P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 1321h

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§ 1321h. Reduction of solid waste plan—Generators

All fully regulated major generators shall complete a hazardous waste reduction plan within or before the term of three (3) years after the approval of this act, and minor generators, within or before the term of four (4) years after the approval of this act. Upon completion of a plan, the generator shall notify and remit a copy thereof to the Environmental Quality Board. The generator shall pay a filing fee for said plan, to be determined by the Board, which shall be used to cover part of the expenses related to the evaluation and handling of said document.

An installation required to complete a hazardous waste reduction plan within the terms established above, shall also include the following information:

(1) An explanation and the documents relative to the hazardous waste reduction efforts completed or in progress prior to the first date set to render a report, and

(2) an explanation and the documentation related to the obstacles to hazardous waste reduction, specific to the individual plant.

The Board shall establish the criteria for the classification of generators as major or minor, and shall take into consideration the information submitted after a review of the hazardous waste reduction plan.

History —Jan. 19, 1995, No. 10, § 10.