Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

116.915 MERCURY REDUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Goal. It is the goal of the state to reduce mercury contamination by reducing the release of mercury into the air and water of the state by 60 percent from 1990 levels by December 31, 2000, and by 70 percent from 1990 levels by December …

116.92 MERCURY EMISSIONS; REDUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Sales. A person may not sell mercury to another person in this state without providing a material safety data sheet, as defined in United States Code, title 42, section 11049, and requiring the purchaser to sign a statement tha…

116.921 MULTISTATE CLEARINGHOUSE. The agency is authorized to participate in the Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC) to assist in carrying out the requirements and coordinating any other activities related to the administration of statutes governing t…

116.925 ELECTRIC ENERGY; MERCURY EMISSIONS REPORT. § Subdivision 1.Report. To address the shared responsibility between the providers and consumers of electricity for the protection of Minnesota's lakes, each electric utility, as defined in section 216B.38, subdivision 5, and eac…

116.93 LAMP RECYCLING FACILITIES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "lamp recycling facility" means a facility operated to remove, recover, and recycle for reuse mercury or other hazardous materials from fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamps. §…

116.931 WHEEL WEIGHTS AND BALANCING PRODUCTS; LEAD AND MERCURY PROHIBITION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle propelled or drawn by a self…

116.9401 DEFINITIONS. (a) For the purposes of sections 116.9401 to 116.9407, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. (c) "Alternative" means a substitute process, product, material, chemical, strategy, or combination of t…

116.9402 IDENTIFYING CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN. (a) By July 1, 2010, the department shall, after consultation with the agency, generate a list of chemicals of high concern. (b) The department must periodically review and revise the list of chemicals of high concern at least every…

116.9403 IDENTIFYING PRIORITY CHEMICALS. (a) The department, after consultation with the agency, may designate a chemical of high concern as a priority chemical if the department finds that the chemical: (1) has been identified as a high-production volume chemical by the United S…

116.9405 APPLICABILITY. The requirements of sections 116.9401 to 116.9407 do not apply to: (1) chemicals in used children's products; (2) priority chemicals used in the manufacturing process, but that are not present in the final product; (3) priority chemicals used in agricultur…

116.9406 DONATIONS TO THE STATE. The commissioner may accept donations, grants, and other funds to carry out the purposes of sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. All donations, grants, and other funds must be accepted without preconditions regarding the outcomes of the regulatory overs…

116.9407 PARTICIPATING IN INTERSTATE CHEMICALS CLEARINGHOUSE. The state may cooperate with other states in an interstate chemicals clearinghouse regarding chemicals in consumer products, including the classification of priority chemicals in commerce; organizing and managing avail…

116.943 PRODUCTS CONTAINING PFAS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Adult mattress" means a mattress other than a crib mattress or toddler mattress. (c) "Air care product" means a chemically formulated…

116.95 CITATION. Sections 116.96 to 116.99 may be cited as the "Small Business Air-Quality Compliance Assistance Act." History: 1992 c 546 s 5

116.96 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The definitions in this section apply to sections 116.96 to 116.99. § Subd. 2.Agency. "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. § Subd. 3.Clean Air Act. "Clean Air Act" means the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, se…

116.97 SMALL BUSINESS AIR-QUALITY COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Creation. The commissioner shall establish a small business air-quality compliance assistance program that incorporates the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance ass…

116.98 OMBUDSMAN FOR SMALL BUSINESS AIR-QUALITY COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. The commissioner shall appoint an ombudsman for small business air-quality compliance assistance in the classified service. § Subd. 2.Duties. The ombudsman shall provide di…

116.99 SMALL BUSINESS AIR-QUALITY COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Creation. A Small Business Air-Quality Compliance Assistance Advisory Council is established within the agency. § Subd. 2.Duties. The council has the following duties: (1) rendering advisory opinions o…

116.993 SMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPROVEMENT LOAN PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. A small business environmental-improvement revolving loan program is established to provide loans to small businesses for the purpose of capital equipment purchases that will meet or exc…

116.994 SMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPROVEMENT LOAN ACCOUNTING. Repayments of loans made under section 116.993 must be credited to the environmental fund. Money deposited in the fund under section 116.993 is appropriated to the commissioner for loans under section 116.993. Hist…