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MN Stat § 114E.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 114E — Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|Section 114E.45 — Amendment Or Termination By Consent.

114E.45 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION BY CONSENT. (a) An environmental covenant may be amended or terminated by consent only if the amendment or termination is signed by: (1) the environmental agency; (2) the current owner of the fee simple title to the real property subject to the covenant; (3) every other original signatory to the covenant, or their successor or assign, unless: (i) the person waived the right to consent to termination or modification in the environmental covenant or another signed and acknowledged record that is recorded; (ii) the person fails to object to the amendment or termination within 60 days after a notice requesting the person's consent to amendment or termination was mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address, as obtained from the United States Postal Service; or (iii) a court finds that the person no longer exists or cannot be located or identified with the exercise of reasonable diligence; and (4) each holder, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d). Any person may establish that the notice described in clause (3), item (ii), was properly mailed by recording an affidavit to that effect from a person having knowledge of the facts, and a certified copy of the recorded affidavit shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. (b) If an interest in real property is subject to an environmental covenant, the interest is not affected by an amendment of the covenant unless the current owner of the interest consents to the amendment or has waived in the environmental covenant or other signed record the right to consent to amendments. (c) Except for an assignment undertaken pursuant to a governmental reorganization, or as otherwise provided in the environmental covenant, assignment of an environmental covenant to a new holder is an amendment. (d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) or in an environmental covenant: (1) a holder may not assign its interest without consent of the other parties specified in paragraph (a); (2) a holder may be removed and replaced by agreement of the other parties specified in paragraph (a); and (3) a court of competent jurisdiction may fill a vacancy in the position of holder. History:   2007 c 131 art 1 s 68
MN Stat § 114E.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 114E — Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|Section 114E.50 — Enforcement Of Environmental Covenant.

114E.50 ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT. (a) A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by: (1) a party to the covenant, including all holders; (2) the environmental agency that signed the covenant; (3) any person to whom the covenant expressly grants power to enforce; (4) a person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be affected by the alleged violation of the covenant; or (5) a political subdivision in which the real property subject to the covenant is located. (b) The state environmental agency that signed the covenant may use any remedy or enforcement measure provided in section 115.071, subdivisions 3 to 5, or 116.072 to remedy violations of a covenant. This paragraph does not limit the state environmental agency from taking action to enforce the terms of a covenant against a person required to comply with the covenant in connection with that person's obligation to perform response actions or as a condition of receiving a liability assurance with respect to a release or threatened release of contaminants. (c) This chapter does not limit the regulatory authority of the environmental agency under law other than this chapter with respect to an environmental response project. (d) A person is not responsible for or subject to liability arising from a release or threatened release of contamination into the environment, or for remediation costs attendant thereto, solely because it has signed, holds rights to, or otherwise has the right to enforce an environmental covenant. History:   2007 c 131 art 1 s 69
MN Stat § 114E.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 114E — Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|Section 114E.60 — Uniformity Of Application And Construction.

114E.60 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History:   2007 c 131 art 1 s 70
MN Stat § 114E.65 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 114E — Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|Section 114E.65 — Relation To Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act.

114E.65 RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT. This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, United States Code, title 15, section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101 of that act, United States Code, title 15, section 7001(a), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103 of that act, United States Code, title 15, section 7003(b). History:   2007 c 131 art 1 s 71
MN Stat § 115.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.04 — Disposal Systems And Point Sources.

115.04 DISPOSAL SYSTEMS AND POINT SOURCES. Subdivision 1. Information. Any person operating or installing a disposal system or other point source, or portion thereof, when requested by the agency, or any member, employee or agent thereof, when authorized by it, shall furnish to it any information which that person may have or which is relevant to the subject of this chapter, chapter 114C, and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, of chapter 116. Subd. 2. Examining records. The agency or any member, employee or agent thereof, when authorized by it, upon presentation of credentials, may examine and copy any books, papers, records or memoranda pertaining to the installation, maintenance, or operation or discharge, including, but not limited to, monitoring data, of disposal systems or other point sources, in accordance with the purposes of this chapter, chapter 114C, and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, chapter 116. Subd. 3. Access to premises. Whenever it shall be necessary for the purposes of this chapter, chapter 114C, and, with respect to pollution of waters of the state, chapter 116, the agency or any member, employee, or agent thereof, when authorized by it, upon presentation of credentials, may enter upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of obtaining information or examination of records or conducting surveys or investigations. History:  1945 c 395 s 4; 1969 c 9 s 21; 1973 c 374 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 437 s 11
MN Stat § 115.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.05 — Judicial Review.

