Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

116.16 MINNESOTA STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. A Minnesota state water pollution control program is created to provide money to be granted or loaned to agencies and subdivisions of the state for the acquisition and betterment of public land, buil…

116.163 AGENCY REVIEW; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND BIDS. § Subdivision 1.Construction grants and loans; applications. The agency shall, pursuant to agency rules and within 90 days of receipt of a completed application for a wastewater treatment facility construction grant or loan, g…

116.165 INSPECTION RESPONSIBILITY. When a wastewater treatment plant is constructed with federal funds and a federal agency conducts inspections of the plant, the owner of the plant or the owner's designee must conduct inspections and forward all inspection documents required by …

116.17 MINNESOTA STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Purpose and appropriation. For the purpose of providing money to be appropriated or loaned to municipalities under the Minnesota state water pollution control program for the acquisition and betterment of publi…

116.18 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FUNDS; APPROPRIATIONS AND BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Appropriation from bond proceeds fund. The sum of $167,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund in the state treasury to the Pollution Control Agenc…

116.182 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. (c) "Authority" means the Public Facilities Authority esta…

116.195 BENEFICIAL USE OF WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER; CAPITAL GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. (c) "Beneficial us…

116.202 COAL TAR SEALANT; USE AND SALE PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The following terms have the meanings given. (a) "Coal tar sealant product" means a surface applied sealing product containing coal tar, coal tar pitch, coal tar pitch volatiles, or any variation assi…

116.2021 STATE SALT PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOAL. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "deicing salt" refers to salt in its solid form used to melt snow and ice, excluding salt used on roads managed by the Department of Transportation. § Subd. 2.Sal…

116.2022 STATE NITROGEN FERTILIZER PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOAL. § Subdivision 1.Nitrogen fertilizer report. By February 1, 2025, and every year thereafter, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with other state agencies, must submit a report to t…

116.21 NUTRIENTS IN CLEANING AGENTS AND WATER CONDITIONERS; CONTROL; STATEMENT OF POLICY. The legislature seeks to encourage the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency through the passage of sections 116.21 to 116.35, to set standards limiting the amount of nutrients in various clean…

116.22 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. For purposes of sections 116.21 to 116.35, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2. MS 1990 [Renumbered subd 3] § Subd. 2.Chemical water conditioner. "Chemical water conditioner" means a wa…

116.23 PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Nutrient concentrations. No person shall manufacture for use or sale in Minnesota or import into Minnesota for resale any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner which contains a prescribed nutrient in a concentration that…

116.24 RULES. The Pollution Control Agency may make rules: (1) prescribing for the purpose of section 116.23 nutrients and the maximum permissible concentration if any, of a prescribed nutrient in any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner; (2) respecting the manner in whic…

116.25 SEIZURE. § Subdivision 1.Seizure. The Pollution Control Agency may seize a cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner which it reasonably believes was manufactured or imported in violation of section 116.23. § Subd. 2.Storage. A cleaning agent or chemical water condition…

116.26 RESTORING SEIZED ITEMS. § Subdivision 1.Applying to district court. When a cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner has been seized under sections 116.21 to 116.35, any person may within two months after the date of seizure, upon prior notice in accordance with subdivi…

116.27 ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION. § Subdivision 1.Phosphorus content. No manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer shall sell, possess with intent to sell, or display for sale, a household laundry or dishwashing compound, including household detergents and presoaks, unless a verified or…

116.28 LISTS REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Contents of product. No household laundry or dishwashing compound, including household detergents and presoaks, shall be sold or displayed for sale unless the product name is on a list prominently displayed near the product display stating t…

116.29 FORFEITURE. § Subdivision 1.Conviction. When a person is convicted of an offense under section 116.28 any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner seized in accordance with sections 116.21 to 116.35 is forfeited to the Pollution Control Agency and shall be disposed of …

116.32 ORDER TO REFRAIN. If a person is convicted of an offense under sections 116.21 to 116.35, the court may, in addition to any punishment it may impose, order that person to refrain from any further violations of the provision of sections 116.21 to 116.35, or rules for the vi…

116.33 PROOF OF OFFENSE. In a prosecution for an offense under sections 116.21 to 116.35, it is sufficient proof of the offense to establish that it was committed by an employee or agent of the accused whether or not the employee agent is identified or has been prosecuted for the…

116.34 TIME LIMITED FOR PROCEEDINGS. Proceedings in respect of an offense under sections 116.21 to 116.35, may be instituted at any time within two years after the time when the subject matter of the proceedings arose. History: 1971 c 896 s 14

116.35 TRIAL OF OFFENSES. Any complaint or information in respect of an offense under sections 116.21 to 116.35, may be heard, tried or determined by a court if the accused is resident or carrying on business within the territorial jurisdiction of that court although the matter o…

