Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

115A.58 STATE WASTE MANAGEMENT BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Authority to issue bonds. The commissioner of management and budget shall sell bonds of the state of Minnesota for the prompt and full payment of which, together with interest, the full faith, credit, and taxing powers of the …

115A.59 BOND AUTHORIZATION. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized, upon request of the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, to sell state bonds in the amount of up to $8,800,000 for the purpose of the waste processing facility capital assistance program…

115A.62 PURPOSE; PUBLIC INTEREST; DECLARATION OF POLICY. The legislature finds that the development of integrated and coordinated solid waste management systems is needed to manage properly the solid waste generated in the state, to conserve and protect the natural resources in t…

115A.63 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS. § Subdivision 1.Legal status. Solid waste management districts established pursuant to sections 115A.62 to 115A.72 shall be public corporations and political subdivisions of the state. § Subd. 2.Establishment. The commissioner may establi…

115A.64 PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING AND ALTERING. § Subdivision 1.Local petition. Waste districts shall be established and their powers and boundaries defined or altered by the commissioner only after petition requesting the action jointly submitted by the governing bodies of peti…

115A.65 PERPETUAL EXISTENCE. A waste district created under the provisions of sections 115A.62 to 115A.72 shall have perpetual existence to the extent necessary to perform all acts necessary and proper for carrying out and exercising the powers and duties expressly given in it. A…

115A.66 TERMINATION. § Subdivision 1.Petition. Proceedings for the termination of a district shall be initiated by the filing of a petition with the commissioner. The petition shall be submitted by the governing bodies of not less than one-half of the counties which are wholly or…

115A.67 ORGANIZATION OF DISTRICT. § Subdivision 1.Chair; board. The chair shall be elected from outside the board of directors by majority vote of the board of directors. The first chair shall serve for a term of two years. Members of the board of directors shall be residents of …

115A.68 REGISTERED OFFICE. Every district shall maintain an office in this state to be known as its registered office. When a district desires to change the location of its registered office, it shall file with the secretary of state and the commissioner of the agency, a certific…

115A.69 POWERS. § Subdivision 1.General. A district shall have all powers necessary or convenient to perform its duties, including the powers provided in this section. § Subd. 2.Actions. The district may sue and be sued, and shall be a public body within the meaning of chapter 56…

115A.70 DESIGNATING RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1984 c 644 s 82] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1984 c 644 s 82] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1984 c 644 s 82] § Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1984 c 644 s 82] § Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1984 c 644 s 82] § Subd. 6. [Repealed, 1984 c …

115A.71 BONDING POWERS. § Subdivision 1.General. A district may exercise the bonding powers provided in this section to the extent the powers are authorized by the order of the commissioner establishing the district and by its articles of incorporation. § Subd. 2.Debt. The distri…

115A.715 SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY. A district has all the authority of a county for solid waste management purposes that is given to counties under this chapter and chapters 400 and 473, except the authority to issue general obligation bonds or to levy property taxes. A district has…

115A.72 AUDIT. The board of directors, at the close of each year's business, shall cause an audit of the books, records, and financial affairs of the district to be made by a certified public accountant or the state auditor. Copies of a written report of the audit, certified to b…

115A.80 DESIGNATING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES; LEGISLATIVE FINDING. In order to further the state policies and purposes expressed in section 115A.02, and to advance the public purposes served by effective solid waste management, the legislature finds and declares that it …

115A.81 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The terms used in sections 115A.80 to 115A.893 have the meanings given them in this section. § Subd. 2.Designation. "Designation" means a requirement by a waste management district or county that all or any portion of the solid waste th…

115A.82 ELIGIBILITY. Facilities may be designated under sections 115A.80 to 115A.89 by: (1) a solid waste management district established pursuant to sections 115A.62 to 115A.72 and possessing designation authority in its articles of incorporation; or (2) a county, but only for w…

115A.83 WASTES SUBJECT TO DESIGNATION; EXEMPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. Designation applies to the following wastes: (1) mixed municipal solid waste; and (2) other solid waste that prior to final processing or disposal: (i) is not managed as a separate waste stream; or (i…

115A.84 DESIGNATION PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. Before commencing the designation procedure under section 115A.85, the district or county shall adopt a comprehensive solid waste management plan or, under chapter 473, a master plan. The county or district shall then submit …

115A.85 PROCEDURE. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. A district or county with an approved designation plan shall proceed as provided in this section when designating facilities. A district need not repeat the designation procedures in this section to the extent that the procedures ha…

115A.86 IMPLEMENTING DESIGNATION. § Subdivision 1.Designation ordinance. (a) The district or county shall prepare a designation ordinance to implement a designation. The designation ordinance must: (1) define the geographic area and the types and quantities of solid waste subject…

115A.87 JUDICIAL REVIEW; ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROVIDE COUNSEL. (a) An action challenging a designation must be brought within 60 days of the approval of the designation by the commissioner. The action is subject to section 562.02. (b) In any action challenging a designation ordina…

115A.88 SERVICE GUARANTEE. The district or county may not arbitrarily terminate, suspend, or curtail services provided to any person required by contract or designation ordinance to use designated facilities without the consent of the person or without just cause. History: 1984 c…

115A.882 RECORDS; INSPECTION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (1) "origin" means a general geographical description that at a minimum names the local governmental unit within a county from which waste was collected; and (2) "type" means a best estim…

