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MN Stat § 116.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.47 — Exemptions.

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 consumptive use on the premises where stored; (3) pipeline facilities, including gathering lines, regulated under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, United States Code, title 49, chapter 24, or the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, United States Code, title 49, chapter 29; (4) surface impoundments, pits, ponds, or lagoons; (5) storm water or wastewater collection systems; (6) flow-through process tanks; (7) tanks located in an underground area, including basements, cellars, mine workings, drifts, shafts, or tunnels, if the storage tank is located upon or above the surface of the floor; (8) septic tanks; (9) tanks used for storing liquids that are gaseous at atmospheric temperature and pressure; or (10) tanks used for storing agricultural chemicals regulated under chapter 18B, 18C, or 18D. History:  1Sp1985 c 13 s 236; 1987 c 389 s 13; 1993 c 87 s 2
MN Stat § 116.481 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.481 — Monitoring.

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 product in the tank; or (2) an audible or visual alarm which alerts the person delivering fuel into the tank that the tank is within 100 gallons of capacity. (b) In lieu of the equipment specified in paragraph (a), the owner or operator of a tank may use a manual method of measurement which accurately determines the amount of product in the tank and the amount of capacity available to be used. This information must be readily available to anyone delivering fuel into the tank prior to delivery. Documentation that a tank has the available capacity for the amount of product to be delivered must be transmitted to the person making the delivery. Subd. 2. Contents labeled. (a) By December 1, 1995, all aboveground tanks governed by this section must be numbered and labeled as to the tank contents, total capacity, and capacity in volume increments of 500 gallons or less. (b) Piping connected to the tank must be labeled with the product carried at the point of delivery and at the tank inlet. Manifolded delivery points must have all valves labeled as to product distribution. Subd. 3. Site diagram. (a) All tanks at a facility shall be shown on a site diagram which is permanently mounted in an area accessible to delivery personnel. The diagram shall show the number, capacity, and contents of tanks and the location of piping, valves, storm sewers, and other information necessary for emergency response, including the facility owner's or operator's telephone number. (b) Prior to delivering product into an underground or aboveground tank, delivery personnel shall: (1) consult the site diagram, where applicable, for proper delivery points, tank and piping locations, and valve settings; (2) visually inspect the tank, piping, and valve settings to determine that the product being delivered will flow only into the appropriate tank; and (3) determine, using equipment and information available at the site, that the available capacity of the tank is sufficient to hold the amount being delivered. (c) Delivery personnel must remain in attendance during delivery. Subd. 4. Capacity of tank. A tank may not be filled from a transport vehicle compartment containing more than the available capacity of the tank, unless the hose of the transport vehicle is equipped with a manually operated shutoff nozzle. Subd. 5. Exemption. Aboveground and underground tanks located at refineries, pipeline terminals, and river terminals are exempt from this section. History:   1995 c 240 art 1 s 13
MN Stat § 116.482 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.482 — Petroleum Release; Notification.

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 actions, as defined in section 115C.02, that are related to the petroleum tank release in an understandable manner to residents contacted in the survey. The information may be provided through personal contact, mail, or e-mail. (b) An owner may delegate the owner's responsibility under paragraph (a) to the owner's consultant or contractor, as those terms are defined in section 115C.02, or to the operator of the tank. History:   2008 c 357 s 35
MN Stat § 116.491 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.491 — Tank Installers; Training And Certification.

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 certification of competence issued by the agency. (b) The agency shall conduct examinations to test the competence of applicants for certification, issue documentation of certification, and require certification to be renewed at reasonable intervals. The agency may conduct training programs for installers. Subd. 2. Fees. The agency may charge fees as are necessary to cover the actual costs of processing applications, conducting examinations, issuing and renewing certificates, and providing training programs. The fees received under this section must be credited to the petroleum tank release cleanup fund. Subd. 3. Rules. The agency shall adopt rules containing standards of competence for installers and to implement this section. History:   1987 c 389 s 15
MN Stat § 116.492 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.492 — Basement Storage Tanks; Removal.