116.36 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. For the purposes of sections 116.36 to 116.38, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Agency. "Agency" means the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. § Subd. 3.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of…

116.37 PCB; PROHIBITED USE. § Subdivision 1.Certificate of exemption. Beginning January 1, 1978, no person shall use, possess, sell, purchase or manufacture PCB or any product containing PCB unless the use, possession, sale, purchase or manufacture of PCB or products containing P…

116.38 PCB BURNING. § Subdivision 1.State policy. The legislature finds that risks to human health must be adequately evaluated before a facility may burn PCBs. The legislature also finds that if there is a risk to human health, all human health must be treated with equal concern…

116.385 TRICHLOROETHYLENE; BAN. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Small business" means a business that has less than 500 full-time equivalent employees. (c) "Trichloroethylene" means a chemical wi…

116.39 OZONE LAYER; PRESERVATION. § Subdivision 1.Sale prohibited. Except as provided by subdivision 3, after July 1, 1979, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any pressurized container which contains as a propellant trichloromonofluoromethane, difluorodichlorome…

116.391 RESILIENT COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Citation. This section may be cited as the "Minnesota Resilient Community Act." § Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Commissione…

116.41 WASTE AND WASTE FACILITIES TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1983 c 373 s 72] § Subd. 1a. [Repealed, 1983 c 373 s 72] § Subd. 2.Training and certification programs. (a) The agency shall develop standards of competence for persons operating and inspect…

116.42 ACID DEPOSITION; LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature recognizes that acid deposition substantially resulting from the conduct of commercial and industrial operations, both within and without the state, poses a present and severe danger to the delicate balance of ecological…

116.43 ACID DEPOSITION DEFINED. As used in sections 116.42 to 116.44, "acid deposition" means the wet or dry deposition from the atmosphere of chemical compounds, usually in the form of rain or snow, having the potential to form an aqueous compound with a pH level lower than the …

116.44 SENSITIVE AREAS; STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.List of areas. By January 1, 1983, the Pollution Control Agency shall publish a preliminary list of counties determined to contain natural resources sensitive to the impacts of acid deposition. Sensitive areas shall be designated…

116.45 [Obsolete, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161]

116.454 MONITORING PROGRAM. By July 1, 1993, the agency shall establish a statewide monitoring program for, and inventory of probable sources of, releases into the air, ambient concentrations in the air, and deposition from the air of toxic substances. History: 1992 c 546 s 3

116.46 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 116.47 to 116.50, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 1a.Aboveground storage tank. "Aboveground storage tank" means any one or a combination of containers, vessels, and enclosures, …

116.47 EXEMPTIONS. Sections 116.48, 116.49, and 116.491 do not apply to: (1) farm or residential tanks of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes; (2) tanks of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing heating oil for consumptiv…

116.48 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Tank status. (a) An owner of an underground storage tank must notify the agency by June 1, 1986, or within 30 days after installation, whichever is later, of the tank's existence and specify the age, size, type, location, uses, an…

116.481 MONITORING. § Subdivision 1.Measuring tank capacity. (a) By September 1, 1996, all aboveground tanks of 2,000 gallons or more used for storage and subsequent resale of petroleum products must be equipped with: (1) a gauge in working order that shows the current level of p…

116.482 PETROLEUM RELEASE; NOTIFICATION. (a) When a potential receptor survey is conducted for a petroleum tank release as provided in agency guidance documents, the tank owner must provide information on the results of the survey, reports of all releases, and any corrective acti…

116.49 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Rules. The agency must adopt rules applicable to all owners and operators of underground storage tanks. The rules must establish the safeguards necessary to protect human health and the environment. The agency may dela…

116.491 TANK INSTALLERS; TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. (a) After the effective date of rules adopted under subdivision 3, a person may not install, repair, or take an aboveground or underground tank permanently out of service without first obtaining a c…

116.492 BASEMENT STORAGE TANKS; REMOVAL. A person who removes a basement heating oil storage tank shall ensure that fill and vent pipes through the basement wall to the outside are also removed or permanently sealed. History: 1992 c 597 s 3

116.50 PREEMPTION. Sections 116.46 to 116.49 preempt conflicting local and municipal rules or ordinances requiring notification or establishing environmental protection requirements for underground storage tanks. A state agency or local unit of government may not adopt rules or o…

116.70 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 116.731 to 116.734. § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 2 s 162] § Subd. 3.Chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs. "Chlorofluorocarbons" or "CFCs" means the substances identified as class I or c…

116.731 REQUIREMENTS TO RECYCLE CFC'S. § Subdivision 1.Salvage automobiles. A person who processes automobiles for salvage must remove CFCs for recycling prior to disposal or sale of the materials containing CFCs. This subdivision does not apply to crushed automobiles or automobi…