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The legislation emphasizes the importance of reducing the volume or toxicity of hazardous waste generated in North Carolina. It also emphasizes the importance of public participation in the process of developing hazardous waste facilities. According to Senate Bill 324 (G.S. Chapter 130B)] the Management Commission is charged with siting and recommending the technology, design capacity, permitting and construction schedule for hazardous waste facilities authorized by the Governor. The legislation encourages the Governor to negotiate interstate agreements for the management of hazardous waste. Any interstate agreements negotiated must be approved by the General Assembly. The Commission held its organizational meeting on July 14, 1989. Its nine members represent the geographic diversity of the state and a variety of professions. Five me,bars are appointed by the Governor and four are appointed by the General Assembly. They serv~ two-, three- or four- year terms. Since July, the commission has developed c=riteria for selecting a site or sites for hazardous waste management facilities, and procedures for public notification and participation in the development of those criteria. The Commission's initial sets of site selection criteria were adopted on September 22 and November 7, 1989. Public hearings on these rules for site selection were hald in mid- November, 1989 through January 10, 1990. Public hearings on a third and final set of site selection criteria will begin March 20, 1990. The Commission is screening the entire state -- not particular aroas or counties -~ to establish suitable sites for a facility. Following public comment on each set of criteria, those siting requirements will be applied to the entire state. Each criterion will eliminate portions of the state which are less suitable as facility sites. As a result of a Regional Agreement negotiated with Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, the Governor has asked that the State's hazardous waste facility be operational by the end of 1991. The Stats Legislature approved North Carolina's entrance into the Agreement on December 7, 1989. AS provided by the Agreement, the Commission is working toward selecting suitable stte(~) for a hazardous waste facility b~ May, 1990, Preferred and alternate sites Will be designated by July 1, 1990. The waste management units included in the State's facility are: