other hazardous characteristics. The commission shall by rules and

regulations further establish within each category the wastes which may or

may not be disposed of through alternative hazardous waste management

technologies including, but not limited to, treatment facilities,

incinerators, landfills, landfarms, storage facilities, surface

impoundments, recycling, reuse and reduction. The commission shall

specify, by rule and regulation, the frequency of inspection for each

method of hazardous waste management and for the different waste categories

at hazardous waste management sites. The inspection may be daily when the

hazardous waste management commission deems it necessary. The hazardous

waste management commission shall specify, by rule, fees to be paid to the

department by owners or operators of hazardous waste facilities who have

obtained, or are required to obtain, a hazardous waste facility permit and

who accept, on a commercial basis for remuneration, hazardous waste from

off-site sources, but not including wastes generated by the same person at

other sites located in Missouri or within a metropolitan statistical area

located partially in Missouri and owned or operated by the same person and

transferred to the hazardous waste facility, for treatment, storage or

disposal, for inspections conducted by the department to determine

compliance with sections 260.350 to 260.430 and the regulations promulgated

thereunder. Funds derived from these inspection fees shall be used for the

purpose of funding the inspection of hazardous waste facilities, as

specified in subsection 3 of section 260.391. Such fees shall not exceed

twelve thousand dollars per year per facility and the commission shall

establish a graduated fee scale based on the volume of hazardous waste

accepted with reduced fees for facilities accepting smaller volumes of

hazardous waste. The department shall furnish, upon request, to the

person, firm or corporation operating the hazardous waste facility a

complete, full and detailed accounting of the cost of the department's

inspections of the facility for the twelve-month period immediately

preceding the request within forty-five days after receipt of the request.

Failure to provide the accounting within forty-five days shall require the

department to refund the inspection fee paid during the twelve-month-time

period.



3. In addition to any other powers vested in it by law, the

commission shall have the following powers:



(1) From time to time adopt, amend or repeal, after due notice and

public hearing, standards, rules and regulations to implement, enforce and

carry out the provisions of sections 260.350 to 260.430 and any required of

this state by any federal hazardous waste management act and as the

commission may deem necessary to provide for the safe management of

hazardous wastes to protect the health of humans and the environment. In

implementing this subsection, the commission shall consider the variations

within this state in climate, geology, population density, quantities and

types of hazardous wastes generated, availability of hazardous waste

facilities and such other factors as may be relevant to the safe management

of hazardous wastes. Within two years after September 28, 1977, the

commission shall adopt rules and regulations including the following:



(a) Rules and regulations establishing criteria and a listing for the

determination of whether any waste or combination of wastes is hazardous

for the purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430, taking into account

toxicity, persistence and degradability in nature, potential for

accumulation in tissue, and other related factors such as flammability,

corrosiveness and other hazardous characteristics;



(b) Rules and regulations for the storage, treatment and disposal of

hazardous wastes;



(c) Rules and regulations for the transportation, containerization

and labeling of hazardous wastes, which shall be consistent with those

issued by the Missouri public service commission;



(d) Rules and regulations establishing standards for the issuance,

modification, suspension, revocation or denial of such licenses and permits

as are consistent with the purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430;



(e) Rules and regulations establishing standards and procedures for

the safe operation and maintenance of hazardous waste facilities in order

to protect the health of humans and other living organisms;



(f) Rules and regulations listing those wastes or combinations of

wastes, for which criteria have been established under paragraph (a) of

this subdivision and which are not compatible and which may not be stored

or disposed of together;



(g) Rules and regulations establishing procedures and requirements

for the reporting of the generation, storage, transportation, treatment or

disposal of hazardous wastes;



(2) Adopt and publish, after notice as required by the provisions of

chapter 536 pertaining to administrative rulemaking, and public hearing, a

state hazardous waste management plan to provide for the safe and effective

management of hazardous wastes within this state. This plan shall be

adopted within two years after September 28, 1977, and revised at least

once every five years thereafter;



(3) Hold hearings, issue notices of hearings and subpoenas requiring

the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence, administer

oaths and take testimony as the commission deems necessary to accomplish

the purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430 or as required by any federal

hazardous waste management act. Unless otherwise specified in sections

260.350 to 260.430, any of these powers may be exercised on behalf of the

commission by any members thereof or a hearing officer designated by it;



(4) Grant individual variances in accordance with the provisions of

sections 260.350 to 260.430;



(5) Make such orders as are necessary to implement, enforce and

effectuate the powers, duties and purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430.



