1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to environment; regulating ash disposal from 
  1.3             fire training exercises; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.4             2000, section 116.07, by adding a subdivision.  
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116.07, is 
  1.7   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 12.  [FIRE TRAINING ASH DISPOSAL.] The ash from a 
  1.9   legitimate fire training exercise involving the live burning of 
  1.10  a structure must be classified as demolition debris and is 
  1.11  disposable in any permit-by-rule land disposal facility 
  1.12  authorized under agency rules or any permitted demolition land 
  1.13  disposal facility, with the consent of the disposal facility 
  1.14  operator, if a person certified by a Minnesota state colleges 
  1.15  and universities fire safety center certifies in writing in 
  1.16  advance to the commissioner that the structure has been 
  1.17  adequately prepared for such a training exercise, taking into 
  1.18  account all applicable safety concerns and regulations, 
  1.19  including pollution control agency guidelines regarding the 
  1.20  removal of hazardous materials from training-burn structures 
  1.21  before the training event. 
  1.22     Before the exercise, the authority conducting the exercise 
  1.23  must advise the property owner that a soil test is advisable if 
  1.24  the property will be used for growing food or for children's 
  1.25  recreation. 
  2.1      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.2      Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.