1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to recycling; requiring state building projects to recycle at least 50 
1.3 	percent of project waste;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 16B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [16B.327] RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION 
1.7 	WASTE FROM STATE BUILDINGS; REQUIREMENT.
1.8 	The commissioner of administration shall require in contracts for the construction, 
1.9 	renovation, or demolition of a state building that the contractor and any subcontractor must 
1.10 	divert from deposit in a landfill and must recycle at least 50 percent of the nonhazardous 
1.11 	construction and demolition waste, measured by tonnage or volume, produced by the 
1.12 	project or demonstrate that the waste was delivered to construction and demolition waste 
1.13 	recycling facilities that maintain a 50 percent annual recycling rate. This requirement 
1.14 	applies to state building construction, renovation, or demolition projects receiving funding 
1.15 	from the bond proceeds fund after January 1, 2010, provided that:
1.16 	(1) the project is located within 40 miles of a construction and demolition waste 
1.17 	recycling facility that meets the requirements of this section and can process the applicable 
1.18 	building materials; and
1.19 	(2) for construction and renovation projects, funding from the bond proceeds fund is 
1.20 	$5,000,000 or more.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.