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to lessening potential risk of environmental damage posed by current hazardous waste management, and to conforming to anticipated standards of state and federal agencies. "The local legislative body's finding of a proposed facili - ty's consistency with the county hazardous waste management plan shall be based on consistency with need and other factors specified in Subdivision (f) (5) of Section 25199. 11 of the Health and Safety Code demonstrated at the time the legislative body's decision is made, and on consistency with siting criteria and other provisions of the plan." The CHWMP has determined a need for SQG transfer stations. Accordingly, it establishes the criteria for locating such facilities and has identified candidate areas. The Plan also recognizes the need for cooperating with other counties in establishing hazardous waste facilities to meet multicounty needs. The Plan recommends that the — County develop multicounty agreements to site hazardous waste facilities. If multicounty agreements are developed that require hazardous waste facilities within the County, the County will develop siting criteria and identify candidate areas for such facilities'. In this event, the CHWMP shall be amended to incorporate such criteria and candidate areas. All such amendments to the CHWMP must be approved by a majority of the cities that represent a majority of the population, as well as by the County Board of Supervisors and the DHS. 1.6 COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) The CEQA was enacted to protect the State's environment, the health of its citizens, and the well being of the economy. Under CEQA, the CHWMP is considered a "discretionary" project that required an Envi- ronmental Impact Report (EIR) . General plans, rezonings, variances, and conditional or special use permits are discretionary by virtue of the fact that local governments use discretion, usually through their advisory and legislative bodies, in deciding to approve or deny the permit (Section 15357, CEQA Guidelines) . T PJ9 9390502D.00D 1- . 1 11 08 10 Rev. 88/ /