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4. Financial Incentives for Recycling. The League supports <br />container deposit legislation and other efforts to provide a <br />1 incentive for individuals to recycle; <br />financta and <br />5. clean-u of Hazardous SubstanceoI astessiteshshould ncontinue <br />decontam nation of existing ha ar g ublic health and environment. If a <br />before there is further dams a ti p arty should be liable for <br />responsible party can be identifieddamaaespas defined in law. if a <br />clean-up costs and .-rsonal injury g should be <br />responsible party cannot be identif:.ed, then the clean-up <br />financed le the state superfund; <br />supports legislat on ensuring that <br />6. condemnation Awards. The League mnation awards to conpensate for a taking of polluted land are <br />conde <br />adjusted to accurately reflect <br />thanitsfairemarketevalue after <br />d in <br />its polluted condition, <br />pollutants are removed by the acquiring authority; and <br />_ .....,:..L.t _fn-Know <br />Wil <br />Provi— si�ons• A,endmcnts to the z er <br />indi�ls and businesses possessing hazardous materials tai o report <br />the. size and nature of their inventories to state and local agencies. <br />The new law and subsequent regulations have the putential for _ <br />imposing significant costs on local governments. These additional <br />costs and administrative burdens should be carefully monitored and <br />efforts made to reduce the <br />consolidate the repotting, recnrdY..eeping1eansuch as king to <br />and inspection <br />requirements. <br />Additionally, cities, as the likely first respondeeTetoonse plandent, <br />should be given prior <br />ity in establishing emergency ? <br />LUEET 5 reund and Surface Water Management (B) <br />almea a <br />ealtronment It is <br />In order to safeguard the pblic waterhresourcesand the easta valuable state <br />necessary to plan and managecities and towns have <br />resource. Many watershed districts, counties, , <br />done a good job of dealing with surface and groundwater management <br />e authority and ability to continue to do so in a <br />issues and have th <br />cost-effective manner. These exisotsibleetoaaddresshsurfacenandue to <br />be used to the greatest extent p a naw system <br />groundwater management problems, instead of establishing Y <br />or creating new organizations. <br />-45- <br />