(1) To aid and advise the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Quality Commission in the selection of a hazardous waste or PCB treatment or disposal facility or the site of such facility, the director shall establish citizen advisory committees as the director considers necessary. The director shall determine the representation, membership, terms and organization of the committees and shall appoint their members. The director or a designee shall be a nonvoting member of each committee.

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(2) The advisory committees appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall review applications during an application period established under ORS § 466.040 and make recommendations on the applications to the commission. [1985 c.670 § 12]