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(1) The legislature of the state of Idaho
hereby finds that adverse public health and environmental impacts can result
from the improper land disposal of hazardous waste and that the need for
establishing safe sites with adequate capacity for the disposal of hazardous
waste is a matter of statewide concern, and the provisions of this chapter are
therefore enacted to provide an effective method of establishing such sites.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature of the state of Idaho that
generators of hazardous waste be encouraged to use on-site and off-site
alternative treatment methods to reduce the amount of hazardous waste that
must be discharged into the environment and to reduce associated hazards to
the health and welfare of the citizens of this state. Alternative management
technologies which detoxify, stabilize and reduce the amount of hazardous
waste that must be buried are available. For such purpose, the provisions of
this chapter are enacted to allow the development of safe alternative methods
for the treatment of hazardous waste and to provide a means for the
designation of hazardous waste disposal sites when such methods are unable to
obviate the need for hazardous waste disposal on land. Whereas the state of
Idaho may be responsible for the perpetual care of hazardous waste land
disposal facilities, alternative technologies such as incineration, resource
recovery, or physical, chemical or biological degradation should be
implemented to the maximum extent possible.
(3) It is the intent of the legislature that the site license process not
duplicate the existing hazardous waste management act permitting process as
set forth in section 39-4409, Idaho Code. The site license is a preliminary,
general review which is not based on the type of specific, detailed technical
information required for the hazardous waste management act permit.

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