<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>decabromodiphenyl ether; providing for exemptions and fees; authorizing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>participation in multistate clearinghouse; requiring a report; appropriating <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 325E.386; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>325E.387, by adding a subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 325E.386, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var><b>325E.386 PRODUCTS CONTAINING CERTAIN POLYBROMINATED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var><b>DIPHENYL ETHERS BANNED; EXEMPTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Penta- and octabromodiphenyl ethers.</b> Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>subdivision 3 2, beginning January 1, 2008, a person may not manufacture, process, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>distribute in commerce a product or flame-retardant part of a product containing more <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>than one-tenth of one percent of pentabromodiphenyl ether or octabromodiphenyl ether <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>by mass.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exemptions</b><b>; penta- and octabromodiphenyl ethers</b><b>.</b> The following <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>products containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers are exempt from subdivision 1 and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>325E.387, subdivision 2</statute_ref>:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    (1) the sale or distribution of any used transportation vehicle with component parts <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>    (2) the sale or distribution of any used transportation vehicle parts or new <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>transportation vehicle parts manufactured before January 1, 2008, that contain <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>polybrominated diphenyl ethers;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>    (3) the manufacture, sale, repair, distribution, maintenance, refurbishment, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>modification of equipment containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers and used primarily <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>for military or federally funded space program applications. This exemption does not <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>cover consumer-based goods with broad applicability;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    (4) the sale or distribution by a business, charity, public entity, or private party of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>any used product containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    (5) the manufacture, sale, or distribution of new carpet cushion made from recycled <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>foam containing more than one-tenth of one percent polybrominated diphenyl ether; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>    (6) medical devices; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>    (7) the manufacture, sale, repair, distribution, maintenance, refurbishment, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>modification of telecommunications equipment containing polybrominated diphenyl <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>ethers used by entities eligible to hold authorization in the Public Safety Pool under Code <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>of Federal Regulations, title 47, part 90.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>    In-state retailers in possession of products on January 1, 2008, that are banned for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>sale under subdivision 1 may exhaust their stock through sales to the public. Nothing in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>this section restricts the ability of a manufacturer, importer, or distributor  from transporting <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>products containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers through the state,  or storing such <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>products in the state for later distribution outside the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Commercial decabromodiphenyl ether.</b> (a) Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>subdivision 4, beginning July 1, 2010, a person may not manufacture, process, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>distribute in commerce any of the following products containing more than one-tenth of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>one percent of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether by mass:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>    (1) the exterior casing of a television, computer, or computer monitor;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>    (2) upholstered furniture or textiles intended for indoor use in a home or other <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>residential occupancy; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>    (3) mattresses and mattress pads.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>    (b) The sale or distribution by a business, charity, public entity, or private party of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>any used product containing commercial decabromodiphenyl ether is exempted from <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>    (c) In-state retailers in possession of products on January 1, 2010, that are banned for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>sale under this subdivision may exhaust their stock of products located in the state as of that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>date through sales to the public. Nothing in this section restricts a manufacturer, importer, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>or distributor from transporting products containing commercial decabromodiphenyl ether <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>through the state or storing such products in the state for later distribution outside the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Exemption process; commercial decabromodiphenyl ether.</b> (a) A <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>manufacturer or user of a product prohibited from manufacture, sale, or distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>under subdivision 3 may apply for an exemption for a specific use of commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>decabromodiphenyl ether under this section by filing a written request with the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>commissioner. The commissioner may grant an exemption for a term not to exceed three <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>years. The exemption is renewable upon written request. An initial or renewal request for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>exemption must include at least the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>    (1) a policy statement articulating upper management support for eliminating or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>reducing to the maximum feasible extent the use of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>    (2) a description of the product and the amount of commercial decabromodiphenyl <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>ether distributed for sale and use in the state on an annual basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>    (3) a description of the recycling and disposal system used for the product in the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>state and an estimate of the amount of product or commercial decabromodiphenyl ether <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>that is recycled or disposed of in the state on an annual basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>    (4) a description of the manufacturer's or user's past and ongoing efforts to eliminate <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>or reduce the amount of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether used in the product;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>    (5) an assessment of options available to reduce or eliminate the use of commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>decabromodiphenyl ether, including any alternatives that do not contain commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>decabromodiphenyl ether, perform the same technical function, are commercially <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>available, and are economically practicable;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>    (6) a statement of objectives in numerical terms and a schedule for achieving the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>elimination of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether and an environmental assessment of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>alternative products, including but not limited to human health, solid waste, hazardous <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>waste, and wastewater impacts associated with production, use, recycling, and disposal <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>of the alternatives;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>    (7) a listing of options considered not to be technically or economically practicable; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>    (8) certification of the accuracy of the information contained in the request, signed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>and dated by an official of the manufacturer or user.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>    (b) The commissioner may grant an initial or renewal exemption for a specific use of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>commercial decabromodiphenyl ether, with or without conditions, upon finding that the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>applicant has demonstrated that there is no alternative that performs the same technical <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>function, is commercially available, is economically practicable, and provides net health <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>and environmental benefits to the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Fees for exemption applicants.</b> The application fee for an exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>under subdivision 4 is $2,000 per exemption. The fee is exempt from section 16A.1285. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>Revenues from application fees must be deposited in the environmental fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 325E.387, is amended by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>a subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Participation in interstate clearinghouse.</b> The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>participate in a regional or national multistate clearinghouse to assist in carrying out the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>requirements of this section. The clearinghouse is authorized to maintain information on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>behalf of Minnesota, including, but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>    (1) a list of all products containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>    (2) information on all exemptions granted by the state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>    Sec. 3. <b>REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>    By July 1, 2009, the Pollution Control Agency shall report to the senate and house of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>representatives committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>commerce policy regarding flame-retardant alternatives available for decabromodiphenyl <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>ether.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>    Sec. 4. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>    $57,000 is appropriated from the environmental fund to the commissioner of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>Pollution Control Agency for the purposes of sections 1 to 3.<br/>