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LUEET-3. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (cont'd) (n) the 1984 session in which a three -tiered system of fees on land -disposed solid waste was established with the intent of establishing a fee structure based on the type of waste disposed of In landfills. The Legislature should continue to fund educational efforts on the subject of solid and hazardous waste disposal, including alternatives for the disposal of household hazardous waste. 3. Compensation and Incentives for Communities. Waste disposal facilities have many undesirable impacts on "host" communities, and compensation for all direct and indirect costs incurred by the community should ba provided. Direct costs include such things as fire protection, water and sewer services, buffer zone design and amenities, and litter clean-up, while indirect costs include such items as road maintenance, monitoring costs, end -use planning, and city administrative costs associated with the facility. The current authority for landfill host communities to impose a fee op. waste deposited in the landfill should not be reduced. 4. Funding for Environmental, Personal, and Property Damages. Recent studies have indicated that most, if not all, landfills eventually cause groundwater contamination problems. It is largely undetermined at this point what the eventual impacts will be, and in contemplation of this, the League supports a surtax on solid waste going into landfills which will go into a fund dedicated to compensate people or communities injured or damaged by adverse environmental incidents caused by environmental contamination, including real or personal property damage, personal injuries, clean-up activities, and alternative water supplies. S. Clean-up of Hazardous Substance Locations. The clean-up and decontamination of existing hazardous waste sites should continue before there 1 Is further damsFA to public health and environment. If a responsible party can be identified, 0 .. party should be liable for clean-up costs and personal injury damages as defined in law. If a responsible party cannot be identified, then the clean-up should be financed by the state superfund. 6. Condemnation Awards. The League cupports legislation ensuring r.hat condemnation awards to compensate for a taking of polluted land are adjusted to accurately reflect the fair market value of the land in its polluted condition rather than its fair market value after pollutants are removed by the acquiring authority. , -34-