1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources; modifying prior appropriations; providing for and modifying disposition 
1.4 	of certain receipts; modifying and establishing duties, authorities, and prohibitions 
1.5 	regarding environment and natural resources; modifying and creating environment 
1.6 	and natural resources programs; modifying and creating grant programs; modifying 
1.7 	remedies, penalties, and enforcement; modifying requirements for recreation 
1.8 	vehicles; modifying state trail, state forest, and state park provisions; modifying 
1.9 	forestry provisions; modifying game and fish provisions; modifying water law; 
1.10 	modifying environmental review and permitting requirements; authorizing sales, 
1.11 	conveyances, and leases of certain state lands; establishing a Packaging Waste and 
1.12 	Cost Reduction program; modifying and providing for fees; making technical 
1.13 	changes; requiring reports; authorizing rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.14 	2022, sections 84.788, subdivisions 5a, 6; 85.015, subdivision 1b; 93.25, 
1.15 	subdivisions 1, 2; 94.343, subdivision 8a; 94.3495, by adding a subdivision; 
1.16 	97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3; 115.071, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 
1.17 	116.07, subdivision 9, by adding subdivisions; 116.11; 116.92, by adding a 
1.18 	subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 115.03, subdivision 
1.19 	1; 325E.3892, subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 
1.20 	3; article 3, section 35; article 8, section 6, subdivision 9; proposing coding for 
1.21 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 86B; 93; 115A; 116; 282; repealing 
1.22 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 85.012, subdivisions 27b, 58; 97B.802; 138.662, 
1.23 	subdivision 33.
1.24 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.25 	ARTICLE 1
1.26 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

1.27	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.28 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.29 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.30 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.31 	The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.1 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. 
2.2 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" 
2.3 	is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

2.4				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.5				Available for the Year
	
2.6				Ending June 30
	
2.7					2024
		2025

2.8	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	11,551,000

2.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.11		2024
	2025
	
2.12	General
	-0-
	6,400,000
	
2.13	Environmental
	-0-
	5,151,000
	
2.14 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.15 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.16 	subdivisions.

2.17
2.18	Subd. 2.Air Regulatory Work; Environmental 
Justice Areas
 					
2.19 	$2,975,000 the second year is from the 
2.20 	environmental fund for prioritizing air 
2.21 	regulatory program work in environmental 
2.22 	justice areas. This appropriation is available 
2.23 	until June 30, 2027. The base in fiscal year 
2.24 	2026 and thereafter is $2,625,000.

2.25	Subd. 3.Legal Services
 					
2.26 	$525,000 the second year is from the 
2.27 	environmental fund for Operations Division 
2.28 	legal services that support industrial 
2.29 	compliance programs.
2.30 	$3,500,000 the second year is for legal costs. 
2.31 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
2.32 	available until June 30, 2027.

3.1	Subd. 4.Mobile Emissions Monitoring Trailer
 					
3.2 	$1,025,000 the second year is from the 
3.3 	environmental fund to construct and operate 
3.4 	a mobile emissions regulatory monitoring 
3.5 	trailer. This appropriation is available until 
3.6 	June 30, 2027. The base in fiscal year 2026 
3.7 	and thereafter is $535,000.

3.8
3.9	Subd. 5.Researching Climate Adaptation and 
Resilience Study
 					
3.10 	$750,000 the second year is for the 
3.11 	Researching Climate Adaptation and 
3.12 	Resilience Costs for Minnesota Study. This is 
3.13 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
3.14 	June 30, 2026.

