1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; banning trichloroethylene for use in manufacturing 
1.3 	processes;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [325E.3892] TRICHLOROETHYLENE; BAN.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
1.7 	the meanings given.
1.8 	(b) "Extraction solvent" means a solvent used to separate a specific substance from a 
1.9 	mixture.
1.10 	(c) "Refrigerant" means a chemical that is used as a heat carrier in a cooling mechanism 
1.11 	and that changes from liquid to gas and back again in the refrigeration cycle.
1.12 	(d) "Trichloroethylene" means a chemical with the Chemical Registry Abstract Services 
1.13 	Number of 79-01-6.
1.14 	(e) "Vapor degreaser" means a substance boiled to a vapor that condenses onto metal 
1.15 	parts, causing beading and dripping, and that removes contaminants from the parts.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Use ban. Beginning January 1, 2020, a person may not use trichloroethylene 
1.17 	as a vapor degreaser, an intermediate chemical to produce other chemicals, a refrigerant, 
1.18 	or an extraction solvent or in any other manufacturing or cleaning process or use.
1.19 		Subd. 3.Replacement chemicals. A person must not replace trichloroethylene with a 
1.20 	chemical identified as a chemical of high concern according to section 116.9402.

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