Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

115A.30 JUDICIAL REVIEW. Any civil action maintained by or against the Pollution Control Agency under sections 115A.18 to 115A.30 shall be brought in the county where the Pollution Control Agency is located and shall take precedence over all other matters of a civil nature and be…

115A.301 INDEMNIFYING CERTAIN DAMAGES ARISING FROM STABILIZATION AND CONTAINMENT FACILITY. § Subdivision 1.Operator to indemnify; exceptions. (a) As a condition of obtaining an agency permit and except as provided in paragraph (b), the operator of a hazardous waste stabilization …

115A.31 LOCAL GOVERNMENT DECISIONS; TIMELINES. (a) If a county applies for or requests approval of establishment of a solid waste facility within the boundaries of a local government unit, the local government unit shall approve or disapprove the application or request within 120…

115A.32 RULES. The board shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 14 to govern its activities under sections 115A.32 to 115A.39. For the purposes of sections 115A.32 to 115A.39, "board" means the Environmental Quality Board established in section 116C.03. In all of its activiti…

115A.33 MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] 115A.33 ELIGIBILITY; REQUEST FOR REVIEW. (a) The following persons are eligible to request supplementary review by the board pursuant to sections 115A.32 to 115A.39: (1) a generator of sewage sludge within the state who has been …

115A.34 APPOINTING TEMPORARY BOARD MEMBERS. Within 45 days of the submission of a request determined by the board to satisfy the requirements for review under sections 115A.32 to 115A.39, temporary members shall be added to the board for the purpose of the supplementary review. T…

115A.35 REVIEW PROCEDURE. (a) The board shall meet to commence the supplementary review within 90 days of the submission of a request determined by the board to satisfy the requirements for review under this section. At the meeting commencing the review, the chair shall recommend…

115A.36 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF REVIEW. In its review and final decision on the proposed facility, the board shall consider at least the following matters: (1) the risk and effect of the proposed facility on local residents, units of government, and the local public health, safety, …

115A.37 FINAL DECISION OF BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Approval or disapproval. In its final decision on the proposed facility, the board may either approve or disapprove the proposed facility at the proposed site. The board's approval shall embody all terms, conditions, and requiremen…

115A.38 RECONCILIATION PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Reports to legislative commission. At least 30 days before making a final decision under section 115A.37 in a review brought pursuant to section 115A.33, paragraph (a), clause (4), the chair of the board may report to the legisla…

115A.39 JUDICIAL REVIEW. Judicial review with respect to conduct or decisions in supplementary reviews brought pursuant to section 115A.33, paragraph (a), clause (3) or (4), is as provided in section 115A.30. History: 1980 c 564 art 4 s 8; 2023 c 25 s 33

115A.411 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY; CONSOLIDATED REPORT. § Subdivision 1.Authority; purpose. The commissioner shall prepare and adopt a report on solid waste management policy and activities under this chapter. The report must be submitted by the commissioner to the senate an…

115A.412 WASTE COMPOSITION; INFORMATION REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Study required. (a) Every three years, beginning in 2029, the commissioner must direct the owners and operators at 20 percent of each of the following facility types to perform a waste composition study: (1) mixed …

115A.415 SUBSTANDARD DISPOSAL FACILITIES. (a) Beginning July 1, 1995: (1) a person may not deliver unprocessed mixed municipal solid waste to a substandard disposal facility; and (2) an operator of a substandard disposal facility may not accept unprocessed mixed municipal solid w…

115A.42 REGIONAL AND LOCAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING. There is established a program to encourage and improve regional and local solid waste management planning activities and efforts and to further the state policies and purposes expressed in section 115A.02. The program u…

115A.45 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. The commissioner shall provide for technical assistance to encourage and improve solid waste management and to assist political subdivisions in preparing the plans described in section 115A.46. The commissioner shall provide model plans for regional …

115A.46 REGIONAL AND LOCAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN; REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.General. (a) Plans shall address the state policies and purposes expressed in section 115A.02 and may not be inconsistent with state law. (b) Plans for the location, establishment, operation, ma…

115A.471 PUBLIC ENTITIES; MANAGING SOLID WASTE. (a) Prior to entering into or approving a contract for the management of mixed municipal solid waste which would manage the waste using a waste management practice that is ranked lower on the list of preferred waste management pract…

