New Jersey § 13:1e-48
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§ 13:1e-48.
a. Every existing incinerator or facility in operation as of the effective date of
this act that accepts regulated medical waste for disposal shall be incorporated within
the relevant district solid waste management plan required pursuant to the provisions
of the “Solid Waste Management Act,” P.L.1970, c. 39 ( C.13:1E-1 et seq. ), without regard to the provisions of sections 11, 14 and 15 of P.L.1975, c. 326
( C.13:1E-20 , 13:1E-23 and 13:1E-24 ). b. No proposed new commercial regulated medical waste disposal facility shall be included
within a district solid waste management plan prior to the submission to the Governor
and the Legislature of the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management
plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section 13 of this act. 1 c. Any county may, consistent with the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this
section and pursuant to the provisions of sections 11, 14 and 15 of P.L.1975, c. 326
( C.13:1E-20 , 13:1E-23 and 13:1E-24 ), prepare and adopt an amendment to the district solid waste management plan to provide
for the proper and safe disposal of regulated medical waste generated within the district
prior to the submission to the Governor and the Legislature of the comprehensive State
regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section
13 of this act. d. Prior to submission to the Governor and the Legislature of the comprehensive State
regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section
13 of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall not consider any
application for, or approve any registration statement or engineering design application
required by section 5 of P.L.1970, c. 39 ( C.13:1E-5 ) for, a proposed new commercial regulated medical waste disposal facility. e. Prior to submission to the Governor and the Legislature of the comprehensive State
regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section
13 of this act, the provisions of any other law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation
to the contrary notwithstanding, no State department, division, commission, authority,
council, agency, board, or any other political subdivision of the State, or any county
or municipality, shall consider any application for, or grant any approval, certificate,
license, consent, permit or other authorization for, a proposed new commercial regulated
medical waste disposal facility. f. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the granting of any State, county or municipal
approval, certificate, license, consent, permit or other authorization for any proposed
noncommercial incinerator or other noncommercial facility in this State that accepts
regulated medical waste for disposal. 1
N.J.S.A. § 13:1E-48.13.
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