Minnesota Legislature
HF 3830
as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/05/2020 03:45pm
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A bill for an act
relating to environment; banning perchloroethylene; modifying prior appropriation;
appropriating money for cost-share program; amending Laws 2019, First Special
Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[325E.381] PERCHLOROETHYLENE PROHIBITION.
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On or after January 1, 2022, using perchloroethylene as a dry cleaning solvent is
prohibited.
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Sec. 2.
Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10, is
amended to read:
Subd. 10.Transfers
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(a) The commissioner must transfer up to
$44,000,000 from the environmental fund to
the remediation fund for purposes of the
remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.155, subdivision 2.
(b) $600,000 the first year is transferred from
the remediation fund to the dry cleaner
environmental response and reimbursement
account for purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.49, with reimbursement
prioritized to persons who meet the definition
in Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.48,
subdivision 10, clause (2), and who have made
a request to the commissioner, as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50,
subdivision 2.
(c) $600,000 the first year is from the
remediation fund to the commissioner for
preparing a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources
finance that includes an assessment of the
possibility of recovering environmental
response costs from insurance held by dry
cleaning facilities. The report must be
submitted by January 15, 2021.
(d) $600,000 the second year is transferred
from the remediation fund to the dry cleaner
environmental response and reimbursement
account for purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.49deleted text begin , if legislation is enacted in
the 2020 legislative session to address the
insolvency of the dry cleaner environmental
response and reimbursement accountdeleted text end .
Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; COST-SHARE PROGRAM FOR DRY CLEANERS.
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$400,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the environmental fund to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for a cost-share program to reimburse owners
or operators of dry cleaning facilities for the costs of transitioning to using solvents that are
technically viable and environmentally preferred alternatives to perchloroethylene. The
commissioner must reimburse up to 75 percent of an owner's or operator's transition expenses.
This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
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