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MN Stat § 115A.85 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.85 — Procedure.

115A.85 PROCEDURE. Subdivision 1. Requirement. A district or county with an approved designation plan shall proceed as provided in this section when designating facilities. A district need not repeat the designation procedures in this section to the extent that the procedures have been completed by each county having territory in the district or by a joint powers board composed of each county having territory in the district. Subd. 2. Hearing. (a) The district or county shall hold a public hearing to take testimony on the designation. Notice of the hearing must be: (1) published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area for two successive weeks ending at least 15 days before the date of the hearing; and (2) mailed to political subdivisions, processing and disposal facility operators, and licensed solid waste collectors who may be expected to use the facility. (b) The notification must: (1) describe the area in which the designation will apply and the plans for the use of the solid waste; (2) specify the point or points of delivery of the solid waste; (3) estimate the types and quantities of solid waste subject to the designation; and (4) estimate the fee to be charged for the use of the facilities and for any products of the facilities. (c) A designation or contract for use is not invalid by reason of the failure of the district or county to provide written notice to an entity listed in this subdivision. Subd. 3. Negotiated contracts for use. During a period of 90 days following the hearing, the district or county shall negotiate with the persons entitled to written notice under subdivision 2 for the purpose of developing contractual agreements that will require use of the facilities proposed to be designated. Subd. 4. Designation decision. At the end of the 90-day contract negotiation period, the district or county may proceed to secure approval for and implement the designation as provided in section 115A.86. History:  1984 c 644 s 40; 1989 c 325 s 13
MN Stat § 115A.87 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.87 — Judicial Review; Attorney General To Provide Counsel.

115A.87 JUDICIAL REVIEW; ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROVIDE COUNSEL. (a) An action challenging a designation must be brought within 60 days of the approval of the designation by the commissioner. The action is subject to section 562.02. (b) In any action challenging a designation ordinance or the implementation of a designation ordinance, the person bringing the challenge shall notify the attorney general. The attorney general may intervene in any administrative or court action to represent the state's interest in designation of solid waste, and, on request of a county whose designation ordinance has been challenged, provide legal representation for the county in any administrative or court action related to the challenge. History:  1984 c 644 s 42; 1992 c 593 art 1 s 22; 1994 c 585 s 14; 1994 c 639 art 5 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161
MN Stat § 115A.88 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.88 — Service Guarantee.

115A.88 SERVICE GUARANTEE. The district or county may not arbitrarily terminate, suspend, or curtail services provided to any person required by contract or designation ordinance to use designated facilities without the consent of the person or without just cause. History:   1984 c 644 s 43
MN Stat § 115A.89 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.89 — Supervising Implementation.

115A.89 SUPERVISING IMPLEMENTATION. The commissioner shall: (1) require regular reports on the implementation of each designation; (2) periodically evaluate whether each designation as implemented has accomplished its purposes and whether the designation is in the public interest and in furtherance of the state policies and purposes expressed in section 115A.02; and (3) report periodically to the legislature on the commissioner's conclusions and recommendations. History:  1984 c 644 s 44; 1994 c 639 art 5 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161
MN Stat § 115A.893 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.893 — Petition For Exclusion.

115A.893 PETITION FOR EXCLUSION. Subdivision 1. Petition for exclusion. Any person proposing to own or operate a processing facility using waste materials subject to a designation ordinance may petition the waste district or county for exclusion of the materials from the designation ordinance. In order to qualify for the exclusion of materials under this section, the petitioner shall submit with the petition a written description of the proposed facility, its intended location, its waste supply sources, purchasers of its products, its design capacity, and other information that the district or county may reasonably require. Subd. 2. Decision. The district or county, after appropriate notice and hearing, shall issue a written decision with findings of fact and conclusions on all material issues. The district or county shall grant the petition if it determines that: (1) the materials will be processed at the facility; and (2) the exclusion can be implemented without impairing the financial viability of the designated facility or impairing contractual obligations or preventing the performance of contracts by the facility owner or operator, the district or county, or users of the facility. Subd. 3. Appealing decision. A person aggrieved by the decision of the district or county may appeal to the commissioner. The review is confined to the record. The decision of the commissioner must be based on the standards stated in this section. Subd. 4. Designation ordinance and petition amendments. If the commissioner approves the petition, the designation ordinance must be amended in conformance with the decision of the commissioner. The petition may be amended during the proceedings by agreement between the petitioner and the district or county. History:  1985 c 274 s 10; 1989 c 325 s 16; 1994 c 639 art 5 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161
MN Stat § 115A.90 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.90 — Definitions.

