Scope and Content: The Hazardous Waste Facility Site Safety Council was an independent Massachusetts state agency responsible in conjunction with the Dept. of Environmental Management and the Dept. of Environmental Protection for overseeing siting of hazardous waste treatment facilities from 1980 to 1996.  Siting process as administered by the council included receiving and reviewing developer’s proposal and facilitating negotiations among developer and affected communities prior to the reaching of a siting agreement declared operative by the council.  Series was created to propose, develop, revise, and announce regulations required for the council and other bodies to implement MGLA c 21D (Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act); and to monitor and analyze pertinent legislation.
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