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
MN Stat § 116.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.50 — Preemption.

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 ordinances establishing or requiring vapor recovery for underground storage tanks. History:  1Sp1985 c 13 s 239; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 145
MN Stat § 116.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.70 — Definitions.

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 class II substances under section 602 of the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Public Law 101-549. Subd. 3a.  [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 2 s 162] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 2 s 162] Subd. 5.  [Renumbered subd 3a] History:  1988 c 671 s 1; 1990 c 560 art 2 s 3; 1992 c 546 s 4; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 138
MN Stat § 116.731 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.731 — Requirements To Recycle Cfc's.

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 automobiles that have been processed in a manner that makes removal and recovery of CFCs impossible. Subd. 2. Refrigeration equipment. A person processing scrap refrigerators, air conditioning units, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, under-the-counter ice makers, vending machines, drinking water coolers, chillers, commercial refrigeration, industrial process refrigeration, or freezers must remove and recycle, destroy, or properly dispose of the CFCs. Subd. 3. Mobile air conditioning equipment. A person servicing or removing mobile air conditioning equipment must: (1) recapture CFCs, provide storage for recaptured CFCs, and transfer recaptured CFCs to a recycler; or (2) recapture CFCs and recycle the CFCs to an allowed use. Subd. 4. Servicing and recycling appliances. (a) A person servicing or recycling refrigerators, air conditioning units, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, under-the-counter ice makers, vending machines, drinking water coolers, chillers, commercial refrigeration, industrial process refrigeration, or freezers must: (1) recapture CFCs, provide storage for recaptured CFCs, and transfer recaptured CFCs to a recycler; or (2) recapture CFCs and recycle the CFCs to an allowed use. (b) The recovered CFCs may be properly disposed of or destroyed. Subd. 4a. Venting. A person may not knowingly vent or otherwise release into the environment any CFC used as a refrigerant. Subd. 5. Foam not required to be recycled. This section does not require recycling of rigid or flexible foam. Subd. 6. Rules. The agency shall adopt rules for recycling CFCs and establish standards for CFC recycling equipment under this section. History:  1990 c 560 art 2 s 4; 1994 c 585 s 34; 1995 c 147 s 1-3
MN Stat § 116.732 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.732 — Requirement To Recycle Fire Extinguisher Halons.

116.732 REQUIREMENT TO RECYCLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER HALONS. A person who recharges, services, or retires fire extinguishers must recapture and recycle halons. History:   1990 c 560 art 2 s 5
MN Stat § 116.733 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.733 — Medical Device Exemption.

116.733 MEDICAL DEVICE EXEMPTION. Laws 1990, chapter 560, article 2, sections 1 and 2, and sections 116.70, 116.731, and 116.732, do not apply to processes using CFCs or halons on medical devices, in sterilization processes in health care facilities, or by a person or facility in manufacturing or selling of medical devices. History:  1990 c 560 art 2 s 6; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 30
MN Stat § 116.734 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.734 — Uniform Cfc Regulation.

116.734 UNIFORM CFC REGULATION. It is the policy of this state to regulate and manage CFCs in a uniform manner throughout the state. Political subdivisions may not adopt, and are preempted from adopting or enforcing, requirements relating to CFCs that are different than state law. History:   1990 c 560 art 2 s 7
MN Stat § 116.735 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.735 — Training And Certification.

116.735 TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. The agency shall develop standards of competence for persons who engage in activities relating to products that may contain CFCs, as described in section 116.731, subdivisions 1 to 4, and the commissioner may conduct training programs for these persons. The persons shall obtain from the commissioner a certificate of competence or equivalent federal certification that has been approved by the commissioner. The agency may adopt rules to implement this section. History:  1994 c 585 s 35; 1995 c 147 s 4
MN Stat § 116.75 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.75 — Citation.

116.75 CITATION. Sections 116.76 to 116.82 may be cited as the "Infectious Waste Control Act." History:  1989 c 337 s 1; 1993 c 206 s 2
MN Stat § 116.77 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.77 — Coverage.