115A.90 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 115A.90 to 115A.914. Subd. 2.  MS 1990 [Renumbered subd 3] Subd. 2. Collection site. "Collection site" means a permitted site, or a site exempted from permit, used for the storage of waste tires. Subd. 3.  MS 1990 [Renumbered subd 2] Subd. 3.  MS 1994 [Repealed, 1995 c 247 art 2 s 55] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1988 c 685 s 44] Subd. 5. Person. "Person" has the meaning given in section 116.06, subdivision 17. Subd. 6. Processing. "Processing" means producing or manufacturing usable materials, including fuel, from waste tires including necessary incidental temporary storage activity. Subd. 6a. Shredder residue. "Shredder residue" means the residue generated by shredding a motor vehicle, an appliance, or other source of recyclable steel after removing the reusable and recyclable materials. Subd. 7. Tire. "Tire" means a pneumatic tire or solid tire for motor vehicles as defined in section 169.011. Subd. 8. Tire collector. "Tire collector" means a person who owns or operates a site used for the storage, collection, or deposit of more than 50 waste tires. Subd. 9. Tire dump. "Tire dump" means an establishment, site, or place of business without a required tire collector or tire processor permit that is maintained, operated, used, or allowed to be used for storing, keeping, or depositing unprocessed waste tires. Subd. 10. Tire processor. "Tire processor" means a person engaged in the processing of waste tires. Subd. 11. Waste tire. "Waste tire" means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect. History:  1984 c 654 art 2 s 92; 1988 c 685 s 45; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1993 c 172 s 58
MN Stat § 115A.902 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.902 — Permit; Tire Collectors And Processors.

115A.902 PERMIT; TIRE COLLECTORS AND PROCESSORS. Subdivision 1. Permit required. A tire collector or tire processor with more than 500 waste tires shall obtain a permit from the agency unless exempted in subdivision 2. The agency may by rule require tire collectors or tire processors with less than 500 waste tires to obtain permits unless exempted by subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Exemptions. A permit is not required for: (1) a retail tire seller for the retail selling site if no more than 500 waste tires are kept on the business premises; (2) an owner or operator of a tire retreading business for the business site if no more than 3,000 waste tires are kept on the business premises; (3) an owner or operator of a business who, in the ordinary course of business, removes tires from motor vehicles if no more than 500 waste tires are kept on the business premises; (4) a permitted landfill operator with less than 10,000 waste tires stored above ground at the permitted site; or (5) a person using waste tires for agricultural purposes if the waste tires are kept on the site of use. Subd. 3. Local authority. The issuance of an agency permit does not replace a permit or license required under section 400.16 or 473.811. Subd. 4. Permit fee. The revenue from permit fees shall be credited to the general fund. History:  1984 c 654 art 2 s 93; 1988 c 685 s 45; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1999 c 73 s 5
MN Stat § 115A.904 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.904 — Land Disposal Prohibited.

115A.904 LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITED. The disposal of waste tires in the land is prohibited after July 1, 1985, except for beneficial uses of tire-derived products designated by the commissioner. This does not prohibit the storage of unprocessed waste tires at a collection or processing facility. History:  1984 c 654 art 2 s 94; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 230; 1Sp1985 c 16 art 2 s 42 subd 1; 2012 c 272 s 70
MN Stat § 115A.908 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.908 — Motor Vehicle Transfer Fee.

115A.908 MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSFER FEE. Subdivision 1. Fee charged. A fee of $10 shall be charged on the initial registration and each subsequent transfer of title within the state, other than transfers for resale purposes, of every motor vehicle weighing more than 1,000 pounds. The fee shall be collected by the commissioner of public safety. Registration plates or certificates of title may not be issued by the commissioner of public safety for the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle subject to the transfer fee unless the fee is paid. The fee may not be charged on the transfer of: (1) previously registered vehicles if the transfer is to the same person; (2) vehicles subject to the conditions specified in section 297A.70, subdivision 2; or (3) vehicles purchased in another state by a resident of another state if more than 60 days have elapsed after the date of purchase and the purchaser is transferring title to this state and has become a resident of this state after the purchase. Subd. 2. Deposit of revenue. Revenue collected under this section shall be credited to the environmental fund. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1997 c 216 s 160] History:  1984 c 654 art 2 s 96; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 231; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 35; 1993 c 172 s 59,60; 1995 c 220 s 97; 1999 c 231 s 132; 2000 c 418 art 1 s 44; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 127; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 2 s 1; 2008 c 179 s 34; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 7
MN Stat § 115A.909 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.909 — Shredder Residue; Management.