3.15
3.16	Subd. 6.Composting Grants for Multifamily 
Buildings
 					
3.17 	(a) $2,000,000 the second year is to make 
3.18 	grants for pilot projects that encourage 
3.19 	composting by residents of multifamily 
3.20 	buildings. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
3.21 	Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
3.22 	commissioner may use up to five percent of 
3.23 	this appropriation for administrative costs. 
3.24 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
3.25 	available until June 30, 2027.
3.26 	(b) Eligible applicants include: (1) a political 
3.27 	subdivision; (2) an owner of a multifamily 
3.28 	building; or (3) an organization that is exempt 
3.29 	from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the 
3.30 	Internal Revenue Code.
3.31 	(c) The commissioner must submit a report 
3.32 	on the grants awarded under this subdivision 
3.33 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
3.34 	of the senate and house of representatives 
3.35 	committees with primary jurisdiction over 
4.1 	environment policy and finance. The report 
4.2 	must contain, at a minimum, a list of grantees, 
4.3 	the amount of each grant awarded, the 
4.4 	activities undertaken with grant funds, and, if 
4.5 	possible, the results of the grant with respect 
4.6 	to encouraging composting in multifamily 
4.7 	buildings. The report is due by October 1, 
4.8 	2027.

4.9	Subd. 7.Electronic Recycling Study
 					
4.10 	$150,000 the second year is for a contract with 
4.11 	an independent third party to conduct a study 
4.12 	that examines the barriers to electronics 
4.13 	recycling and recommends ways those barriers 
4.14 	may be overcome. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
4.15 	Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
4.16 	commissioner may use up to two percent of 
4.17 	this appropriation for administrative costs. 
4.18 	This is a onetime appropriation.

4.19
4.20	Subd. 8.Critical Materials Recovery Advisory 
Task Force
 					
4.21 	$319,000 the second year is from the 
4.22 	environmental fund for the costs of the Critical 
4.23 	Materials Recovery Advisory Task Force. This 
4.24 	is a onetime appropriation.

4.25	Subd. 9.State Salt Purchase Reporting
 					
4.26 	$88,000 the second year is from the 
4.27 	environmental fund for the annual reporting 
4.28 	requirements of the purchase of deicing salt 
4.29 	by state agencies under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.30 	section 116.2021.

4.31
4.32	Subd. 10.Boat Wrap Product Stewardship 
Program
 					
4.33 	$219,000 the second year is from the 
4.34 	environmental fund for the cost of 
5.1 	administering the boat wrap product 
5.2 	stewardship program under Minnesota 
5.3 	Statutes, section 115A.1416. The base budget 
5.4 	for this appropriation is $363,000 in fiscal year 
5.5 	2026, and $219,000 in fiscal year 2027 and 
5.6 	thereafter.

5.7	Subd. 11.Extending Appropriation Availability
 					
5.8 	The appropriations in Laws 2023, chapter 60, 
5.9 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraphs 
5.10 	(l), (m), and (n), are available until June 30, 
5.11 	2025.

5.12
5.13	Subd. 12.Availability of Climate Resiliency and 
Water Infrastructure Grants
 					
5.14 	Of the amount appropriated under Laws 2023, 
5.15 	chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
5.16 	paragraph (k), for a climate resiliency and 
5.17 	water infrastructure grant program, up to 
5.18 	$5,000,000 may be used to supplement any 
5.19 	federal grant that the commissioner receives 
5.20 	under the United States Environmental 
5.21 	Protection Agency's Climate Pollution 
5.22 	Reduction Grant (CPRG) program.

5.23
5.24	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES

5.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	768,000
	$
	17,894,000

5.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.27		2024
	2025
	
5.28	General
	-0-
	8,300,000
	
5.29	Game and Fish
	-0-
	2,880,000
	
5.30	Natural Resources
	768,000
	6,297,000
	
5.31	Permanent School
	-0-
	417,000
	
5.32 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
5.33 	purpose are specified in the following 
5.34 	subdivisions.

6.1	Subd. 2.Legal Costs
 					
6.2 	(a) $1,000,000 the second year is for legal 
6.3 	costs. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
6.4 	available until June 30, 2025.
6.5 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources 
6.6 	must work with the commissioners of 
6.7 	management and budget, the Pollution Control 
6.8 	Agency, and other cabinet departments that 
6.9 	incur significant litigation-related costs to 
6.10 	develop recommendations for a statewide 
6.11 	funding strategy to address escalating 
6.12 	litigation-related costs across cabinet agencies. 
6.13 	That strategy should consider the 
6.14 	unpredictable and outsized effects that major 
6.15 	litigation can have on an individual agency's 
6.16 	budget. The commissioners must submit a 
6.17 	report of the recommendations to the relevant 
6.18 	committee chairs by December 15, 2024.

