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MN Stat § 115A.961 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.961 — Household Batteries; Collection, Processing, And Disposal.

115A.961 HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES; COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND DISPOSAL. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "household batteries" means disposable or rechargeable dry cells commonly used as power sources for household or consumer products including, but not limited to, nickel-cadmium, alkaline, mercuric oxide, silver oxide, zinc oxide, lithium, and carbon-zinc batteries, but excluding lead acid batteries. Subd. 2. Program. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with other state agencies, political subdivisions, and representatives of the household battery industry, may develop household battery programs. The commissioner must coordinate the programs with the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources Study on Batteries. (b) The commissioner shall investigate options and develop guidelines for collection, processing, and disposal of household batteries. The options the commissioner may investigate include: (1) establishing a grant program for counties to plan and implement household battery collection, processing, and disposal projects; (2) establishing collection and transportation systems; (3) developing and disseminating educational materials regarding environmentally sound battery management; and (4) developing markets for materials recovered from the batteries. (c) The commissioner may also distribute funds to political subdivisions to develop battery management plans and implement those plans. Subd. 3. Participation. A political subdivision, on its own or in cooperation with others, may implement a program to collect, process, or dispose of household batteries. A political subdivision may provide financial incentives to any person, including public or private civic groups, to collect the batteries. Subd. 4.  [Obsolete, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161] History:  1Sp1989 c 1 art 20 s 14; 1994 c 639 art 5 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161; 2006 c 243 s 21
MN Stat § 115A.97 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.97 — Special Waste; Incinerator Ash.

115A.97 SPECIAL WASTE; INCINERATOR ASH. Subdivision 1. Policy; goals. (a) It is the policy of the legislature that mixed municipal solid waste incinerators be planned and managed to achieve to the maximum extent feasible and prudent: (1) reduction of the toxicity of incinerator ash; (2) reduction of the quantity of the incinerator ash; and (3) reduction of the quantity of waste processing residuals that require disposal. (b) The purpose of this section is to establish temporary and permanent programs to achieve these reduction goals. Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Incinerator ash" means ash resulting from the combustion of mixed municipal solid waste and ash resulting from the combustion of refuse-derived fuel. (c) "Noncombustible fraction" means constituents of mixed municipal solid waste, including glass, ferrous metals, nonferrous metals and other inorganics, that, when burned, disproportionately add to the quantity of incinerator ash. Subd. 3. Rules. The agency shall adopt rules to establish techniques to measure the noncombustible fraction of mixed municipal solid waste prior to incineration or processing into refuse-derived fuel and for at least the testing, management, and disposal of incinerator ash. The rules must be designed to meet the goals in subdivision 1. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 5. Plans; report. A county solid waste plan, or revision of a plan, that includes incineration of mixed municipal solid waste must clearly state how the county plans to meet the goals in subdivision 1 of reducing the toxicity and quantity of incinerator ash and of reducing the quantity of processing residuals that require disposal. The commissioner, in cooperation with the counties, may develop guidelines for counties to use to identify ways to meet the goals in subdivision 1. Subd. 6. Permits; agency report. An application for a permit to build or operate a mixed municipal solid waste incinerator, including an application for permit renewal, must clearly state how the applicant will achieve the goals in subdivision 1 of reducing the toxicity and quantity of incinerator ash and of reducing the quantity of processing residuals that require disposal. The agency, in cooperation with the counties, may develop guidelines for applicants to use to identify ways to meet the goals in subdivision 1. History:  1988 c 685 s 13; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1990 c 469 s 1; 1991 c 337 s 52; 1994 c 639 art 5 s 3; 1995 c 247 art 2 s 21,22; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161; 2007 c 13 art 1 s 9
MN Stat § 115A.99 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.99 — Litter; Penalties And Damages.