115.05 JUDICIAL REVIEW. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1973 c 374 s 22] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] Subd. 9.  [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] Subd. 10.  [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] Subd. 11. Judicial review. Any person aggrieved by any final decision of the agency or of the commissioner may obtain judicial review thereof pursuant to sections 14.63 to 14.69 if the final decision is made pursuant to the agency's or the commissioner's authority under section 115A.914, this chapter, chapter 116, or the rules adopted thereunder, and if the decision is a final decision pertaining to: (1) issuance, amendment, or denial of a permit, license, or certification; (2) granting or denial of a variance; (3) issuance of an administrative order, except for an administrative penalty order issued pursuant to section 116.072; or (4) denial of a contested case hearing on any of the matters listed in clauses (1) to (3). History:  1945 c 395 s 5; 1959 c 461 s 1; 1969 c 9 s 21; 1969 c 931 s 1,2; 1973 c 374 s 11; 1976 c 76 s 2; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1999 c 235 s 1
MN Stat § 115.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.06 — Cooperation.

115.06 COOPERATION. Subdivision 1. Other sovereign states. The agency, so far as it is not inconsistent with its duties under the laws of this state, may assist and cooperate with any agency of another state, of the United States of America or of the Dominion of Canada or any province thereof in any matter relating to water pollution control. Subd. 2. Receiving money, property, or services. The agency may receive and accept money, property, or services from any person or from any agency described in subdivision 1 or from any other source for any purpose within the scope of its functions under this chapter, chapter 116, or 116F, and all money so received are hereby appropriated for such purposes in like manner and subject to like provisions of law as the corresponding appropriations of state funds. Subd. 3. Governmental subdivisions. It shall be the duty of each city, county, town, sanitary district, public corporation, or other governmental subdivision to cooperate with the agency in obtaining compliance with the provisions of this chapter and to enforce within its jurisdiction all standards, orders, rules, or permit requirements adopted by the agency thereunder. Subd. 4. Citizen monitoring of water quality. (a) The agency may encourage citizen monitoring of ambient water quality for public waters by: (1) providing technical assistance to citizen and local group water quality monitoring efforts; (2) integrating citizen monitoring data into water quality assessments and agency programs, provided that the data adheres to agency quality assurance and quality control protocols; and (3) seeking public and private funds to: (i) collaboratively develop clear guidelines for water quality monitoring procedures and data management practices for specific data and information uses; (ii) distribute the guidelines to citizens, local governments, and other interested parties; (iii) improve and expand water quality monitoring activities carried out by the agency; and (iv) continue to improve electronic and web access to water quality data and information about public waters that have been either fully or partially assessed. (b) This subdivision does not authorize a citizen to enter onto private property for any purpose. History:  1945 c 395 s 6; 1969 c 9 s 21; 1969 c 931 s 3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1978 c 568 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70; 2002 c 253 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 125; 2012 c 272 s 60; 2014 c 248 s 13
MN Stat § 115.061 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.061 — Duty To Notify; Avoiding Water Pollution.

115.061 DUTY TO NOTIFY; AVOIDING WATER POLLUTION. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), it is the duty of every person to notify the agency immediately of the discharge, accidental or otherwise, of any substance or material under its control which, if not recovered, may cause pollution of waters of the state, and the responsible person shall recover as rapidly and as thoroughly as possible such substance or material and take immediately such other action as may be reasonably possible to minimize or abate pollution of waters of the state caused thereby. (b) Notification is not required under paragraph (a) for a discharge of five gallons or less of petroleum, as defined in section 115C.02, subdivision 10. This paragraph does not affect the other requirements of paragraph (a). History:  1969 c 931 s 4; 1993 c 341 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 115.063 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.063 — Hazardous And Radioactive Waste; Policy To Protect Potable Water.