6.19	Subd. 3.Public Safety Costs
 					
6.20 	$200,000 the second year is for public safety 
6.21 	costs. This is a onetime appropriation.

6.22	Subd. 4.Electronic Licensing System
 					
6.23 	$2,600,000 the second year is to support the 
6.24 	development and implementation of a modern 
6.25 	electronic licensing system. Of this amount, 
6.26 	$330,000 is from the water recreation account; 
6.27 	$80,000 is from the snowmobile account; 
6.28 	$204,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle 
6.29 	account; $7,000 is from the off-highway 
6.30 	motorcycle account; $4,000 is from the 
6.31 	off-road vehicle account; and $1,975,000 is 
6.32 	from the game and fish fund. This is a onetime 
6.33 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
6.34 	2026.

7.1	Subd. 5.Compensation for Conservation Officers
 					
7.2 	(a) $300,000 the second year is to maintain 
7.3 	current law enforcement service levels. Of this 
7.4 	amount, $30,000 is from the water recreation 
7.5 	account; $15,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle 
7.6 	account; and $255,000 is from the game and 
7.7 	fish fund.
7.8 	(b) The base for fiscal year 2026 and thereafter 
7.9 	is $1,080,000, and of this amount, $108,000 
7.10 	is from the water recreation account; $54,000 
7.11 	is from the all-terrain vehicle account; and 
7.12 	$918,000 is from the game and fish fund.

7.13	Subd. 6.Keep it Clean Grants
 					
7.14 	$1,418,000 the second year is for grants to 
7.15 	local units of government and 
7.16 	nongovernmental organizations to implement 
7.17 	local programs to prevent water pollution due 
7.18 	to garbage and human waste left on the ice of 
7.19 	state waters during winter-use activities. 
7.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.21 	16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may 
7.22 	use up to five percent of this appropriation for 
7.23 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
7.24 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
7.25 	2027.

7.26
7.27	Subd. 7.Unsafe Ice Search and Rescue 
Reimbursement
 					
7.28 	$200,000 the second year is to reimburse 
7.29 	county sheriffs and other local law 
7.30 	enforcement agencies for search and rescue 
7.31 	operations related to recreational activities on 
7.32 	unsafe ice under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.33 	86B.1065. Activities eligible for 
7.34 	reimbursement under this appropriation must 
7.35 	be of an unusual and nonrecurring nature that 
8.1 	are over and above the county sheriff or other 
8.2 	agency's regular operating budget and include 
8.3 	but are not limited to rental of private 
8.4 	equipment and employment of personnel hired 
8.5 	expressly for the search and rescue operation. 
8.6 	Reimbursement under this appropriation is 
8.7 	limited to 50 percent of the reimbursable costs 
8.8 	subject to a maximum state payment of $5,000 
8.9 	per agency for each search and rescue 
8.10 	operation. This is a onetime appropriation and 
8.11 	is available until June 30, 2027.

8.12	Subd. 8.International Wolf Center
 					
8.13 	$1,332,000 the second year is for maintenance, 
8.14 	repair, energy efficiency improvements, 
8.15 	heating and ventilation system replacement, 
8.16 	and visitor enhancements to the building 
8.17 	currently leased to the International Wolf 
8.18 	Center in Ely, Minnesota. This is a onetime 
8.19 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
8.20 	2027.

