Idaho § 39-4434 - SITING LICENSE APPLICATION and fee

§ 39-4434. SITING LICENSE APPLICATION and fee

(1) An application for a siting license shall include:

(a) The name and address of the applicant;

(b) The location or proposed location of the hazardous waste facility;

(c) Engineering or hydrogeologic information demonstrating compliance with the technical criteria required by section 39-4435 , Idaho Code, if applicable;

(d) A description of the types of activities and wastes that are proposed to be handled at the facility;

(e) Information showing that harm to scenic, historic, cultural, or recreational values is not substantial or that it can be mitigated;

(f) Information showing that the risk and impact of accident during transport of hazardous waste is not substantial or that it can be mitigated;

(g) Information showing that the impact on local government is not adverse regarding health, safety, cost, and consistency with local planning and existing development or that it can be mitigated; and

(h) The fee required by this section.

(2) The director shall establish a sliding fee scale for determining the requisite siting license application fee.

(a) The scale shall be based on the cost to the department for reviewing the siting license application and various site-specific characteristics, including the site size, projected waste volume, and hydrogeologic characteristics surrounding the site.

(b) The fee shall not exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).

(c) Fees received pursuant to this section may be expended by the director to pay the actual, reasonable, and necessary costs incurred by the department in acting on a siting license application.

(3) The director may promulgate rules, subject to legislative approval and in compliance with chapter 52, title 67 , Idaho Code, to implement and administer the provisions of this section.

[39-4434, added 2026, ch. 89, sec. 10, p. 470.]