4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of

sections 260.350 to 260.480 and sections 260.565 to 260.575 shall become

effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of

section 536.024.



5. To the extent there is a conflict concerning authority for

risk-based remediation rules between this section and section 644.143 or

subdivision (8) of section 644.026, this section shall prevail.



(L. 1977 H.B. 318 § 5, A.L. 1980 2d Ex. Sess. H.B. 5, et al., A.L.

1988 S.B. 535, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52 merged with S.B. 80, et al.,

A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 2004 S.B. 901 merged with S.B. 1040, A.L.

2010 H.B. 1965)





2004

1995



2004



260.370. 1. Where proven technology is available and the economic

impact is reasonable, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the

commission, the hazardous waste management commission shall encourage that

every effort is made to effectively treat, recycle, detoxify, incinerate or

otherwise treat hazardous waste to be disposed of in the state of Missouri in

order that such wastes are not disposed of in a manner which is hazardous to

the public health and the environment. Where proven technology is available

with respect to a specific hazardous waste and the economic impact is

reasonable, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the commission,

the hazardous waste management commission shall direct that disposal of the

specific hazardous wastes using land filling as the primary method is

prohibited.



2. The hazardous waste management commission shall, by rules and

regulations, categorize hazardous waste by taking into account toxicity,

persistence and degradability in nature, potential for accumulation in tissue,

and other related factors such as flammability, corrosiveness and other

hazardous characteristics. The commission shall by rules and regulations

further establish within each category the wastes which may or may not be

disposed of through alternative hazardous waste management technologies

including, but not limited to, treatment facilities, incinerators, landfills,

landfarms, storage facilities, surface impoundments, recycling, reuse and

reduction. The commission shall specify, by rule and regulation, the

frequency of inspection for each method of hazardous waste management and for

the different waste categories at hazardous waste management sites. The

inspection may be daily when the hazardous waste management commission deems

it necessary. The hazardous waste management commission shall specify, by

rule, fees to be paid to the department by owners or operators of hazardous

waste facilities who have obtained, or are required to obtain, a hazardous

waste facility permit and who accept, on a commercial basis for remuneration,

hazardous waste from off-site sources, but not including wastes generated by

the same person at other sites located in Missouri or within a metropolitan

statistical area located partially in Missouri and owned or operated by the

same person and transferred to the hazardous waste facility, for treatment,

storage or disposal, for inspections conducted by the department to determine

compliance with sections 260.350 to 260.430 and the regulations promulgated

thereunder. Funds derived from these inspection fees shall be used for the

purpose of funding the inspection of hazardous waste facilities, as specified

in subsection 3 of section 260.391. Such fees shall not exceed twelve

thousand dollars per year per facility and the commission shall establish a

graduated fee scale based on the volume of hazardous waste accepted with

reduced fees for facilities accepting smaller volumes of hazardous waste. The

department shall furnish, upon request, to the person, firm or corporation

operating the hazardous waste facility a complete, full and detailed

accounting of the cost of the department's inspections of the facility for the

twelve-month period immediately preceding the request within forty-five days

after receipt of the request. Failure to provide the accounting within

forty-five days shall require the department to refund the inspection fee paid

during the twelve-month-time period.