8.21
8.22	Subd. 9.Outdoor School For All Minnesota 
Students
 					
8.23 	(a) $2,000,000 the second year is for the 
8.24 	outdoor school for all Minnesota students 
8.25 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.26 	84.9766. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
8.27 	section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
8.28 	commissioner may use up to five percent of 
8.29 	this appropriation for administrative costs. 
8.30 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
8.31 	available until June 30, 2026.
8.32 	(b) By January 1, 2027, the commissioner of 
8.33 	natural resources must submit a report on the 
8.34 	outdoor school for all Minnesota students 
8.35 	program to the chairs and ranking minority 
9.1 	members of the legislative committees with 
9.2 	jurisdiction over education and environment 
9.3 	policy and finance. The report must include 
9.4 	information on the awarded grants and any 
9.5 	measures that grantees have used to address 
9.6 	accessibility of outdoor educational 
9.7 	opportunities for underserved students and 
9.8 	students with disabilities.

9.99.10
	Subd. 10.Condemnation of Certain Land in 
Mille Lacs County
 					
9.11 	$750,000 the second year is to initiate 
9.12 	condemnation proceedings of the lands 
9.13 	described in article 2, section 38. The 
9.14 	commissioner may use this appropriation for 
9.15 	project costs, including but not limited to 
9.16 	valuation expenses, legal fees, closing costs, 
9.17 	and transactional staff costs. This is a onetime 
9.18 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
9.19 	2027.

9.20	Subd. 11.Outreach and Education
 					
9.21 	$1,400,000 the second year is to create new 
9.22 	or expand existing outreach and education 
9.23 	programs for nonnative English-speaking 
9.24 	communities. Of this amount, $200,000 is for 
9.25 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
9.26 	Agency and $200,000 is for the Board of 
9.27 	Water and Soil Resources for this purpose. Of 
9.28 	the $1,000,000 for the commissioner of natural 
9.29 	resources, $200,000 is for a competitive grant 
9.30 	program for nonprofit organizations to connect 
9.31 	youth in underserved communities in 
9.32 	metropolitan area environmental justice areas 
9.33 	with outdoor experiences, and $800,000 is for 
9.34 	the Fishing in the Neighborhood program for 
9.35 	outreach to new and underserved audiences. 
10.1 	This appropriation may be used for community 
10.2 	outreach consultants for reaching new 
10.3 	audiences. This is a onetime appropriation and 
10.4 	is available until June 30, 2028.

10.5	Subd. 12.Nonlethal Beaver Management Grants
 					
10.6 	$500,000 the second year is from the heritage 
10.7 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
10.8 	fund for a nonlethal beaver management grant 
10.9 	program in the metropolitan area. 
10.10 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.11 	16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may 
10.12 	use up to five percent of this appropriation for 
10.13 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
10.14 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
10.15 	2026.

10.16
10.17	Subd. 13.Report on Recreational Use of 
Permanent School Land
 					
10.18 	$417,000 the second year is transferred from 
10.19 	the forest suspense account to the permanent 
10.20 	school fund and is appropriated from the 
10.21 	permanent school fund for the Office of 
10.22 	School Trust Lands for conducting the study 
10.23 	of the recreational use of school trust lands. 
10.24 	This is a onetime transfer.

10.25
10.26	Subd. 14.Nonpetroleum Gas Regulatory 
Framework
 					
10.27 	(a) $768,000 the first year is from the minerals 
10.28 	management account in the natural resources 
10.29 	fund for the Gas Production Technical 
10.30 	Advisory Committee. This is a onetime 
10.31 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
10.32 	2027.
10.33 	(b) $2,406,000 the second year is from the 
10.34 	minerals management account in the natural 
10.35 	resources fund to adopt a regulatory 
11.1 	framework for gas and oil production in 
11.2 	Minnesota and for rulemaking. This is a 
11.3 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
11.4 	June 30, 2028.

11.5
11.6	Subd. 15.Legislative Report on Geologic Carbon 
Sequestration
 					
11.7 	$301,000 the second year is from the minerals 
11.8 	management account in the natural resources 
11.9 	fund to develop a geologic carbon 
11.10 	sequestration report and chair the Geologic 
11.11 	Carbon Sequestration Technical Advisory 
11.12 	Committee. This is a onetime appropriation 
11.13 	and is available until June 30, 2027.

