455B.484 Duties of the department. The department shall: 1. Recommend to the commission the adoption of rules necessary to implement this part. 2. Implement the waste management policy provided in section 455B.481. 3. Represent the state in all matters pertaining to plans, procedures, negotiations, and agreements for interstate compacts or public-private compacts relating to the ownership, operation, management, or funding of a facility. Any agreement is subject to the approval of the commission. 4. Develop, sponsor, and assist in the implementation of public education and information programs on proper and safe management of waste in cooperation with other public and private agencies as deemed appropriate. 87 Acts, ch 180, §6; 88 Acts, ch 1134, §87; 89 Acts, ch 242, §3, 4; 92 Acts, ch 1239, §21; 2001 Acts, ch 7, §8, 9; 2002 Acts, ch 1050, §41; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §61; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §50 – 52; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §75; 2006 Acts, ch 1014, §8; 2013 Acts, ch 12, §4, 5
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