3. In addition to any other powers vested in it by law, the commission

shall have the following powers:



(1) From time to time adopt, amend or repeal, after due notice and

public hearing, standards, rules and regulations to implement, enforce and

carry out the provisions of sections 260.350 to 260.430 and any required of

this state by any federal hazardous waste management act and as the commission

may deem necessary to provide for the safe management of hazardous wastes to

protect the health of humans and the environment. In implementing this

subsection, the commission shall consider the variations within this state in

climate, geology, population density, quantities and types of hazardous wastes

generated, availability of hazardous waste facilities and such other factors

as may be relevant to the safe management of hazardous wastes. Within two

years after September 28, 1977, the commission shall adopt rules and

regulations including the following:



(a) Rules and regulations establishing criteria and a listing for the

determination of whether any waste or combination of wastes is hazardous for

the purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430, taking into account toxicity,

persistence and degradability in nature, potential for accumulation in tissue,

and other related factors such as flammability, corrosiveness and other

hazardous characteristics;



(b) Rules and regulations for the storage, treatment and disposal of

hazardous wastes;



(c) Rules and regulations for the transportation, containerization and

labeling of hazardous wastes, which shall be consistent with those issued by

the Missouri public service commission;



(d) Rules and regulations establishing standards for the issuance,

modification, suspension, revocation or denial of such licenses and permits as

are consistent with the purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430;



(e) Rules and regulations establishing standards and procedures for the

safe operation and maintenance of hazardous waste facilities in order to

protect the health of humans and other living organisms;



(f) Rules and regulations listing those wastes or combinations of

wastes, for which criteria have been established under paragraph (a) of this

subdivision and which are not compatible and which may not be stored or

disposed of together;



(g) Rules and regulations establishing procedures and requirements for

the reporting of the generation, storage, transportation, treatment or

disposal of hazardous wastes;



(2) Adopt and publish, after notice as required by the provisions of

chapter 536, RSMo, pertaining to administrative rulemaking, and public

hearing, a state hazardous waste management plan to provide for the safe and

effective management of hazardous wastes within this state. This plan shall

be adopted within two years after September 28, 1977, and revised at least

once every five years thereafter;



(3) Hold hearings, issue notices of hearings and subpoenas requiring the

attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence, administer oaths and

take testimony as the commission deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of

sections 260.350 to 260.430 or as required by any federal hazardous waste

management act. Unless otherwise specified in sections 260.350 to 260.430,

any of these powers may be exercised on behalf of the commission by any

members thereof or a hearing officer designated by it;



(4) Grant individual variances in accordance with the provisions of

sections 260.350 to 260.430;



(5) Make such orders as are necessary to implement, enforce and

effectuate the powers, duties and purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430.



4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of

sections 260.350 to 260.480 and sections 260.565 to 260.575 shall become

effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section

536.024, RSMo.



5. To the extent there is a conflict concerning authority for risk-based

remediation rules between this section and section 644.143, RSMo, or

subdivision (8) of section 644.026, RSMo, this section shall prevail.



6. Beginning July 1, 2004, a joint committee appointed by the speaker of

the house of representatives and the president pro tem of the senate shall

consider proposals for restructuring the fees paid by hazardous waste

generators and hazardous waste facilities. The committee shall consider

options for expanding the fee structure to more fairly apportion the cost of

services provided among all those that benefit from those services. The

committee shall prepare and submit a report including its recommendation for

changes to the governor, the house of representatives, and the senate no later

than December 31, 2004.



1995



260.370. 1. Where proven technology is available and the economic

impact is reasonable, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the

commission, the hazardous waste management commission shall encourage that

every effort is made to effectively treat, recycle, detoxify, incinerate or

otherwise treat hazardous waste to be disposed of in the state of Missouri

in order that such wastes are not disposed of in a manner which is

hazardous to the public health and the environment. Where proven

technology is available with respect to a specific hazardous waste and the

economic impact is reasonable, pursuant to rules and regulations

promulgated by the commission, the hazardous waste management commission

shall direct that disposal of the specific hazardous wastes using land

filling as the primary method is prohibited.



2. The hazardous waste management commission shall, by rules and

regulations, categorize hazardous waste by taking into account toxicity,

persistence and degradability in nature, potential for accumulation in

tissue, and other related factors such as flammability, corrosiveness and

other hazardous characteristics. The commission shall by rules and

regulations further establish within each category the wastes which may or

may not be disposed of through alternative hazardous waste management

technologies including, but not limited to, treatment facilities,

incinerators, landfills, landfarms, storage facilities, surface

impoundments, recycling, reuse and reduction. The commission shall

specify, by rule and regulation, the frequency of inspection for

each method of hazardous waste management and for the different waste

categories at hazardous waste management sites. The inspection may be

daily when the hazardous waste management commission deems it necessary.