11.14
11.15	Subd. 16.All-Terrain Vehicle Grant-in-Aid 
Program
 					
11.16 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the 
11.17 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
11.18 	resources fund for the grant-in-aid program 
11.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.927, 
11.20 	subdivision 2, clause (4). This is a onetime 
11.21 	appropriation.

11.22	Subd. 17.Prospector Loop ATV Trail System
 					
11.23 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the 
11.24 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
11.25 	resources fund for a grant to St. Louis County 
11.26 	to construct and maintain the Prospector Loop 
11.27 	all-terrain vehicle trail system. This is a 
11.28 	onetime appropriation.

11.29
11.30	Subd. 18.Off-Highway Motorcycle Trail 
Ambassador Program
 					
11.31 	(a) $20,000 the second year is from the 
11.32 	off-highway motorcycle account in the natural 
11.33 	resources fund for grants to qualifying 
11.34 	off-highway motorcycle organizations to assist 
11.35 	in providing safety and environmental 
12.1 	education and monitoring trails on public lands 
12.2 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.3 	84.9011. Grants awarded under this 
12.4 	subdivision must be issued through a formal 
12.5 	agreement with the organization.
12.6 	(b) By December 15 each year, an 
12.7 	organization receiving a grant under this 
12.8 	subdivision must report to the commissioner 
12.9 	with details on how the money was expended 
12.10 	and what outcomes were achieved.

12.11
12.12	Subd. 19.Outdoor Recreation Opportunities for 
Underserved Communities
 					
12.13 	$200,000 the second year is from the natural 
12.14 	resources fund for projects and activities that 
12.15 	connect diverse and underserved Minnesotans 
12.16 	through expanding cultural environmental 
12.17 	experiences, exploration of their environment, 
12.18 	and outdoor recreational activities. This 
12.19 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
12.20 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
12.21 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (j). This 
12.22 	is a onetime appropriation and is added to the 
12.23 	appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 
12.24 	1, section 3, subdivision 5, paragraph (m).

12.25	Subd. 20.Aggregate Resource Inventory
 					
12.26 	$150,000 the second year is from the heritage 
12.27 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
12.28 	fund for the aggregate resource mapping 
12.29 	program to update Information Circular 46, 
12.30 	Aggregate Resources Inventory of the 
12.31 	Seven-County Metropolitan Area, Minnesota 
12.32 	(Minnesota Geological Survey 2000), with 
12.33 	particular emphasis on projected needs and 
12.34 	the estimated time until the aggregate resource 
12.35 	is exhausted and to perform duties under 
13.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.94. This is a 
13.2 	onetime appropriation.

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

13.4
13.5	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

13.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	2,300,000
	
13.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
13.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
13.9 	subdivisions.

13.10	Subd. 2.Manure Management Grants
 					
13.11 	$2,000,000 the second year is for manure 
13.12 	management grants. Notwithstanding 
13.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, 
13.14 	subdivision 14, the board may use up to five 
13.15 	percent of this appropriation for administrative 
13.16 	costs. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
13.17 	available until June 30, 2026.

13.18
13.19	Subd. 3.Red River of the North; Adaptive 
Phosphorus Management
 					
13.20 	(a) $300,000 the second year is for a grant to 
13.21 	the Red River Basin Commission to facilitate 
13.22 	development of a feasibility assessment of 
13.23 	adaptive phosphorus management for the Red 
13.24 	River of the North. The commission may 
13.25 	contract with outside experts or academic 
13.26 	institutions in developing the assessment. The 
13.27 	assessment: (1) must address applicable 
13.28 	water-quality targets for phosphorus loading; 
13.29 	(2) must include an allocation of phosphorus 
13.30 	between point and nonpoint sources; (3) must 
13.31 	identify cost-effective nutrient reduction 
13.32 	implementation strategies; and (4) may include 
13.33 	other state water-quality goals and objectives. 
14.1 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
14.2 	available until June 30, 2026.
14.3 	(b) In developing the assessment, the Red 
14.4 	River Basin Commission must use available 
14.5 	data and analysis to the extent feasible and 
14.6 	incorporate input from an advisory group that 
14.7 	includes representatives of agriculture, soil 
14.8 	and water conservation districts, watershed 
14.9 	districts, municipalities, and other Minnesota 
14.10 	organizations represented on the board of 
14.11 	directors of the Red River Basin Commission. 
14.12 	The Red River Basin Commission may also 
14.13 	work with representatives from relevant 
14.14 	organizations from North Dakota, South 
14.15 	Dakota, and Manitoba.
14.16 	(c) By June 30, 2026, the Red River Basin 
14.17 	Commission must submit the final assessment 
14.18 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
14.19 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
14.20 	over agriculture and environment policy and 
14.21 	finance.

