Minnesota Legislature
HF 1238
1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/27/2011 04:44pm
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A bill for an act
relating to environment; modifying local ordinance requirements; extending
subsurface sewage treatment systems ordinance adoption delay; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115.55, subdivision 2; Laws 2010, chapter
361, article 4, section 73.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Local ordinances.
(a) All counties must adopt ordinances that comply
with revisions to the subsurface sewage treatment system rules within two years of the
final adoption by the agencynew text begin unless all towns and cities in the county have adopted such
ordinancesnew text end . County ordinances must apply to all areas of the county other than cities or
towns that have adopted ordinances that comply with this section and are as strict as
the applicable county ordinances.
(b) A copy of each ordinance adopted under this subdivision must be submitted to
the commissioner upon adoption.
(c) A local unit of government must make available to the public upon request a
written list of any differences between its ordinances and rules adopted under this section.
Sec. 2.
Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 4, section 73, is amended to read:
Sec. 73. SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS ORDINANCE
ADOPTION DELAY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 115.55, subdivision 2, a county
may adopt an ordinance by February 4, deleted text begin 2012deleted text end new text begin 2016new text end , to comply with the February 4, 2008,
revisions to subsurface sewage treatment system rules. By April 4, 2011, the Pollution
Control Agency shall adopt the final rule amendments to the February 4, 2008, subsurface
sewage treatment system rules. A county must continue to enforce its current ordinance
until a new one has been adopted.
(b) By January 15, 2011, the agency, after consultation with the Board of Water and
Soil Resources and the Association of Minnesota Counties, shall report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives environment and
natural resources policy and finance committees and divisions on:
(1) the technical changes in the rules for subsurface sewage treatment systems
that were adopted on February 4, 2008;
(2) the progress in local adoption of ordinances to comply with the rules; and
(3) the progress in protecting the state's water resources from pollution due to
subsurface sewage treatment systems.