116.77 COVERAGE. Sections 116.75 to 116.83 and 609.671, subdivision 11, cover any person, including a veterinarian, who generates, treats, stores, transports, or disposes of infectious or pathological waste but not including infectious or pathological waste generated by households, farm operations, or agricultural businesses. Except as specifically provided, sections 116.75 to 116.83 do not limit or alter treatment or disposal methods for infectious or pathological waste. History:  1989 c 337 s 3; 1991 c 344 s 1; 1993 c 206 s 4; 1Sp1993 c 6 s 4; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 32
MN Stat § 116.80 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.80 — Transporting Infectious Waste.

116.80 TRANSPORTING INFECTIOUS WASTE. Subdivision 1. Transferring infectious waste. (a) A generator may not transfer infectious waste to a commercial transporter unless the transporter is registered with the commissioner. (b) A transporter may not deliver infectious waste to a facility prohibited to accept the waste. (c) A person who is registered to transport infectious waste may not refuse waste generated from a facility that is properly packaged and labeled. Subd. 2. Preparing management plans. (a) A commercial transporter in charge of a business that transports infectious waste must prepare a management plan for the infectious waste handled by the commercial transporter. (b) The management plan must describe, to the extent the information is applicable to the commercial transporter: (1) the type of infectious waste that the commercial transporter handles; (2) the transportation procedures for the infectious waste that will be followed; (3) the disposal facilities that will be used for the infectious waste; (4) the steps that will be taken to minimize the exposure of employees to infectious agents throughout the process of transporting and disposing of infectious waste; and (5) the name of the individual responsible for the transportation and management of the infectious waste. (c) The management plan must be kept at the commercial transporter's principal place of business. (d) Management plans must be accompanied by a statement of the quantity of infectious waste transported during the previous two-year period. Quantities shall be reported in pounds. (e) A management plan must be updated and resubmitted at least once every two years. (f) The commissioner shall review the plans and may require a plan to be modified within 180 days after the plan is submitted if the commissioner determines that the plan is not consistent with state or federal law or that the plan is not adequate to minimize exposure of persons to the waste. Subd. 3. Registration required. (a) A commercial transporter must register with the commissioner. (b) To register, a commercial transporter must submit a copy of the management plan to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency with a fee of $225. The fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund. (c) The registration is valid for two years. (d) The commissioner shall issue a registration card with a unique registration number to a person who has submitted a transporter's management plan unless the commissioner finds that registrant has outstanding unresolved violations of this section or a history of serious violations of chapter 115, 115A, 115B, or 116. The registration card must include the date the card expires. Subd. 4. Waste from other states. A person may not transport infectious waste into the state for decontamination, storage, incineration, or disposal without complying with sections 116.76 to 116.82. History:  1989 c 337 s 6; 1991 c 344 s 7; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 7,8
MN Stat § 116.801 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.801 — Incinerating Infectious Waste; Permit Required.

116.801 INCINERATING INFECTIOUS WASTE; PERMIT REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person may not construct, or expand the capacity of, a facility for the incineration of infectious waste, as defined in section 116.76, without having obtained an air emission permit from the agency. (b) This section does not affect permit requirements under the rules of the agency for an incinerator that is upgraded to meet pollution control standards or an incinerator with a capacity of 350 pounds or less per hour that is planned to manage waste generated primarily by the owner or operator of the incinerator. History:   1991 c 231 s 1
MN Stat § 116.802 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.802 — Incinerating Infectious Waste; Environmental Impact.

116.802 INCINERATING INFECTIOUS WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. Until the Pollution Control Agency adopts revisions to its air emission rules for incinerators, a new or expanded facility for the incineration of infectious waste that is subject to the permit requirement in section 116.801 may not receive a permit until an environmental impact statement for the facility has been prepared and approved. The Pollution Control Agency is the governmental unit responsible for preparation of an environmental impact statement required under this section. History:   1991 c 231 s 2
MN Stat § 116.81 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.81 — Rules.