115A.99 LITTER; PENALTIES AND DAMAGES. Subdivision 1. Civil penalty. (a) A person who unlawfully places any portion of solid waste in or on public or private lands, shorelands, roadways, or waters is subject to a civil penalty of not less than twice nor more than five times the costs incurred by a state agency or political subdivision to remove, process, and dispose of the waste. (b) A state agency or political subdivision that incurs costs as described in this section may bring an action to recover the civil penalty, related legal, administrative, and court costs, and damages for injury to or pollution of the lands, shorelands, roadways, or waters where the waste was placed if owned or managed by the entity bringing the action. Subd. 2. Disposition. Civil penalties and damages collected under subdivision 1 must be collected and distributed as required in chapter 484. Subd. 3. Joinder; private action for damages. A private person may join an action by the state or a political subdivision to recover a civil penalty under subdivision 1 to allow the person to recover damages for waste unlawfully placed on the person's property. History:  1Sp1989 c 1 art 20 s 17; 1994 c 412 s 2; 2007 c 13 art 3 s 10
MN Stat § 115B.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.01 — Citation.

115B.01 CITATION. Sections 115B.01 to 115B.20 may be cited as the "Environmental Response and Liability Act." History:  1983 c 121 s 1; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 73
MN Stat § 115B.055 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.055 — Effect Of Removing And Repealing Certain Provisions.

115B.055 EFFECT OF REMOVING AND REPEALING CERTAIN PROVISIONS. Subdivision 1. Joint and several liability for personal injury. The enactment of Laws 1983, chapter 121, section 5, relating to joint and several liability, and the subsequent amendment of section 115B.05 as provided in Laws 1985, First Special Session chapter 8, shall not be construed in any way as a determination of legislative intent regarding the applicability of joint and several liability in any action brought under section 115B.05. The determination of whether joint and several liability applies in any action brought under section 115B.05 shall be based solely on applicable statutory and common law. Subd. 2. Causation of personal injury. In any action brought under section 115B.05, or under any other law, to recover damages for death, personal injury, or disease arising out of the release of a hazardous substance, the enactment of Laws 1983, chapter 121, section 7, and subsequent repeal of Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 115B.07, under Laws 1985, First Special Session chapter 8, relating to proof of causation, shall not be construed in any way as a determination of legislative intent regarding the legal principles applicable to the proof of the causal connection between the release and the death, injury, or disease. The legal principles applicable to the proof of causation shall be determined solely on the basis of applicable statutory and common law. History:   1Sp1985 c 8 s 17
MN Stat § 115B.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.06 — Application To Past Actions.

115B.06 APPLICATION TO PAST ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. Application of section 115B.05.  Section 115B.05 does not apply to any claim for damages arising out of the release of a hazardous substance which was placed or came to be located in or on the facility wholly before July 1, 1983. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 8 s 19] History:  1983 c 121 s 6; 1Sp1985 c 8 s 2
MN Stat § 115B.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.08 — Apportionment And Contribution.

115B.08 APPORTIONMENT AND CONTRIBUTION. Subdivision 1. Right of apportionment; factors. (a) Any person held jointly and severally liable under section 115B.04 has the right at trial to have the trier of fact apportion liability among the parties as provided in this section. The burden is on each defendant to show how that defendant's liability should be apportioned. The court shall reduce the amount of damages in proportion to any amount of liability apportioned to the party recovering. (b) In apportioning the liability of any party under this section, the trier of fact shall consider the following: (1) the extent to which that party's contribution to the release of a hazardous substance can be distinguished; (2) the amount of hazardous substance involved; (3) the degree of toxicity of the hazardous substance involved; (4) the degree of involvement of and care exercised by the party in manufacturing, treating, transporting, and disposing of the hazardous substance; (5) the degree of cooperation by the party with federal, state, or local officials to prevent any harm to the public health or the environment; and (6) knowledge by the party of the hazardous nature of the substance. Subd. 2. Contribution. If a person is held jointly and severally liable under section 115B.04 and establishes a proportionate share of the aggregate liability, the provisions of section 604.02, subdivisions 1 and 2, shall apply with respect to contribution and reallocation of any uncollectible amounts. History:  1983 c 121 s 8; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 115B.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.09 — Comparative Fault And Contribution.

