(a) No person shall commence construction or modification of a hazardous waste facility unless such person has been issued a certificate of public safety and necessity by the council, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The permanent members of the council shall determine if any change in the approved design, capacity, process or operation of a hazardous waste facility is a modification as defined by § 22a-115. Any facility for which such a certificate is required shall thereafter be built, maintained and operated in conformity with such certificate, including all terms, limitations or conditions contained therein.

(b) Sections 22a-114 to 22a-130, inclusive, shall apply to the construction of any hazardous waste facility except existing facilities and to the construction or modification of any hazardous waste facility except: (1) Any facility whose primary business is not disposal, treatment or recovery of hazardous waste but which treats or recovers hazardous waste on site as an integral part of an industrial process as determined by the commissioner; (2) any facility approved by the commissioner designed and operated by or for municipalities pursuant to their obligations under § 22a-220 to provide for solid waste disposal; (3) any facility used only for the short-term storage of hazardous waste; and (4) any facility requiring a permit pursuant to § 22a-454 which the council determines, after consultation with the commissioner, does not pose a significant threat to public safety, human health or the environment.

(c) No certificate may be transferred without the approval of the permanent members of the council. Any transferee shall comply with the terms, limitations and conditions contained in the certificate. The permanent members of the Siting Council shall not approve any such transfer if they find that such transfer was contemplated at or prior to the time the certificate was issued and such fact was not adequately disclosed during the certification proceeding, or if they find that the transferee lacks the financial, technical or management capabilities to comply fully with the terms, limitations or conditions of the certificate.

(d) A certificate may be amended as provided in this chapter.

(e) Any application for a permit to store or dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls, for a fee or other consideration, pursuant to sections 22a-454 and 22a-467, pending as of May 28, 1981, or filed prior to July 1, 1981, shall not be acted on by the commissioner but shall be transferred on July 1, 1981, to the council.

(f) The storage or disposal for a fee or other consideration, in excess of the amount stored or disposed of in the normal operation of any facility as of May 28, 1981, is prohibited until regulations concerning the storage or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls are adopted by the commissioner and such regulations are exempted from preemption by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976, (15 USC 2601 et seq.). This subsection prohibits and otherwise regulates the manner and method of disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls within the meaning of said federal act. Upon adoption of such regulations and exemption from preemption by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the storage or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls for a fee or other consideration shall not be allowed except in accordance with a certificate of public safety and necessity issued under the provisions of this chapter.