116.81 RULES. Subdivision 1. Agency rules. The agency, in consultation with the commissioner of health, may adopt rules to implement sections 116.76 to 116.82. The agency, before adopting rules affecting animals or research animal waste, must consult the commissioner of agriculture and the Board of Animal Health. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 75] History:  1989 c 337 s 7; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 9
MN Stat § 116.82 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.82 — Authority Of Local Government.

116.82 AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Subdivision 1. Preemption. A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state may not adopt a definition of infectious or pathological waste that differs from the definitions in section 116.76, or management requirements for infectious or pathological waste that differ from the requirements of sections 116.78 and 116.79. Subd. 2. Local solid waste authority. (a) Sections 116.76 to 116.81 do not affect local implementation of collection, storage, or disposal of solid waste that does not contain infectious waste. (b) Sections 116.76 to 116.81 do not affect county authority under other law to regulate and manage solid waste that does not contain infectious waste. (c) A political subdivision, as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 24, may not require a refuse-derived fuel facility to accept infectious waste. Subd. 3. Local enforcement. Sections 116.76 to 116.81 may be enforced by a county by delegation of enforcement authority granted to the agency in section 116.83. Separate enforcement actions may not be brought by a state agency and a county for the same violations. The state or county may not bring an action that is being enforced by the federal Office of Safety and Health Administration. History:  1989 c 337 s 8; 1993 c 206 s 5; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 10; 1Sp1993 c 6 s 5
MN Stat § 116.83 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.83 — Enforcement.

116.83 ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Enforcement authority. The agency may enforce sections 116.76 to 116.81. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 75] Subd. 3. Access to information and property. Subject to section 144.651, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may on presentation of credentials, during regular business hours: (1) examine and copy any books, records, memoranda, or data that is related to compliance with sections 116.76 to 116.81; and (2) enter public or private property regulated by sections 116.76 to 116.81 for the purpose of taking an action authorized by this section including obtaining information and conducting investigations. History:  1989 c 337 s 9; 1991 c 347 art 1 s 18; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 11,12
MN Stat § 116.835 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.835 — Safe Sharps Management.

116.835 SAFE SHARPS MANAGEMENT. (a) A sharps manufacturer that sells or distributes sharps that are usually intended for home use and a pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes a medication in Minnesota that is usually intended to be self-injected in a home resulting in the generation of sharps shall, on or before July 1, 2011, post to its website a plan that describes how the manufacturer supports the safe collection and proper disposal of the sharps. (b) The plan required under paragraph (a) shall include, at a minimum, a description of the actions, if any, taken by the manufacturer to do the following: (1) provide for the safe collection and proper disposal of sharps; (2) educate consumers about safe management and collection opportunities; and (3) support efforts by retailers, pharmaceutical distributors, local governments, health care organizations, public health officers, solid waste service providers, organizations representing patients who use sharps, and other groups with interest in protecting public health and safety through the sale, collection, and proper disposal of sharps. (c) A public health agency or clinic that participates in a needle exchange program must post to its website a plan that describes how the agency or clinic supports the safe collection and proper disposal of the sharps. History:   2010 c 286 s 2
MN Stat § 116.84 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.84 — Monitors Required For Pcb Incinerators.

116.84 MONITORS REQUIRED FOR PCB INCINERATORS. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an incinerator permit issued to a facility that allows burning of PCBs must, as a condition of the permit, require the installation of a continuous emission monitoring system approved by the commissioner. The monitoring system must provide continuous emission measurements to ensure optimum combustion efficiency of dioxin precursors. The system must also be capable of providing a permanent record of monitored emissions that will be available upon request to the commissioner and the general public. The commissioner shall provide periodic inspection of the monitoring system to determine its continued accuracy. Should, at any time, the permitted facility's emissions exceed permit requirements based on accurate and valid emissions data, the facility shall immediately commence shutdown of the incinerator until the appropriate modifications to the facility have been made to ensure its ability to meet permitted requirements. History:   1989 c 335 art 1 s 132