115A.89 SUPERVISING IMPLEMENTATION. The commissioner shall: (1) require regular reports on the implementation of each designation; (2) periodically evaluate whether each designation as implemented has accomplished its purposes and whether the designation is in the public interest…

115A.893 PETITION FOR EXCLUSION. § Subdivision 1.Petition for exclusion. Any person proposing to own or operate a processing facility using waste materials subject to a designation ordinance may petition the waste district or county for exclusion of the materials from the designa…

115A.90 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 115A.90 to 115A.914. § Subd. 2. MS 1990 [Renumbered subd 3] § Subd. 2.Collection site. "Collection site" means a permitted site, or a site exempted from permit, used for the stor…

115A.902 PERMIT; TIRE COLLECTORS AND PROCESSORS. § Subdivision 1.Permit required. A tire collector or tire processor with more than 500 waste tires shall obtain a permit from the agency unless exempted in subdivision 2. The agency may by rule require tire collectors or tire proce…

115A.904 LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITED. The disposal of waste tires in the land is prohibited after July 1, 1985, except for beneficial uses of tire-derived products designated by the commissioner. This does not prohibit the storage of unprocessed waste tires at a collection or proces…

115A.908 MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSFER FEE. § Subdivision 1.Fee charged. A fee of $10 shall be charged on the initial registration and each subsequent transfer of title within the state, other than transfers for resale purposes, of every motor vehicle weighing more than 1,000 pounds. Th…

115A.909 SHREDDER RESIDUE; MANAGEMENT. The commissioner, in consultation with persons who are engaged in the business of shredding motor vehicles, appliances, and other sources of recyclable steel, shall study management of shredder residue. To the extent possible under state and…

115A.912 WASTE TIRES; MANAGEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. Money appropriated to the agency for waste tire management may be spent for regulation of permitted waste tire facilities, research and studies to determine the technical and economic feasibility of uses for tire-derived …

115A.914 ADMINISTRATION; COUNTY PLANNING AND ORDINANCES. § Subdivision 1.Regulatory and enforcement powers. For purposes of implementing and enforcing the waste tire programs in sections 115A.90 to 115A.914, the agency may exercise the regulatory and enforcement powers of the age…

115A.915 LEAD ACID BATTERIES; LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITED. A person may not place a lead acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste or dispose of a lead acid battery after January 1, 1988. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section may be enforced b…

115A.9152 TRANSPORTING USED LEAD ACID BATTERIES. (a) A person who transports used lead acid batteries from a retailer must deliver the batteries to a recycling facility. (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor. The failure to deliver each used lead acid…

115A.9155 DISPOSING OF CERTAIN DRY CELL BATTERIES. § Subdivision 1.Prohibition. A person may not place in mixed municipal solid waste a dry cell battery containing mercuric oxide electrode, silver oxide electrode, nickel-cadmium, or sealed lead-acid that was purchased for use or …

115A.9157 RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND PRODUCTS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purpose of this section, "rechargeable battery" means a sealed nickel-cadmium battery, a sealed lead acid battery, or any other rechargeable battery, except a rechargeable battery governed by secti…

115A.916 MOTOR VEHICLE FLUIDS AND FILTERS; PROHIBITIONS. (a) A person may not knowingly place motor oil, brake fluid, power steering fluid, transmission fluid, motor oil filters, or motor vehicle antifreeze: (1) in solid waste or in a solid waste management facility other than a …

115A.917 CERTIFICATE OF NEED. No new capacity for disposal of mixed municipal solid waste may be permitted in counties outside the metropolitan area without a certificate of need issued by the commissioner indicating the commissioner's determination that the additional disposal c…

115A.918 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this section and sections 115A.919 to 115A.929. § Subd. 2.Closure. "Closure" means actions that will prevent, mitigate, or minimize the threat to public health and the environment posed by a clo…

115A.919 COUNTY FEE AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Fee. (a) A county may impose a fee, by cubic yard of waste or its equivalent, on operators of facilities for the disposal of mixed municipal solid waste or construction debris located within the county. The revenue from the fees shal…

115A.921 CITY OR TOWN; FEE AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Mixed municipal solid waste. (a) A city or town may impose a fee, not to exceed $1 per cubic yard of waste, or its equivalent, on operators of facilities for the disposal of mixed municipal solid waste located within the city …

115A.923 GREATER MINNESOTA; LANDFILL CLEANUP FEE. § Subdivision 1.Amount of fee. (a) The operator of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility outside of the metropolitan area shall charge a fee on solid waste accepted and disposed of at the facility as follows: (1) a facil…

115A.929 FEES; ACCOUNTING. Each political subdivision that provides for solid waste management shall account for all revenue collected from waste management fees, together with interest earned on revenue from the fees, separately from other revenue collected by the political subd…

115A.93 LICENSING; SOLID WASTE COLLECTION. § Subdivision 1.License and registration required; reporting. (a) A person may not collect mixed municipal solid waste for hire without a license from the jurisdiction where the mixed municipal solid waste is collected. The local licensi…

115A.9301 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION; VOLUME- OR WEIGHT-BASED PRICING. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. A local government unit that collects charges for solid waste collection directly from waste generators shall implement charges that increase as the volume or weight of the waste colle…