115.063 HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE; POLICY TO PROTECT POTABLE WATER. (a) The legislature finds that: (1) the waters of the state, because of their abundant quantity and high natural quality, constitute a unique natural resource of immeasurable value which must be protected and conserved for the benefit of the health, safety, welfare, and economic well-being of present and future generations of the people of the state; (2) the actual or potential use of the waters of the state for potable water supply is the highest priority use of that water and deserves maximum protection by the state; and (3) the disposal of hazardous waste and radioactive waste in Minnesota may pose a serious risk of pollution of the waters of the state, particularly potable water. (b) It is therefore the policy of the state of Minnesota, consistent with the state's primary responsibility and rights to prevent, reduce, and eliminate water pollution and to plan for the preservation of water resources, that depositories for hazardous waste or radioactive waste should not be located in any place or be constructed or operated in any manner that can reasonably be expected to cause pollution of potable water. History:   1986 c 425 s 6
MN Stat § 115.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.065 — Disposal Prohibited.

115.065 DISPOSAL PROHIBITED. The location, construction, or operation of any depository for hazardous waste or radioactive waste, whether generated within or outside of the state, in any place or in any manner that can reasonably be expected to cause the pollution of potable water is prohibited. History:   1986 c 425 s 7
MN Stat § 115.067 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.067 — Below-grade Disposal Systems; Prohibition; Exception.

115.067 BELOW-GRADE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS; PROHIBITION; EXCEPTION. The construction or operation of a depository for hazardous waste or radioactive waste in whole or in part below the natural grade of the land where it is located is prohibited unless the person proposing to construct or operate the depository demonstrates that the depository cannot reasonably be expected to cause the pollution of potable water. History:   1986 c 425 s 8
MN Stat § 115.069 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.069 — Radionuclide Pollution; High-level Nuclear Waste Depository.

115.069 RADIONUCLIDE POLLUTION; HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE DEPOSITORY. The determination of whether the location, construction, or operation of a depository for spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste can reasonably be expected to cause radionuclide pollution of potable groundwater in violation of section 115.065 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 116C.76. History:   1986 c 425 s 9
MN Stat § 115.072 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.072 — Recovering Litigation Costs And Expenses.

115.072 RECOVERING LITIGATION COSTS AND EXPENSES. (a) In any action brought by the attorney general, in the name of the state, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and chapters 114C, 114E, and 116, for civil penalties, injunctive relief, or in an action to compel compliance, if the state shall finally prevail, and if the proven violation was willful, the state, in addition to other penalties provided in this chapter, may be allowed an amount determined by the court to be the reasonable value of all or a part of the litigation expenses incurred by the state. In determining the amount of such litigation expenses to be allowed, the court shall give consideration to the economic circumstances of the defendant. (b) Amounts recovered under the provisions of this section and section 115.071, subdivisions 3 to 5, shall be paid into the environmental fund in the state treasury to the extent provided in section 115.073. History:  1973 c 374 s 14; 1991 c 347 art 1 s 3; 1996 c 437 s 17; 2007 c 131 art 1 s 72
MN Stat § 115.073 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.073 — Enforcement Funding.

115.073 ENFORCEMENT FUNDING. Except as provided in section 115C.05, all money recovered by the state under this chapter and chapters 115A and 116, including civil penalties and money paid under an agreement, stipulation, or settlement, excluding money paid for past due fees or taxes, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the environmental fund. History:  1991 c 347 art 1 s 4; 2003 c 128 art 2 s 3; 2009 c 37 art 1 s 38
MN Stat § 115.075 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.075 — Information And Monitoring.

