<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115A.15, subdivisions 2, 9, 10; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>115A.151; 116.78, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</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.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties of commissioner of administration.</b> The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>administration shall develop policies to require state agencies and the state legislature to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>separate all recyclable and reusable commodities wherever feasible. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>shall develop and institute procedures for the separation, collection, and storage of used <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>commodities wherever feasible in state agencies and shall establish policies for the reuse, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>sale, or disposition of recovered materials and surplus property. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>promote and publicize the waste reduction and waste separation and recovery procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>on an ongoing basis to all state employees. The commissioner shall issue guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>for the procurement of recyclable commodities and commodities containing recycled <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>materials that include definitions of recycled materials, the percentage of recycled <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>materials to be contained in each commodity and performance specifications. To the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>extent practicable, the guidelines shall be written so as to give preference to recyclable <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>commodities and commodities containing recycled materials. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>inform state agencies whenever recycled commodities are available for purchase. The <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>commissioner shall investigate opportunities for the inclusion of and may include local <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>governments and regional agencies in administrative state programs to reduce waste, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>to separate and recover recyclable and reusable commodities.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.15, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Recycling goal.</b> By December 31, 1996, the commissioner Each state <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>agency shall recycle at least 60 percent by weight of the solid waste generated by state its<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var> offices and other state operations located in the metropolitan area at a rate in compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>with the metropolitan solid waste management policy plan goals under section 473.149. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>Each state agency shall recycle at least 60 percent by weight of the solid waste generated <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>by its offices and other operations located outside of the metropolitan area. By March 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>of each year, the commissioner each state agency shall report to the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>Agency the estimated recycling rates by county for state offices and other state operations <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>in the metropolitan area for the previous calendar year from the previous calendar year. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>State agencies shall report progress in achieving the recycling goal in the format specified <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>by the Pollution Control Agency. The Pollution Control Agency shall incorporate these <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>figures into the reports submitted by the counties under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.557, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>to determine each county's progress toward the goal in section 
         <statute_ref>115A.551, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>Each state agency in the metropolitan area shall work to meet the recycling goal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>individually. If the goal is not met by an agency, the commissioner shall notify that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>agency that the goal has not been met and the reasons the goal has not been met and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>provide information to the employees in the agency regarding recycling opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>and expectations. If the recycling goal is not met by a state agency, that agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>provide information to all employees in the agency regarding recycling opportunities and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>expectations, and notify the Pollution Control Agency of the action that has been taken to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>meet the recycling goal.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.15, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Materials recovery facility; materials collection; waste audits.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>commissioner of the Department of Administration shall establish a central materials <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>recovery facility to manage recyclable materials collected from state offices and other state <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>operations in the metropolitan area. The facility must be located as close as practicable to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>the State Capitol complex and must be large enough to accommodate temporary storage <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>of recyclable materials collected from state offices and other state operations in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>metropolitan area and the processing of those materials for market.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(b) (a) The commissioner shall establish a recyclable materials collection and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>transportation system for state offices and other state operations in the metropolitan area <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>that will maximize the types and amount of materials collected and the number of state <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>offices and other state operations served, and will minimize barriers to effective and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>efficient collection, transportation, and marketing of recyclable materials.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(c) The commissioner shall perform regular audits on the solid waste and recyclable <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>materials collected to identify materials upon which to focus waste reduction, reuse, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>and recycling activities and to measure:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(1) progress made toward the recycling goal in subdivision 9;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(2) progress made to reduce waste generation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>(3) potential for additional waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>(d) (b) The commissioner may contract with private entities for the activities required <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>in this subdivision if the commissioner determines that it would be cost-effective to do so.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.151, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><b>115A.151 </b><b>RECYCLABLE MATERIAL CONTAINER</b><b> RECYCLING</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><b> REQUIREMENTS; PUBLIC ENTITIES</b><b>; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(a) A public entity and an owner of a commercial building shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(1) ensure that facilities under its control, from which mixed municipal solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>is collected, have containers for also collect at least three recyclable materials, such as, but <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>not limited to, paper, glass, plastic, and metal; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(2) transfer all recyclable materials collected to a recycler.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>(b) For the purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(1) "public entity" means the state, an office, agency, or institution of the state, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>the Metropolitan Council, a metropolitan agency, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>Commission, the legislature, the courts, a county, a statutory or home rule charter city, a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>town, a school district, a special taxing district, or any entity that receives an appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>from the state for a capital improvement project after August 1, 2002;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(2) "metropolitan agency" and "Metropolitan Council," have the meanings given <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>them in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(3) "Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission" means the commission created <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>473.702</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>(4) "commercial building" means a building that:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(i) is located in a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(ii) contains a business classified in sectors 42 to 81 under the North American <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>Industrial Classification System; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>(iii) contracts for four cubic yards or more per week of solid waste collection.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.78, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Sharps.</b> (a) A person shall not place sharps with recyclable materials, as <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>defined in section 115A.03.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(b) Sharps, except those generated from a household or from a farm operation or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>agricultural business:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>(1) must be placed in puncture-resistant containers;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>(2) may not be compacted or mixed with other waste material whether or not the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>sharps are decontaminated unless it is part of an infectious waste decontamination process <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>approved by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency that will prevent exposure <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>during transportation and disposal; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>(3) may not be disposed of at refuse-derived fuel facilities or at other facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>where waste is hand sorted.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>