75-10-111. State solid waste management plan -- hearings and action. (1) A proposed solid waste management plan shall be prepared by the department in conjunction with local governments in the state and any other interested person. After a draft of a proposed solid waste management plan has been prepared, the department shall circulate a copy of the proposed plan to the board of county commissioners in each county in the state, the governing body of every incorporated city or town in the state, any person responsible for the operation of a solid waste management system under the provisions of parts 1 and 2, chapter 10 of this title, the governor, the environmental quality council, and any other interested person for at least 90 days prior to submission of a final proposed solid waste management plan to the board. During the 90-day period for receipt of comments on the draft plan, the department shall hold at least three public hearings around the state on the draft plan.
     (2) A final proposed plan shall be prepared based on the comments and objections received at the public hearings and from the persons who have submitted comments on the draft solid waste management plan. The final plan submitted to the board shall include a discussion of all comments and objections received and the reasons why recommendations for changes or amendments to the proposed plan were accepted or rejected. The board shall consider the final proposed solid waste management plan after giving notice and holding at least one public hearing pursuant to the rulemaking procedures outlined in the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.

     History: En. 69-4016 by Sec. 6, Ch. 575, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4016.