14.22	Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	-0-
	$
	500,000
	
14.23 	$500,000 the second year is from the natural 
14.24 	resources fund for new fishing piers to 
14.25 	increase fishing opportunities on lakes in the 
14.26 	metropolitan parks system. The council shall 
14.27 	solicit applications from member park systems 
14.28 	for proposals under this section. This is a 
14.29 	onetime appropriation and is from revenue 
14.30 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
14.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
14.32 	paragraph (h), clause (3). This appropriation 
14.33 	is available until June 30, 2026.

15.1 	Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

15.2	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		48,738,000
		45,797,000

15.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.4		2024
	2025
	
15.5	General
	27,083,000
	26,142,000
	
15.6	Natural Resources
	13,831,000
	13,831,000
	
15.7	Game and Fish
	7,824,000
	5,824,000
	
15.8 	(a) $4,222,000 the first year and $4,222,000 
15.9 	the second year are from the invasive species 
15.10 	account in the natural resources fund and 
15.11 	$2,831,000 the first year and $2,831,000 the 
15.12 	second year are from the general fund for 
15.13 	management, public awareness, assessment 
15.14 	and monitoring research, and water access 
15.15 	inspection to prevent the spread of invasive 
15.16 	species; management of invasive plants in 
15.17 	public waters; and management of terrestrial 
15.18 	invasive species on state-administered lands.
15.19 	(b) $6,056,000 the first year and $6,056,000 
15.20 	the second year are from the water 
15.21 	management account in the natural resources 
15.22 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
15.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27, 
15.24 	subdivision 2.
15.25 	(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the 
15.26 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
15.27 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the 
15.28 	cost of implementing the comprehensive plan 
15.29 	for the upper Mississippi within areas under 
15.30 	the board's jurisdiction. By December 15, 
15.31 	2025, the board must submit a report to the 
15.32 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
15.33 	legislative committees and divisions with 
15.34 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
15.35 	resources on the activities funded under this 
16.1 	paragraph and the progress made in 
16.2 	implementing the comprehensive plan.
16.3 	(d) $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the 
16.4 	second year are for payment to the Leech Lake 
16.5 	Band of Chippewa Indians to implement the 
16.6 	band's portion of the comprehensive plan for 
16.7 	the upper Mississippi River.
16.8 	(e) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
16.9 	second year are for grants for up to 50 percent 
16.10 	of the cost of implementing the Red River 
16.11 	mediation agreement. The base for this 
16.12 	appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and beyond 
16.13 	is $264,000.
16.14 	(f) $2,598,000 the first year and $2,598,000 
16.15 	the second year are from the heritage 
16.16 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
16.17 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
16.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
16.19 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
16.20 	(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
16.21 	the second year are from the nongame wildlife 
16.22 	management account in the natural resources 
16.23 	fund for nongame wildlife management. 
16.24 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.25 	290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
16.26 	the second year may be used for nongame 
16.27 	wildlife information, education, and 
16.28 	promotion.
16.29 	(h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
16.30 	section 84.943, $48,000 the first year and 
16.31 	$48,000 the second year from the critical 
16.32 	habitat private sector matching account may 
16.33 	be used to publicize the critical habitat license 
16.34 	plate match program.
17.1 	(i) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
17.2 	the second year are for the following activities:
17.3 	(1) financial reimbursement and technical 
17.4 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
17.5 	or other local units of government for 
17.6 	groundwater-level monitoring;
17.7 	(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, 
