In order to carry out the provisions of ORS § 466.005 to 466.385 and 466.992, the Environmental Quality Commission shall:

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(1) Limit the number of facilities disposing of or treating hazardous waste or PCB;

(2) Establish classes of hazardous waste or PCB that may be disposed of or treated;

(3) Designate the location of a facility designed to dispose of or treat hazardous waste or PCB; and

(4) Limit to the extent otherwise allowed by law, the hazardous waste or PCB accepted for treatment or disposal at a facility first to hazardous waste or PCB originating in Oregon, or if the capacity of the facility as established under ORS § 466.055 allows, or it is necessary for the commission to receive and maintain state authorization of a hazardous waste regulatory program under P.L. 94-580 and P.L. 98-616, to states that are parties to the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management as set forth in ORS § 469.930. [1985 c.670 § 4]