The Legislature finds that the generation and management of hazardous waste is a continuing problem. Further, that without adequate safeguards, the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of such wastes can create conditions which threaten human health or the environment. The Legislature, therefore, declares that in order to minimize and control any such hazardous conditions, it is in the public interest to establish and to maintain a statewide program, administered by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, to provide for the safe management of hazardous wastes.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management seek and retain authorization to operate the State Hazardous Waste Management Program. It is also the intent of the Legislature that the rules, regulations, guidelines and criteria promulgated under authority of this chapter encourage the minimization of hazardous waste generation, transportation and land disposal and that if necessary, to achieve consistency with the Federal Hazardous Waste Management Program, the rules, regulations, guidelines and criteria promulgated under authority of this chapter may ban or limit certain hazardous waste management technologies or the application of certain hazardous waste management technologies to specified wastes.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 30 - Hazardous Wastes Management.
Section 22-30-1 - Short Title.
Section 22-30-2 - Legislative Findings; Purpose and Intent of Chapter.
Section 22-30-3 - Definitions.
Section 22-30-5.2 - Construction of Provisions.
Section 22-30-6 - State Department to Regulate and Supervise Storage, Disposal, etc., Sites.
Section 22-30-9 - General Responsibilities of State Department.
Section 22-30-10 - Development and Revision of Criteria for Determining Hazardous Wastes.
Section 22-30-12 - Permit Program.
Section 22-30-14 - Responsibilities of Generators.
Section 22-30-15 - Regulations as to Transporters.
Section 22-30-15.1 - Penalty for Violation of Safety and Hazardous Materials Regulations.
Section 22-30-18 - Reporting of Wastes Generated; When Reports Deemed Trade Secrets.
Section 22-30-19 - Penalties and Remedies.
Section 22-30-20 - Administration of Chapter.
Section 22-30-21 - Certain Transporters Exempted From Applicability of Chapter.