115B.09 COMPARATIVE FAULT AND CONTRIBUTION. The provisions of sections 604.01 and 604.02, subdivisions 1 and 2, apply to any action for damages under section 115B.05. History:  1983 c 121 s 9; 1Sp1985 c 8 s 3
MN Stat § 115B.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.10 — No Avoidance Of Liability; Insurance And Subrogation.

115B.10 NO AVOIDANCE OF LIABILITY; INSURANCE AND SUBROGATION. An owner or operator of a facility or any other person who may be liable under sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 may not avoid that liability by means of any conveyance of any right, title, or interest in real property, or by any indemnification, hold harmless agreement, or similar agreement. Nothing in this section shall be construed: (1) to prohibit any party who may be liable under sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 from entering an agreement by which that party is insured, held harmless or indemnified for part or all of that liability; (2) to prohibit the enforcement of any insurance, hold harmless or indemnification agreement; or (3) to bar any cause of action brought by a party who may be liable under sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 or by an insurer or guarantor, whether by right of subrogation or otherwise. History:   1983 c 121 s 10
MN Stat § 115B.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.11 — Statute Of Limitations.

115B.11 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Subdivision 1. Construction. For the purposes of this section, "construction" means actions taken after the selection of remedial action such as excavation, building of structures, installation of equipment or fixtures, and other physical actions to respond to a release or threatened release. Subd. 2. Action to recover costs. (a) An action for recovery of response costs under section 115B.04, including recovery of costs and expenses under section 115B.17, subdivision 6, may be commenced any time after costs and expenses have been incurred but must be commenced no later than six years after initiation of physical on-site construction of a response action. (b) A party prevailing in an action commenced within the time required under paragraph (a) shall be entitled to a declaratory judgment of liability for all future reasonable and necessary costs incurred by that party to respond to the release or threatened release, including costs and expenses under section 115B.17, subdivision 6. Subd. 3. Action for damages. No person may recover damages pursuant to sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 unless the action is commenced within six years from the date when the cause of action accrues. In determining when the cause of action accrues for an action to recover damages for death, personal injury or disease, the court shall consider factors including the following: (1) when the plaintiff discovered the injury or loss; (2) whether a personal injury or disease had sufficiently manifested itself; and (3) when the plaintiff discovered, or using due diligence should have discovered, a causal connection between the injury, disease, or loss and the release of a hazardous substance. Subd. 4. Application. Subdivisions 1 to 3 apply to actions for recovery of costs commenced on or after April 1, 1998. Response costs incurred before April 1, 1998, are recoverable in an action commenced on or after April 1, 1998, only if physical on-site construction of the response action was initiated not more than six years before the cost recovery action is commenced. Notwithstanding any provision in Laws 1998, chapter 341, to the contrary, the running of the statute of limitations imposed by subdivisions 1 to 3 with respect to cost recovery actions is suspended until July 1, 1999. Subdivisions 1 to 3 shall not apply to any litigation pending in court on March 31, 1998, if the statute of limitations under this chapter has been contested in the litigation. Subdivisions 1 to 3 shall not be offered by any party as evidence of the intent, meaning, or application of the statute of limitations under this chapter. History:  1983 c 121 s 11; 1998 c 341 s 2,5
MN Stat § 115B.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.12 — Other Remedies Preserved.

115B.12 OTHER REMEDIES PRESERVED. Nothing in sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 shall be construed to abolish or diminish any remedy or affect the right of any person to bring a legal action or use any remedy available under any other provision of state or federal law, including common law, to recover for personal injury, disease, economic loss or response costs arising out of a release of any hazardous substance, or for removal or the costs of removal of that hazardous substance. Nothing in sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 shall be construed to limit or restrict in any way the liability of any person under any other state or federal law, including common law, for loss due to personal injury or disease, for economic loss, or for response costs arising out of any release or threatened release of a hazardous substance from a facility regardless of the time at which a hazardous substance was placed or came to be located in or on the facility. The provisions of sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 shall not be considered, interpreted, or construed in any way as reflecting a determination, in whole or in part, of policy regarding the inapplicability of strict liability, or strict liability doctrines under any other state or federal law, including common law, to activities past, present or future, relating to hazardous substances, or pollutants or contaminants, or other similar activities. History:   1983 c 121 s 12
MN Stat § 115B.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.13 — Double Recovery Prohibited.

