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MN Stat § 115C.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115C — Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup|Section 115C.07 — Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board.

115C.07 PETROLEUM TANK RELEASE COMPENSATION BOARD. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board consists of the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, the commissioner of commerce, one representative from the petroleum industry, one public member, and one person with experience in claims adjustment. The governor shall appoint the members of the board. The filling of positions, vacancies, membership terms, payment of compensation and expenses, and removal of members are governed by section 15.0575. The governor shall designate the chair of the board. Subd. 2. Staff. The commissioner of commerce shall provide staff to support the activities of the board at the board's request. Subd. 3. Rules. (a) The board shall adopt rules regarding its practices and procedures, the form and procedure for applications for compensation from the fund, procedures for investigation of claims and specifying the costs that are eligible for reimbursement from the fund. (b) The board may adopt rules requiring certification of environmental consultants. (c) The board may adopt other rules necessary to implement this chapter. (d) The board may use section 14.389 to adopt rules specifying the competitive bidding requirements for consultant services proposals. (e) The board may use section 14.389 to adopt rules specifying the written proposal and invoice requirements for consultant services. (f) Upon written notification from the board of the adjusted dollar amounts determined pursuant to rules of the board, the revisor of statutes must adjust the dollar amounts in appropriate rules of the board to reflect the adjustments announced and published by the board. History:  1987 c 186 s 15; 1987 c 389 s 7; 1991 c 175 s 2; 1993 c 341 art 1 s 6; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 24; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 129; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 10; 2010 c 241 s 4
MN Stat § 115C.093 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115C — Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup|Section 115C.093 — Corrective Action; Performance Audits.

115C.093 CORRECTIVE ACTION; PERFORMANCE AUDITS. The board may contract for performance audits of corrective actions for which reimbursement is sought under section 115C.09, and may contract for audits of other corrective actions. Money in the fund is appropriated to the board for the purposes of this section. History:  1996 c 397 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 134
MN Stat § 115C.094 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115C — Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup|Section 115C.094 — Abandoned Underground Storage Tanks.

115C.094 ABANDONED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. (a) As used in this section, an abandoned underground petroleum storage tank means an underground petroleum storage tank that was: (1) taken out of service prior to December 22, 1988; (2) taken out of service on or after December 22, 1988, if the current property owner did not know of the existence of the underground petroleum storage tank and could not have reasonably been expected to have known of the tank's existence at the time the owner first acquired right, title, or interest in the tank; or (3) taken out of service and is located on property that is being held by the state in trust for local taxing districts under section 281.25. (b) The board may contract for: (1) a statewide assessment in order to determine the quantity, location, cost, and feasibility of removing abandoned underground petroleum storage tanks; (2) the removal of an abandoned underground petroleum storage tank; and (3) the removal and disposal of petroleum-contaminated soil if the removal is required by the commissioner at the time of tank removal. (c) Before the board may contract for removal of an abandoned petroleum storage tank, the tank owner must provide the board with written access to the property and release the board from any potential liability for the work performed. (d) If at the time of the forfeiture of property identified under paragraph (a), clause (3), the property owner or the owner's heirs, devisees, or representatives, or any person to whom the right to pay taxes was granted by statute, mortgage, or other agreement, repurchases the property under section 282.241, the board's contracted costs for the underground storage tank removal project must be included as a special assessment included in the repurchase price, as provided under section 282.251, and must be returned to the board upon the sale of the property. (e) Money in the fund is appropriated to the board for the purposes of this section. History:  2003 c 128 art 1 s 135; 1Sp2021 c 4 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 115C.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115C — Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup|Section 115C.10 — Funding Agency Actions.

115C.10 FUNDING AGENCY ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. Payment from fund; subrogation; appropriation. (a) If the cost of authorized actions under section 115C.03 exceeds the amount appropriated to the agency for the actions and amounts awarded to the agency from the federal government, the agency may apply to the board for money to pay for the actions from the fund. The board shall pay the agency the cost of the proposed actions under section 115C.03 if the board finds that the conditions for the agency to be paid from the fund have been met, and that an adequate amount exists in the fund to pay for the corrective action. If the board pays the agency for the cost of authorized actions for which there is insurance coverage, the board is subrogated to the agency's rights with respect to the insurance, to the extent of the board's payment of costs for which insurance coverage exists, subject to the limitations on an agency cost recovery action set forth in section 115C.04, subdivision 3. The board may request the attorney general to bring an action in district court against the responsible person, the applicant, or the insurer to enforce the board's subrogation rights. Acceptance of a payment from the board by the agency constitutes an assignment to the board of the subrogation rights specified in this subdivision. (b) Money in the fund is appropriated to the board for the purpose of this subdivision. Subd. 2. Federal funds. The commissioner shall take actions needed to obtain federal funding to carry out the provisions of the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act. History:  1987 c 186 s 15; 1987 c 389 s 10; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 106; 1991 c 294 s 3; 1995 c 220 s 130; 1996 c 308 s 7
MN Stat § 115C.112 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115C — Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup|Section 115C.112 — Consultant And Contractor Sanctions; Actions Based On Conduct Occurring On And After March 14, 1996.

