1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; prohibiting permitting of commercial hazardous waste 
1.3 	incineration facilities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115A.03, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.5 	chapter 115A.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 5a.Commercial hazardous waste incineration facility. "Commercial 
1.10 	hazardous waste incineration facility" means a facility that accepts hazardous waste for 
1.11 	incineration within Minnesota from generators other than the owner and operator of the 
1.12 	facility. Commercial hazardous waste incineration facility does not include a hazardous 
1.13 	waste incineration facility that accepts small quantities of hazardous wastes from public 
1.14 	bodies on an emergency basis at no cost with the approval of the commissioner or a 
1.15 	mixed municipal solid waste facility.

1.16 	Sec. 2. [115A.1515] COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION 
1.17 	FACILITY PROHIBITED.
1.18 	The agency shall not issue a permit for a commercial hazardous waste incineration 
1.19 	facility.