115A.909 SHREDDER RESIDUE; MANAGEMENT. The commissioner, in consultation with persons who are engaged in the business of shredding motor vehicles, appliances, and other sources of recyclable steel, shall study management of shredder residue. To the extent possible under state and federal law, the commissioner shall encourage reduction in the amount of residue generated, allow beneficial use of the residue, and minimize costs of management and disposal. The commissioner shall study all reasonably ascertainable alternatives for management of the residue, including use as cover material at solid waste disposal facilities, use in manufacture of refuse-derived fuel, and any other resource recovery management technique. History:   1993 c 172 s 61
MN Stat § 115A.912 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.912 — Waste Tires; Management.

115A.912 WASTE TIRES; MANAGEMENT. Subdivision 1. Purpose. Money appropriated to the agency for waste tire management may be spent for regulation of permitted waste tire facilities, research and studies to determine the technical and economic feasibility of uses for tire-derived products, and public education on waste tire management. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 2 s 162] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 2 s 162] Subd. 4. Waste tire materials; prohibition. Materials derived from waste tires may not be used as lightweight fill in the construction of public roads in the state unless the construction plan is prepared by a professional engineer experienced in the geotechnical field and licensed in the state of Minnesota. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the location, duration, and length of the project, the depth of fill, the depth of cover, the size of waste tire pieces, the plan for encapsulating the waste tire pieces, and the fire protection plan. All engineering specifications must be consistent with the current lightweight tire fill engineering practices as developed for roadways by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. History:  1984 c 654 art 2 s 97; 1988 c 685 s 14; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1997 c 216 s 96; 1999 c 73 s 5; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 126; 2002 c 382 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 115A.914 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.914 — Administration; County Planning And Ordinances.

115A.914 ADMINISTRATION; COUNTY PLANNING AND ORDINANCES. Subdivision 1. Regulatory and enforcement powers. For purposes of implementing and enforcing the waste tire programs in sections 115A.90 to 115A.914, the agency may exercise the regulatory and enforcement powers of the agency under chapters 115 and 116. Subd. 2. Agency rules. The agency shall adopt rules for administration of waste tire collector and processor permits and waste tire collection. Subd. 3. County planning; ordinances. Counties shall include collection and processing of waste tires in the solid waste management plan prepared under sections 115A.42 to 115A.46 and shall adopt ordinances under sections 400.16 and 473.811 for management of waste tires that embody, but may be more restrictive than, agency rules. History:  1984 c 654 art 2 s 98; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 232; 1988 c 685 s 16; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1999 c 73 s 5; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 127
MN Stat § 115A.915 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.915 — Lead Acid Batteries; Land Disposal Prohibited.

115A.915 LEAD ACID BATTERIES; LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITED. A person may not place a lead acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste or dispose of a lead acid battery after January 1, 1988. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section may be enforced by the agency pursuant to sections 115.071 and 116.072. History:  1987 c 348 s 24; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 20 s 6; 1991 c 347 art 1 s 18
MN Stat § 115A.9152 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.9152 — Transporting Used Lead Acid Batteries.

115A.9152 TRANSPORTING USED LEAD ACID BATTERIES. (a) A person who transports used lead acid batteries from a retailer must deliver the batteries to a recycling facility. (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor. The failure to deliver each used lead acid battery to a recycler is a separate violation. History:   1Sp1989 c 1 art 20 s 7
MN Stat § 115A.9155 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.9155 — Disposing Of Certain Dry Cell Batteries.