115C.112 CONSULTANT AND CONTRACTOR SANCTIONS; ACTIONS BASED ON CONDUCT OCCURRING ON AND AFTER MARCH 14, 1996. The commissioner of commerce may by order deny a registration, censure, suspend, or revoke a registrant and require payment of all costs of proceedings resulting in an action instituted under this section and impose a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 if the commissioner of commerce finds: (i) that the order is in the public interest; and (ii) that the registrant or, in the case of a registrant that is not a natural person, any partner, officer, or director, any person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the registrant: (1) has engaged in conduct that departs from or fails to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing engineering, hydrogeological, or other technical practices within the reasonable control of the consultant or contractor; (2) has participated in a kickback scheme prohibited under section 115C.045; (3) has engaged in conduct likely to deceive or defraud, or demonstrating a willful or careless disregard for public health or the environment; (4) has committed fraud, embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsified or destroyed records, made false statements, received stolen property, made false claims, or obstructed justice; (5) is the subject of an order revoking, suspending, restricting, limiting, or imposing other disciplinary action against the contractor's or consultant's license or certification in another state or jurisdiction; (6) if the person is a consultant, has failed to comply with any of the ongoing obligations for registration as a consultant in section 115C.11, subdivision 1; (7) has failed to comply with any provision or any rule or order under this chapter or chapter 45; (8) has engaged in anticompetitive activity; (9) has performed corrective action without having an accurate and complete registration on file with the board or has allowed another to perform corrective action when that party does not have a complete registration on file with the board; (10) has been shown to be incompetent, untrustworthy, or financially irresponsible; (11) has made or assisted another in making any material misrepresentation or omission to the board, commissioner, commissioner of commerce, or upon reasonable request has withheld or concealed information from, or refused to furnish information to, the board, commissioner, or commissioner of commerce; or (12) has failed to reasonably supervise its employees or representatives to assure their compliance with this chapter and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2890. History:  1996 c 308 s 10; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 135
MN Stat § 115C.113 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115C — Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup|Section 115C.113 — Orders.

115C.113 ORDERS. The commissioner of commerce may issue an order requiring a registrant or applicant for registration to show cause why the registration should not be revoked or suspended, the registrant censured, the application denied, or other sanction imposed under section 115C.112. The order must be calculated to give reasonable notice of the time and place for hearing on the matter, and must state the reasons for the entry of the order. The commissioner of commerce may by order summarily suspend a registration pending final determination of an order to show cause. A hearing on the merits must be held within 30 days of the issuance of the order of summary suspension. All hearings must be conducted under chapter 14. After the hearing, the commissioner of commerce shall enter an order disposing of the matter as the facts require. If the registrant or applicant for registration fails to appear at a hearing after having been duly notified of it, the person shall be considered in default, and the proceeding may be determined against the registrant or applicant for registration upon consideration of the order to show cause, the allegations of which may be considered to be true. History:  1996 c 308 s 11; 2014 c 222 art 2 s 11
MN Stat § 115C.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115C — Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup|Section 115C.12 — Appealing Reimbursement Determination.

