1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; extending ban on open air swine basins;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.0714.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.0714, is amended to read:
1.6 	116.0714 NEW OPEN AIR SWINE BASINS.
1.7 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or a county board shall not approve 
1.8 	any permits for the construction of new open air swine basins, except that existing facilities 
1.9 	may use one basin of less than 1,000,000 gallons as part of a permitted waste treatment 
1.10 	program for resolving pollution problems or to allow conversion of an existing basin of less 
1.11 	than 1,000,000 gallons to a different animal type, provided all standards are met. This section 
1.12 	expires June 30, 2017 2022.

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