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which succeeds to the duties and powers thereof.
<br /> "Designated Facility" means the landfill or other County facility that the Department directs or assigns City
<br /> Franchise Haulers to deliver City Acceptable Waste.
<br /> "Director"means the Director of OC Waste&Recycling.
<br /> "Disposal Services"means the solid waste disposal and other services to be provided by the County pursuant
<br /> to the Service Covenant and as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
<br /> "Disposal System"means the Waste Infrastructure System which includes solid waste disposal operations at
<br /> active landfills; Organics Infrastructure; regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers; and other waste
<br /> management related systems deemed necessary by the County,as well as services, such as post-closure maintenance
<br /> and other activities, at closed landfills formerly operated by the County,as appropriate under Applicable Law.
<br /> "Environmental Fund" means the fund or funds held by the County to pay unanticipated costs of
<br /> environmental mitigation,remediation or liability.
<br /> "Franchise Hauler"means any hauler or collector who provides Acceptable Waste collection services within
<br /> the City pursuant to,or under authority granted by,a permit,contract,franchise or other agreement with the City.The
<br /> term Franchise Hauler includes the City itself if Acceptable Waste collection and transportation services are provided
<br /> directly by City operated municipal collection service.
<br /> "Full Cost Recovery"means all facets of Department costs and responsibilities including,but not limited to;
<br /> operation, maintenance and management of the Waste Infrastructure System, labor and equipment, capital projects,
<br /> environmental monitoring and mitigation, site closure, legal and regulatory compliance, long-term post-closure
<br /> maintenance, remediation costs, planning for contingencies associated with the County's long-term liability and
<br /> maintaining adequate financial reserves.
<br /> "Governmental Body" means any federal, State, county, city or regional legislative, executive,judicial or
<br /> other governmental board, agency, authority, commission, administration,court or other body,or any officer thereof
<br /> acting within the scope of his or her authority.
<br /> "Hazardous Material" or "Hazardous Substance" has the meaning given such term in CERCLA, the
<br /> Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act(California Health and Safety Code Section §78000 et
<br /> seq.),and Titles 26 and 27 of the California Code of Regulations and other regulations promulgated thereunder.
<br /> "Hazardous Waste" means (a) any waste which by reason of its quality, concentration, composition or
<br /> physical,chemical or infectious characteristics may do either of the following:cause,or significantly contribute to,an
<br /> increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness, or pose a substantial
<br /> threat or potential hazard to human health or the environment,or any waste which is defined or regulated as a hazardous
<br /> waste,toxic substance,hazardous chemical substance or mixture,or asbestos under Applicable Law,as amended from
<br /> time to time including, but not limited to: (1) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the regulations
<br /> contained in 40 CFR Parts 260-281; (2)the Toxic Substances Control Act(15 U.S.C. Sections 2601 et seq.)and the
<br /> regulations contained in 40 CFR Parts 761-766; (3)the California Health and Safety Code, Section 25117 (West
<br /> 1992&Supp. 1996);(4)the California Public Resources Code, Section 40141 (West 1996);and(5)future additional
<br /> or substitute Applicable Law pertaining to the identification, treatment, storage or disposal of toxic substances or
<br /> hazardous wastes;or(b)radioactive materials which are source, special nuclear or by-product material as defined by
<br /> the Atomic Energy Act of 1954(42 U.S.C.Section 2011 et seq.)and the regulations contained in 10 CFR Part 40. The
<br /> terms Hazardous Waste,Hazardous Material or Hazardous Substance shall be used interchangeably in this Agreement
<br /> when not referring to specific Applicable Law.
<br /> "Host Fee"means the amount paid pursuant to Cooperative Agreements,referred to in Section 1.2(1)of this
<br /> Agreement,to compensate the cities identified in Section 1.2(I)("Host Cities")for costs or impacts incurred by Host
<br /> Cities which might be associated with County Landfills due to their location within Host City boundaries, and not
<br /> already substantially avoided or mitigated through the identification and adoption of Project Design Feature and
<br /> Mitigation Measures.
<br /> "Imported Acceptable Waste"means Acceptable Waste that is generated outside of the geographical boundaries
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