115C.12 APPEALING REIMBURSEMENT DETERMINATION. Subdivision 1. Appeal from determination of commissioner of commerce. An applicant for reimbursement may appeal to the board a reimbursement determination made by the commissioner of commerce under authority delegated by the board according to section 115C.09, subdivision 10, by submitting a written notice setting forth the specific basis for the appeal. The commissioner of commerce shall send written notification of the reimbursement determination by first class United States mail to the applicant for reimbursement at the applicant's last known address. The applicant for reimbursement must file written notice with the board of an appeal of a reimbursement determination made by the commissioner of commerce within 60 days of the date that the commissioner of commerce sends written notice to the applicant of the reimbursement determination. The board shall consider the appeal within 90 days of receipt of the written notice of appeal by the applicant for reimbursement. The written notice must set forth the specific basis for the appeal. Subd. 2. Appeal from decision of board. (a) An applicant for reimbursement may appeal a reimbursement determination of the board as a contested case under chapter 14. An applicant for reimbursement must provide written notification to the board of a request for a contested case, setting forth the specific basis for the appeal, within 30 days of the date that the board makes a reimbursement determination. (b) This subdivision applies to reimbursement determinations made by the board as a result of an appeal to the board under subdivision 1 and reimbursement determinations made by the board when the board has not delegated its authority to make reimbursement determinations. (c) An appeal of a reimbursement determination may only be made by an applicant as defined by this chapter. Subd. 3. Contested case; final decision. The final decision in a contested case requested by an applicant under subdivision 2 shall be made by the commissioner of commerce. History:  1993 c 341 art 1 s 18; 1995 c 240 art 1 s 11; 1996 c 308 s 12
MN Stat § 115D.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115D — Toxic Pollution Prevention|Section 115D.01 — Citation.

115D.01 CITATION. Sections 115D.01 to 115D.12 may be cited as the "Minnesota Toxic Pollution Prevention Act." History:   1990 c 560 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 115D.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115D — Toxic Pollution Prevention|Section 115D.02 — Policy.

115D.02 POLICY. (a) To protect the public health, welfare, and the environment, the legislature declares that it is the policy of the state to encourage toxic pollution prevention. The preferred means of preventing toxic pollution are techniques and processes that are implemented at the source and that minimize the transfer of toxic pollutants from one environmental medium to another. (b) The legislature intends that the programs developed under sections 115D.01 to 115D.12 shall encourage and lead to a greater awareness of the need for and benefits of toxic pollution prevention, and to a greater degree of cooperation and coordination among all elements of government, industry, and the public in encouraging and carrying out pollution prevention activities. History:  1990 c 560 art 1 s 2; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 29
MN Stat § 115D.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115D — Toxic Pollution Prevention|Section 115D.04 — Pollution Prevention Assistance Program.

115D.04 POLLUTION PREVENTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a pollution prevention assistance program to assist eligible recipients in preventing pollution. The program must emphasize techniques and processes that minimize the transfer of pollutants from one environmental medium to another and must focus primarily on toxic pollutants. Subd. 2. Assistance. The pollution prevention assistance program must include at least the following: (1) a program to assemble, catalog, and disseminate information on pollution prevention; (2) a program to provide technical research and assistance, including on-site consultations to identify alternative methods that may be applied to prevent pollution and to provide assistance for planning under section 115D.07, excluding design engineering services; and (3) outreach programs including seminars, workshops, training programs, and other similar activities designed to provide pollution prevention information and assistance to eligible recipients and other interested persons. Subd. 3. Administration. (a) The pollution prevention assistance program must be coordinated with other public and private programs that provide management and technical assistance to eligible recipients. (b) The commissioner may make grants to public or private entities to operate elements of the program. Grantees shall provide periodic reports on their efforts to assist eligible recipients to reduce pollution. (c) A person, when operating or participating in elements of the technical assistance program pursuant to a grant or contract with the office under this section or other law, is an employee of the state, certified to be acting within the scope of employment, for purposes of the indemnification provisions of section 3.736, subdivision 9, for claims that arise out of the information, assistance, and recommendations covered by the grant or contract. The state is not obligated to defend or indemnify a grantee or contractor under this subdivision to the extent of the grantee's or contractor's liability insurance. The grantee's or contractor's right to indemnity is not a waiver of limitations, defenses, and immunities available to either the grantee or contractor or the state by law. History:  1990 c 560 art 1 s 4; 1992 c 513 art 2 s 31; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 134,161
MN Stat § 115D.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115D — Toxic Pollution Prevention|Section 115D.06 — Governor's Award For Excellence In Pollution Prevention.

115D.06 GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN POLLUTION PREVENTION. The governor may issue annual awards in the form of a commendation for excellence in pollution prevention. Applications for these awards shall be administered by the commissioner. History:  1990 c 560 art 1 s 6; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161
MN Stat § 115D.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115D — Toxic Pollution Prevention|Section 115D.09 — Confidentiality.