115.075 INFORMATION AND MONITORING. A person may not: (1) make a false material statement, representation, or certification in; omit material information from; or alter, conceal, or fail to file or maintain a notice, application, record, report, plan, manifest, or other document required under section 103F.701 or this chapter or chapter 114C, 115A, or 116; or (2) falsify, tamper with, render inaccurate, or fail to install a monitoring device or method required to be maintained or followed for the purpose of compliance with sections 103F.701 to 103F.755 or this chapter or chapter 114C, 115A, or 116. History:  1991 c 347 art 1 s 5; 1996 c 437 s 18; 2011 c 107 s107
MN Stat § 115.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.08 — Interpretation.

115.08 INTERPRETATION. Sections 115.01 to 115.09 shall not be construed as repealing any of the provisions of law relating to the pollution of any waters of the state, but shall be held and construed as supplementing the same and in addition to the laws now in force, except as the same may be in direct conflict herewith. History:   1945 c 395 s 7
MN Stat § 115.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.09 — Citation; Water Pollution Control Act.

115.09 CITATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT. Sections 115.01 to 115.09 may be cited as the "State Water Pollution Control Act." History:   1945 c 395 s 11
MN Stat § 115.1701 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.1701 — Definitions.

115.1701 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Application. For purposes of sections 115.1701 to 115.1707, the following terms have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. Subd. 3. Ballast water. "Ballast water" means water taken on board a vessel to control trim, list, draft, stability, or stresses of the vessel, including matter suspended in the water, or any water placed into a ballast tank during cleaning, maintenance, or other operations. Subd. 4. Ballast water management. "Ballast water management" means mechanical, physical, chemical, and biological processes used, either singularly or in combination, to remove, render harmless, or avoid the uptake or discharge of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens within ballast water and sediment. Subd. 5. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. Subd. 6. Constructed. "Constructed" means a state of construction of a vessel at which the keel is laid, construction identifiable with the specific vessel begins, assembly of the vessel has begun comprising at least 50 tons or one percent of the estimated mass of all structural material of the vessel, whichever is less, or the vessel undergoes a major conversion. Subd. 7. Foreign vessel. "Foreign vessel" means a vessel of foreign registry or operated under the authority of a foreign country. Subd. 8. Sediment. "Sediment" means matter that has settled out of ballast water within a vessel. Subd. 9. State waters of Lake Superior. "State waters of Lake Superior" means the surface waters of Lake Superior and waters that discharge, flow, or otherwise are transferred into Lake Superior that are under the jurisdiction of the state. History:   2008 c 357 s 27
MN Stat § 115.1703 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115 — Water Pollution Control; Sanitary Districts|Section 115.1703 — Ballast Water; Management Plan.

115.1703 BALLAST WATER; MANAGEMENT PLAN. Subdivision 1. Management plan required. (a) The operator of a vessel that is designed, constructed, or adapted to carry ballast water in state waters of Lake Superior shall conduct all ballast water management operations of the vessel according to a ballast water management plan that is designed to minimize the discharge of invasive species, meets the requirements prescribed by the commissioner under subdivision 2, and is approved by the commissioner. (b) The owner or operator of a vessel required to have a ballast water management plan under paragraph (a) shall maintain a copy of the vessel's ballast water management plan on board at all times and keep the plan readily available for examination by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Management plan approval. (a) The commissioner may not approve a ballast water management plan unless the commissioner determines that the plan: (1) describes in detail the actions to be taken to implement ballast water management; (2) describes in detail the procedures to be used for disposal of sediment at sea and on shore; (3) describes in detail the safety procedures for the vessel and crew associated with ballast water management; (4) designates the officer on board of the vessel in charge of ensuring that the plan is properly implemented; (5) contains the reporting requirements for vessels as prescribed by the commissioner; and (6) meets all other requirements prescribed by the commissioner. (b) The commissioner may approve a ballast water management plan for a foreign vessel on the basis of a certificate of compliance with the criteria described in paragraph (a) issued by the vessel's country of registration according to standards established by the commissioner. History:   2008 c 357 s 28