Biennial report of division

On or before November 15, 1994, and biennially thereafter, the division shall prepare and present to the board, the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate a report of the division’s operations and activities pursuant to this article and an assessment of the future hazardous waste disposal capacity needs of the state. The report shall review progress toward pollution prevention and environmental waste reduction goals, provide an evaluation of progress by businesses and industries in this state, and make any appropriate recommendations for legislative action. The report shall include a proposed work plan for the following biennium which will provide, to the extent possible, an evaluation of projects and strategies for bringing about voluntary pollution prevention and waste 1015 12-8-186 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-8-189 reduction, alternatives to toxic use, objectives, financing, and institutional innovations. The report may also include amendments to the plan required under Code Section 12-8-183. History. — Code 1981, § 12-8-186, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1429, § 1. 12-8-187. Preparation by division of biennial report of hazardous waste generators and capacity assurance plan. The division may, at the direction of the commissioner, prepare the biennial report of hazardous waste generators required under Section 104(k) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and prepare the capacity assurance plan required under 40 C.F.R. 262.41. History. — Code 1981, § 12-8-187, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1429, § 1. 12-8-188. Biennial needs assessment report on hazardous waste management facility. The division shall no less than biennially assess capacity, demand, generation, and other factors which may affect the determination of the need for a hazardous waste management facility in Georgia to be built with state support and involvement and shall include in the biennial report required by Code Section 12-8-186 a needs assessment report relative to the need for such a facility and the continued need for the assessment required by this Code section. History. — Code 1981, § 12-8-188, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1429, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 12. 12-8-189. Transfer of personnel and facilities of Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority and other state programs to division. (a) On October 1, 1993, the staff and physical and financial assets, property, records, and programs of the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority shall be transferred to the division for administration and use by the division. Any funding subsequent to October 1, 1993, designated for or to such authority shall be directed to the division for administration and use by the division. Upon approval of the commissioner, the staff of the division may serve as staff to such authority for such periods of time as is determined by the commissioner to be necessary. 1016 12-8-201 (b) State programs of waste reduction, pollution prevention, and reporting implemented by other agencies, authorities, or divisions may be transferred, along with any financial and physical assets and records which are used in support of said programs, to the division for administration and use by the division. History. — Code 1981, § 12-8-189, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 12. Editor’s notes. — The former provisions of Code Section 12-8-189, concerning the transfer of personnel and facilities of the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority and other state programs to the division, were based on Ga. L. 1993, p. 1429, § 1 and were repealed by Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 12, effective April 18, 2002. ARTICLE 9 GEORGIA BROWNFIELD PROGRAM