19-7-106. DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL PLAN.

1. Within 180 days of the passage of this Title, the Director of Land Use and Environment shall present to the Commission for its approval a comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan for the Reservation. In designing the Plan, the Director may propose to use, in a combination that he deems most appropriate, any of the mechanisms authorized by this Title, including operation of parts or all of the system by Land Use and Environment Department staff, federal agency staff, contractors, or permittees. Such Plan shall include at a minimum:
   1. A solid waste collection system and disposal plan, the goal of which shall be the collection and proper disposal of all solid waste on the Reservation;
   2. A mechanism to fund continued operation of the system, which shall include, at a minimum, fees for Department-operated collection system and deposit of waste in any Department-operated disposal site, including special fees levied against deposit of large or bulky debris, large volume demolition debris, or large volume construction debris;
   3. An education and public involvement program to encourage proper disposal of waste;
   4. A recycling program to require or encourage recycling if the Director deems it feasible; and
   5. A plan to investigate the options for establishing comprehensive system of hazardous waste control, including controls on household hazardous waste.
2. Within 15 days of presentation of the Solid Waste Management Plan by the Director, the Commission shall publicize the existence of the Plan and make widely available on the Reservation a Plan summary. Within 45 days, the Commission shall hold two public hearings at locations of its choice, to permit Reservation residents to comment on the proposed Plan.
3. The Plan as proposed by the Director shall go into effect, and the Director shall commence its implementation, 100 days after the Director submits it to the Land Use and Environment Commission, unless the Commission acts to promulgate an amended Plan within the same 100 days.