1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; clarifying application of fugitive emission standards to 
1.3 	certain commodity facilities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.07, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7f.Temporary grain storage facility; fugitive emissions standards. (a) 
1.9 	Monitoring requirements and discharge levels for fugitive emissions under agency rules do 
1.10 	not apply to operations of a dry bulk agricultural commodity facility that use portable 
1.11 	equipment to handle grain stored in a temporary storage facility.
1.12 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "temporary storage facility" means a facility 
1.13 	designed for the temporary storage of grain that:
1.14 	(1) uses an asphalt, concrete, or comparable base material;
1.15 	(2) has rigid, self-supporting sidewalls;
1.16 	(3) provides adequate aeration;
1.17 	(4) provides an acceptable covering; and
1.18 	(5) provides for the storage of dry bulk agricultural commodities for up to one year.