17.8 	including installing monitoring gauges;
17.9 	(3) groundwater analysis to assist with 
17.10 	water-appropriation permitting decisions;
17.11 	(4) permit application review incorporating 
17.12 	surface water and groundwater technical 
17.13 	analysis;
17.14 	(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve 
17.15 	irrigation use;
17.16 	(6) information technology, including 
17.17 	electronic permitting and integrated data 
17.18 	systems; and
17.19 	(7) compliance and monitoring.
17.20 	(j) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
17.21 	section 297A.94, paragraph (k), $2,410,000 
17.22 	the first year and $410,000 the second year 
17.23 	are from the heritage enhancement account in 
17.24 	the game and fish fund and $500,000 the first 
17.25 	year and $500,000 the second year are from 
17.26 	the general fund for grants to the Minnesota 
17.27 	Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center at 
17.28 	the University of Minnesota to prioritize, 
17.29 	support, and develop research-based solutions 
17.30 	that can reduce the effects of aquatic invasive 
17.31 	species in Minnesota by preventing spread, 
17.32 	controlling populations, and managing 
17.33 	ecosystems and to advance knowledge to 
18.1 	inspire action by others. This appropriation is 
18.2 	available until June 30, 2028.
18.3 	(k) $268,000 the first year and $268,000 the 
18.4 	second year are for increased capacity for 
18.5 	broadband utility licensing for state lands and 
18.6 	public waters. This is a onetime appropriation 
18.7 	and is available until June 30, 2028.
18.8 	(l) $998,000 the first year and $568,000 the 
18.9 	second year are for protecting and restoring 
18.10 	carbon storage in state-administered peatlands 
18.11 	by reviewing and updating the state's peatland 
18.12 	inventory, piloting a restoration project, and 
18.13 	piloting trust fund buyouts. This is a onetime 
18.14 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
18.15 	2028.
18.16 	(m) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
18.17 	Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates to 
18.18 	work with civic leaders to purchase, install, 
18.19 	and operate waterless cleaning stations for 
18.20 	watercraft; conduct aquatic invasive species 
18.21 	education; and implement education upgrades 
18.22 	at public accesses to prevent invasive starry 
18.23 	stonewort spread beyond the lakes already 
18.24 	infested. This is a onetime appropriation and 
18.25 	is available until June 30, 2025.
18.26 	(n) $1,720,000 the first year is to prevent and 
18.27 	manage invasive carp. This includes activities 
18.28 	related to the Mississippi River Lock and Dam 
18.29 	and stakeholder engagement. Up to $325,000 
18.30 	may be used for a grant to the Board of 
18.31 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
18.32 	study the Mississippi River Lock Dam 5 
18.33 	spillway and provide preliminary design to 
18.34 	optimize management to reduce invasive carp 
18.35 	passage.
19.1 	(o) Up to $6,000,000 the first year is available 
19.2 	for transfer from the critical habitat private 
19.3 	sector matching account to the reinvest in 
19.4 	Minnesota fund to expand Grey Cloud Island 
19.5 	Scientific and Natural Area and for other 
19.6 	scientific and natural area acquisition, 
19.7 	restoration, and enhancement according to 
19.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943, 
19.9 	subdivision 5b.
19.10 	(p) $40,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
19.11 	Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations to 
19.12 	manage aquatic invasive species. The 
19.13 	unencumbered balance of the general fund 
19.14 	appropriation in Laws 2021, First Special 
19.15 	Session chapter 6, article 1, section 3, 
19.16 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a), for the grant to 
19.17 	the Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations, 
19.18 	estimated to be $40,000, is canceled no later 
19.19 	than June 29, 2023.
19.20 	(q) $200,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
19.21 	Board of Regents of the University of 
19.22 	Minnesota for the University of Minnesota 
19.23 	Water Council to develop a scope of work, 
19.24 	timeline, and budget for a plan to promote and 
19.25 	protect clean water in Minnesota for the next 
19.26 	50 years according to this act.
19.27 	(r) The total general fund base budget for the 
19.28 	ecological and water resources division for 
19.29 	fiscal year 2026 and later is $24,870,000.