115A.9155 DISPOSING OF CERTAIN DRY CELL BATTERIES. Subdivision 1. Prohibition. A person may not place in mixed municipal solid waste a dry cell battery containing mercuric oxide electrode, silver oxide electrode, nickel-cadmium, or sealed lead-acid that was purchased for use or used by a government agency, or an industrial, communications, or medical facility. Subd. 2. Manufacturer responsibility. (a) A manufacturer of batteries subject to subdivision 1 shall: (1) ensure that a system for the proper collection, transportation, and processing of waste batteries exists for purchasers in Minnesota; and (2) clearly inform each final purchaser of the prohibition on disposal of waste batteries and of the system or systems for proper collection, transportation, and processing of waste batteries available to the purchaser. (b) To ensure that a system for the proper collection, transportation, and processing of waste batteries exists, a manufacturer shall: (1) identify collectors, transporters, and processors for the waste batteries and contract or otherwise expressly agree with a person or persons for the proper collection, transportation, and processing of the waste batteries; or (2) accept waste batteries returned to its manufacturing facility. (c) At the time of sale of a battery subject to subdivision 1, a manufacturer shall provide in a clear and conspicuous manner a telephone number that the final consumer of the battery can call to obtain information on specific procedures to follow in returning the battery for recycling or proper disposal. The manufacturer may include the telephone number and notice of return procedures on an invoice or other transaction document held by the purchaser. The manufacturer shall provide the telephone number to the commissioner of the agency. (d) A manufacturer shall ensure that the cost of proper collection, transportation, and processing of the waste batteries is included in the sales transaction or agreement between the manufacturer and any purchaser. (e) A manufacturer that has complied with this subdivision is not liable under subdivision 1 for improper disposal by a person other than the manufacturer of waste batteries. History:  1990 c 409 s 1; 1991 c 257 s 1
MN Stat § 115A.916 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.916 — Motor Vehicle Fluids And Filters; Prohibitions.

115A.916 MOTOR VEHICLE FLUIDS AND FILTERS; PROHIBITIONS. (a) A person may not knowingly place motor oil, brake fluid, power steering fluid, transmission fluid, motor oil filters, or motor vehicle antifreeze: (1) in solid waste or in a solid waste management facility other than a recycling facility or a household hazardous waste collection facility; (2) in or on the land, unless approved by the agency; or (3) in or on the waters of the state, in a subsurface sewage treatment system as defined in section 115.55, or in a storm water or wastewater collection or treatment system except as described in paragraph (c). (b) For the purposes of this section, "antifreeze" does not include small amounts of antifreeze contained in water used to flush the cooling system of a vehicle after the antifreeze has been drained and does not include deicer that has been used on the exterior of a vehicle. (c) A person may place waste motor vehicle antifreeze in a wastewater collection or treatment system permitted by the agency, unless prohibited by the operator of the system, if the person: (1) generates an annual average of less than 50 gallons per month of waste motor vehicle antifreeze; and (2) keeps records of the amount of waste antifreeze generated. Records must be maintained on site and made available for inspection for a minimum of three years following generation of the waste antifreeze. (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), motor oil filters and portions of motor oil filters may be processed at a permitted mixed municipal solid waste resource recovery facility that directly burns the waste if: (1) the facility is subject to an industrial waste management plan that addresses management of motor oil filters and the owner or operator of the facility can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the facility is in compliance with that plan; (2) the facility recovers ferrous metal after incineration for recycling as part of its operation; and (3) the motor oil filters are collected separately from mixed municipal solid waste and are not combined with it except for the purpose of incinerating the waste. (e) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in conjunction with industry organizations representing automotive repair businesses and antifreeze recycling businesses and environmental organizations shall work together to develop and promote opportunities to recycle waste motor vehicle antifreeze and to review the impact of alternative antifreeze disposal or recycling methods on businesses and the environment. History:  1987 c 348 s 25; 1988 c 685 s 17; 1991 c 347 art 1 s 18; 1993 c 249 s 16; 1994 c 585 s 19; 1996 c 470 s 9; 1997 c 216 s 97; 1998 c 379 s 2; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161; 2009 c 109 s 14
MN Stat § 115A.917 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 115A — Waste Management|Section 115A.917 — Certificate Of Need.

115A.917 CERTIFICATE OF NEED. No new capacity for disposal of mixed municipal solid waste may be permitted in counties outside the metropolitan area without a certificate of need issued by the commissioner indicating the commissioner's determination that the additional disposal capacity is needed in the county. A certificate of need may not be issued until the county has a plan approved under section 115A.46. If the original plan was approved more than five years before, the commissioner may require the plan to be revised before a certificate of need is issued under this section. The commissioner shall certify need only to the extent that there are no feasible and prudent alternatives to the additional disposal capacity, including waste reduction, source separation, and resource recovery, that would minimize adverse impact upon natural resources. Alternatives that are speculative or conjectural are not feasible and prudent. Economic considerations alone do not justify the certification of need or the rejection of alternatives. History:  1984 c 644 s 45; 1987 c 404 s 145; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1994 c 639 art 5 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161