The owner or operator of each municipal solid waste incinerator or resources recovery facility shall prepare and submit to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for his approval a plan for the disposal or recycling of ash residue generated at such incinerator or facility for a period of five years from the date of such plan. The owner or operator of the incinerator or facility shall commence implementation of the plan not more than one year after its approval. As used in this section, “implementation” means negotiation for landfill space or landfill acquisition, application for any required permits or negotiation for ash residue recycling. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish the requirements of any plan required to be submitted under this section.