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 is classified as demolition debris and may be 
  1.11  disposed in any permit-by-rule land disposal facility authorized 
  1.12  under agency rules or any permitted demolition land disposal 
  1.13  facility, with the consent of the disposal facility operator, if 
  1.14  a person certified by a Minnesota state college or university 
  1.15  fire safety center certifies in writing in advance to the 
  1.16  commissioner that the structure has been adequately prepared for 
  1.17  such a training exercise, taking into account all applicable 
  1.18  safety concerns and regulations, including pollution control 
  1.19  agency guidelines regarding the removal of hazardous materials 
  1.20  from training-burn structures before the training event. 
  1.21     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.22     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.