The hazardous waste management commission shall specify, by rule, fees to

be paid to the department by owners or operators of hazardous waste

facilities who have obtained, or are required to obtain, a hazardous waste

facility permit and who accept, on a commercial basis for

remuneration, hazardous waste from off-site sources, but not including

wastes generated by the same person at other sites located in Missouri or

within a metropolitan statistical area located partially in Missouri and

owned or operated by the same person and transferred to the hazardous waste

facility, for treatment, storage or disposal, for inspections conducted by

the department to determine compliance with sections 260.350 to 260.430

and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Funds derived from these

inspection fees shall be used for the purpose of funding the inspection of

hazardous waste facilities, as specified in subsection 3 of section

260.391. Such fees shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars per year per

facility and the commission shall establish a graduated fee scale based

on the volume of hazardous waste accepted with reduced fees for facilities

accepting smaller volumes of hazardous waste. The department shall

furnish, upon request, to the person, firm or corporation operating the

hazardous waste facility a complete, full and detailed accounting of the

cost of the department's inspections of the facility for the twelve-month

period immediately preceding the request within forty-five days after

receipt of the request. Failure to provide the accounting within

forty-five days shall require the department to refund the inspection

fee paid during the twelve-month-time period.



3. In addition to any other powers vested in it by law, the

commission shall have the following powers:



(1) From time to time adopt, amend or repeal, after due notice and

public hearing, standards, rules and regulations to implement, enforce and

carry out the provisions of sections 260.350 to 260.430 and any required of

this state by any federal hazardous waste management act and as the

commission may deem necessary to provide for the safe management of

hazardous wastes to protect the health of humans and the environment. In

implementing this subsection, the commission shall consider the variations

within this state in climate, geology, population density, quantities and

types of hazardous wastes generated, availability of hazardous waste

facilities and such other factors as may be relevant to the safe management

of hazardous wastes. Within two years after September 28, 1977, the

commission shall adopt rules and regulations including the following:



(a) Rules and regulations establishing criteria and a listing for the

determination of whether any waste or combination of wastes is hazardous

for the purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430, taking into account

toxicity, persistence and degradability in nature, potential for

accumulation in tissue, and other related factors such as flammability,

corrosiveness and other hazardous characteristics;



(b) Rules and regulations for the storage, treatment and disposal of

hazardous wastes;



(c) Rules and regulations for the transportation, containerization

and labeling of hazardous wastes, which shall be consistent with those

issued by the Missouri public service commission;



(d) Rules and regulations establishing standards for the issuance,

modification, suspension, revocation or denial of such licenses and permits

as are consistent with the purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430;



(e) Rules and regulations establishing standards and procedures for

the safe operation and maintenance of hazardous waste facilities in order

to protect the health of humans and other living organisms;



(f) Rules and regulations listing those wastes or combinations of

wastes, for which criteria have been established under paragraph (a) of

this subdivision and which are not compatible and which may not be stored

or disposed of together;



(g) Rules and regulations establishing procedures and requirements

for the reporting of the generation, storage, transportation, treatment or

disposal of hazardous wastes;



(2) Adopt and publish, after notice as required by the provisions of

chapter 536, RSMo, pertaining to administrative rulemaking, and public

hearing, a state hazardous waste management plan to provide for the safe

and effective management of hazardous wastes within this state. This plan

shall be adopted within two years after September 28, 1977, and revised at

least once every five years thereafter;



(3) Hold hearings, issue notices of hearings and subpoenas requiring

the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence, administer

oaths and take testimony as the commission deems necessary to accomplish

the purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430 or as required by any federal

hazardous waste management act. Unless otherwise specified in sections

260.350 to 260.430, any of these powers may be exercised on behalf of the

commission by any members thereof or a hearing officer designated by it;



(4) Grant individual variances in accordance with the provisions of

sections 260.350 to 260.430;



(5) Make such orders as are necessary to implement, enforce and

effectuate the powers, duties and purposes of sections 260.350 to 260.430.



4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of

sections 260.350 to 260.480 and sections 260.565 to 260.575 shall become

effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of

section 536.024, RSMo.



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