115B.13 DOUBLE RECOVERY PROHIBITED. A person who recovers response costs or damages pursuant to sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 may not recover the same costs or damages pursuant to any other law. A person who recovers response costs or damages pursuant to any other state or federal law may not recover for the same costs or damages pursuant to sections 115B.01 to 115B.15. History:   1983 c 121 s 13
MN Stat § 115B.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.14 — Awarding Costs.

115B.14 AWARDING COSTS. Upon motion of a party prevailing in an action under sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 the court may award costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees and witness fees to that party. History:   1983 c 121 s 14
MN Stat § 115B.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.15 — Applicability.

115B.15 APPLICABILITY. Sections 115B.01 to 115B.14 apply to any release or threatened release of a hazardous substance occurring on or after July 1, 1983, including any release which began before July 1, 1983, and continued after that date. Sections 115B.01 to 115B.14 do not apply to a release or threatened release which occurred wholly before July 1, 1983, regardless of the date of discovery of any injury or loss caused by the release or threatened release. History:   1983 c 121 s 15
MN Stat § 115B.171 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.171 — Testing For Private Wells; East Metropolitan Area.

115B.171 TESTING FOR PRIVATE WELLS; EAST METROPOLITAN AREA. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "East metropolitan area" means: (1) the cities of Afton, Cottage Grove, Lake Elmo, Maplewood, Newport, Oakdale, St. Paul Park, and Woodbury; (2) the townships of Denmark, Grey Cloud Island, and West Lakeland; and (3) other areas added by the commissioner that have a potential for significant groundwater pollution from PFCs. (c) "PFCs" means per- and poly-fluorinated chemicals. Subd. 2. Testing for private wells. To provide results of PFC groundwater monitoring to the public, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must develop a web page that may include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) the process for private and public well PFC sampling in the east metropolitan area; (2) an interactive map system that allows the public to view locations of the Department of Health well advisories and areas projected to be sampled for PFCs; and (3) how to contact the Pollution Control Agency or Department of Health staff to answer questions on sampling of private wells. Subd. 3. Test reporting. (a) By January 15 each year, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must report to each community in the east metropolitan area a summary of the results of the testing for private wells in the community. The report must include information on the number of wells tested and trends of PFC contamination in private wells in the community. Reports to communities under this section must also be published on the Pollution Control Agency's website. (b) By January 15 each year, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must report to the legislature, as provided in section 3.195, on the testing for private wells conducted in the east metropolitan area, including copies of the community reports required in paragraph (a), the number of requests for well testing in each community, and the total amount spent for testing private wells in each community. History:   2018 c 204 s 5
MN Stat § 115B.172 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability|Section 115B.172 — Natural Resources Damages Account.

115B.172 NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGES ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The natural resources damages account is established as an account in the remediation fund. Subd. 2. Revenues. The account consists of money from the following sources: (1) revenue from actions taken to recover natural resources damages under section 115B.17, subdivision 7, or any other law, unless otherwise specified in the settlement agreement; (2) appropriations and transfers to the account as provided by law; (3) interest earned on the account; and (4) money received by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of natural resources for deposit in the account in the form of a gift or grant. Subd. 3. Expenditures. (a) Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for the purposes authorized in section 115B.20, subdivision 2, clause (4). (b) The commissioner of management and budget must allocate the amounts available in any biennium to the commissioner of natural resources for the purposes of this section based upon work plans submitted by the commissioner of natural resources and may adjust those allocations if revised work plans are submitted. Copies of the work plans must be submitted to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources finance. Subd. 4. Report. By November 1 each year, the commissioner of natural resources must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy and finance on expenditures from the natural resources damages account during the previous fiscal year. History:   1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 99