115D.09 CONFIDENTIALITY. Information and techniques developed under section 115D.04, the reduction information and techniques under section 115A.0716, and the progress reports required under section 115D.08 are public data under chapter 13. The plans required under section 115D.07 are nonpublic data under chapter 13. History:  1990 c 560 art 1 s 9; 1996 c 470 s 18
MN Stat § 115D.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115D — Toxic Pollution Prevention|Section 115D.10 — Toxic Pollution Prevention Evaluation Report.

115D.10 TOXIC POLLUTION PREVENTION EVALUATION REPORT. The commissioner, in cooperation with the commission, shall report to the Environment and Natural Resources Committees of the senate and house of representatives, the Finance Division of the senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, and the house of representatives Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance on progress being made in achieving the objectives of sections 115D.01 to 115D.12. The report must be done in conjunction with the report required under section 115A.121. History:  1990 c 560 art 1 s 10; 1993 c 172 s 73; 1995 c 247 art 1 s 35; 1996 c 470 s 27; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161; 2013 c 114 art 4 s 86
MN Stat § 115D.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115D — Toxic Pollution Prevention|Section 115D.12 — Pollution Prevention Fees.

115D.12 POLLUTION PREVENTION FEES. Subdivision 1. Imposition. The pollution prevention fees in this section are imposed on persons and facilities under subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) and (b). Subd. 2. Fees. (a) Persons required by United States Code, title 42, section 11023, to submit a toxic chemical release form to the commission, and owners or operators of facilities listed in section 299K.08, subdivision 3, shall pay a pollution prevention fee of $150 for each toxic pollutant reported released plus a fee based on the total pounds of toxic pollutants reported as released from each facility. Facilities reporting less than 25,000 pounds annually of toxic pollutants released per facility shall be assessed a fee of $500. Facilities reporting annual releases of toxic pollutants in excess of 25,000 pounds shall be assessed a graduated fee at the rate of two cents per pound of toxic pollutants reported. (b) Persons who generate more than 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste per month but who are not subject to the fee under paragraph (a) must pay a pollution prevention fee of $500 per facility. Hazardous waste as used in this paragraph has the meaning given it in section 116.06, subdivision 11, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7045. (c) Fees required under this subdivision must be paid to the commissioner by January 1 of each year. The fees shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the environmental fund. (d) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285. History:  1990 c 560 art 1 s 11; 1992 c 546 s 1; 1993 c 172 s 74; 2003 c 128 art 2 s 35; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161
MN Stat § 115D.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115D — Toxic Pollution Prevention|Section 115D.14 — Definitions.

115D.14 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in this section and section 115D.15, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. Subd. 3. Integrity of aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems. "Integrity of aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems" means the maintenance of mutually beneficial species of plants and animals and of other natural characteristics so that the biological viability of the ecosystem is ensured. Subd. 4. Toxic air contaminant. "Toxic air contaminant" means an air contaminant that may cause or contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in a chronic or an acute illness, or which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the integrity of aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems. History:   1993 c 172 s 75
MN Stat § 115D.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115D — Toxic Pollution Prevention|Section 115D.15 — Reports To Legislature.

115D.15 REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE. Subdivision 1. Initial report. By January 1, 1995, the agency must submit to the environment and natural resources committees of the legislature a report that includes: (1) a five-year regulatory strategy to protect the public health and the environment from emissions of toxic air contaminants; and (2) a list prioritizing and categorizing facilities emitting toxic air contaminants. Subd. 2. Continuing reports. Beginning January 1, 1997, and every two years thereafter, the agency shall submit to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resource issues a report that provides an update of the following: (1) an analysis of the achievements, shortfalls, and resource needs for implementing the agency's strategy under subdivision 1, clause (1); (2) an analysis of the data collected from the agency's statewide monitoring and inventory program under section 116.454; (3) an analysis of reductions in emissions of toxic air contaminants; and (4) an updated list prioritizing and categorizing facilities emitting toxic air contaminants. History:   1993 c 172 s 76
MN Stat § 115E.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115E — Oil And Hazardous Substance Discharge Preparedness|Section 115E.02 — Duty To Prevent Discharges.

115E.02 DUTY TO PREVENT DISCHARGES. A person who owns or operates a vessel or facility transporting, storing, or otherwise handling hazardous substances or oil or who is otherwise in control of hazardous substances or oil shall take reasonable steps to prevent the discharge of those materials in a place or manner that might cause pollution of the land, waters, or air of the state or that might threaten the public's safety or health. History:   1991 c 305 s 2