1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; authorizing compost facilities to refuse certain compostable 
1.3 	products; appropriating money to monitor water quality;proposing coding for new 
1.4 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [115A.566] ACCEPTING CERTAIN COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS 
1.7 	CONTAINING PFAS.
1.8 	Until a state or federal statute or rule is enacted that prohibits incorporating perfluoroalkyl 
1.9 	and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into food serviceware or other compostable products, 
1.10 	a compost facility may elect not to accept such products for composting.

1.11 	Sec. 2. WATER QUALITY MONITORING FOR PFAS; APPROPRIATION.
 1.12 	$....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.13 	the Pollution Control Agency to monitor groundwater and surface water near compost 
1.14 	facilities for the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. This is a onetime 
1.15 	appropriation.