115A.48 MARKET DEVELOPMENT FOR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND COMPOST. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The commissioner shall assist and encourage the development of specific facilities, services, and uses needed to provide adequate, stable, and reliable markets for recyclable materials, so…

115A.49 WASTE MANAGEMENT CAPITAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) There is established a program to encourage and assist cities, counties, solid waste management districts, and sanitary districts in the development and implementation of solid waste management projects and to transfer the …

115A.50 ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS. Eligible recipients for assistance under the program shall be limited to cities, counties, solid waste management districts established pursuant to sections 115A.62 to 115A.72, and sanitary districts. Eligible recipients may apply for assistance under…

115A.51 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Applications for assistance under the program must demonstrate: (1) that the project is conceptually and technically feasible; (2) that affected political subdivisions are committed to implement the project, to provide necessary local financi…

115A.52 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROJECTS. The commissioner shall ensure the delivery of technical assistance for projects eligible under the program. The commissioner may contract or issue grants for the delivery of technical assistance by any state or federal agency, a regional…

115A.54 WASTE MANAGEMENT CAPITAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS. § Subdivision 1.Purposes; public interest; declaration of policy. The legislature finds that acquiring, establishing, and improving facilities that conduct waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting source-separated compost…

115A.541 PLAN; GRANT REQUIREMENT. The commissioner may approve a plan under section 115A.46 or make a grant for a recycling facility under section 115A.54, subdivision 2a, only if the commissioner finds that the applicant demonstrates a commitment to recycle materials separated b…

115A.55 SOLID WASTE REDUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Coordination. The commissioner shall develop and coordinate solid waste reduction programs to include at least public education, promotion of waste reduction, and technical and financial assistance to solid waste generators. § Subd. …

115A.5502 PACKAGING PRACTICES; PREFERENCES; GOALS. Packaging forms a substantial portion of solid waste and contributes to environmental degradation and the costs of managing solid waste. It is imperative to reduce the amount and toxicity of packaging that must be managed as soli…

115A.551 RECYCLING. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, "recycling" means, in addition to the meaning given in section 115A.03, subdivision 25b, yard waste and source-separated compostable materials composting and recycling that occurs through mecha…

115A.552 OPPORTUNITY TO RECYCLE. § Subdivision 1.County requirement. Counties shall ensure that residents, including residents of single and multifamily dwellings, have an opportunity to recycle. At least one recycling center shall be available in each county. Opportunity to recy…

115A.553 COLLECTING AND TRANSPORTING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. § Subdivision 1.Collection centers and transportation required. Each county must ensure alone or in conjunction with other counties that materials separated for recycling are taken to markets for sale or to recyclable mat…

115A.554 AUTHORITY OF SANITARY DISTRICTS. A sanitary district has the authorities and duties of counties within the district's boundary for purposes of sections 115A.0716; 115A.46, subdivisions 4 and 5; 115A.48; 115A.551; 115A.552; 115A.553; 115A.919; 115A.929; 115A.93; 115A.96, …

115A.555 RECYCLING CENTER DESIGNATION. The agency shall designate recycling centers for the purpose of section 173.086. To be designated as a recycling center, a recycling facility must be open a minimum of 12 operating hours each week, 12 months each year, and must accept for re…

115A.556 MATERIALS USED FOR RECYCLING. Materials and products used for recycling such as containers, receptacles, and storage bins with short life cycles must be recyclable and made at least in part from recycled materials from this state, if available. History: 1989 c 325 s 8

115A.557 COUNTY WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING FUNDING. § Subdivision 1.Distribution; formula. Any funds appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of distribution to counties under this section must be distributed each fiscal year by the commissioner based on population, ex…

115A.558 SAFETY GUIDE. The Pollution Control Agency shall prepare and distribute to all interested persons a guide for operation of a recycling or yard waste composting facility to protect the environment and public health. History: 1Sp1989 c 1 art 22 s 2; 1995 c 247 art 2 s 16; …

115A.559 COMPOSTING; COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The commissioner shall make competitive grants to political subdivisions to increase composting, reduce the amount of organic wastes entering disposal facilities, and reduce the costs assoc…

115A.565 WASTE REDUCTION, REUSE, RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING; COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The commissioner must make competitive grants to political subdivisions or federally recognized Tribes for waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and comp…

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…