19.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.

20.1 	ARTICLE 2
20.2 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

20.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.788, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
20.4 		Subd. 5a.Report of registration transfers. (a) Application for transfer of registration 
20.5 	under this section must be made to the commissioner within 15 days of the date of transfer.
20.6 	(b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered current owner and the 
20.7 	purchaser using a bill of sale that includes the vehicle serial number.
20.8 	(c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the purchaser 
20.9 	fails to apply for transfer of registration as provided under this subdivision.

20.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.788, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
20.11 		Subd. 6.Registration fees. (a) The fee for registration of an off-highway motorcycle 
20.12 	under this section, other than those registered by a dealer or manufacturer under paragraph 
20.13 	(b) or (c), is $30 $45 for three years and $4 for a duplicate or transfer.
20.14 	(b) The total registration fee for off-highway motorcycles owned by a dealer and operated 
20.15 	for demonstration or testing purposes is $50 per year. Dealer registrations are not transferable.
20.16 	(c) The total registration fee for off-highway motorcycles owned by a manufacturer and 
20.17 	operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes is $150 per year. 
20.18 	Manufacturer registrations are not transferable.
20.19 	(d) The fees collected under this subdivision must be deposited in the state treasury and 
20.20 	credited to the off-highway motorcycle account.

20.21 	Sec. 3. [84.9766] OUTDOOR SCHOOL FOR ALL MINNESOTA STUDENTS; 
20.22 	GRANT PROGRAM.
20.23 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources must establish 
20.24 	and administer a program to provide grants to learning centers eligible under subdivision 
20.25 	2 for outdoor education programs serving students in grades 4 to 8.
20.26 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. (a) The commissioner may award grants under this section to 
20.27 	accredited overnight outdoor school providers established under section 84.0875.
20.28 	(b) To be eligible for a grant under this section, the outdoor education program must:
20.29 	(1) provide a multiday, residential educational experience that is comprised mainly of 
20.30 	outdoor-based learning activities;
21.1 	(2) provide students with opportunities to directly experience and understand nature and 
21.2 	the natural world, including field study opportunities for student learning;
21.3 	(3) use a research-based environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other 
21.4 	natural-resource-based educational curriculum;
21.5 	(4) be integrated with local school curricula to help students meet academic standards;
21.6 	(5) provide students with opportunities to develop:
21.7 	(i) leadership;
21.8 	(ii) critical thinking;
21.9 	(iii) self-sufficiency;
21.10 	(iv) decision-making skills; and
21.11 	(v) social and emotional skills, including understanding the impact of nature and 
21.12 	movement on one's mental health; and
21.13 	(6) address accessibility of outdoor educational opportunities for underserved students, 
21.14 	including students with disabilities.

21.15 	Sec. 4. [86B.1065] COUNTY SHERIFF COSTS FOR UNSAFE ICE SEARCH AND 
21.16 	RESCUE.
21.17 	(a) A county sheriff may be reimbursed for all costs that are over and above the county 
21.18 	sheriff's regular operating budget and that are incurred from search and rescue operations 
21.19 	due to recreational activities on unsafe ice. Reimbursement may include reimbursements 
21.20 	made by the commissioner of natural resources with available appropriations, reimbursements 
21.21 	under section 86B.106, or other available federal, state, and local funds. Reimbursement 
21.22 	under this section is limited to 50 percent of the reimbursable costs subject to a maximum 
21.23 	state payment of $5,000 per agency for each search and rescue operation.
21.24 	(b) Nothing in this section is to be construed to make the state or a political subdivision 
21.25 	liable in a contribution claim by a person liable for reimbursement under section 86B.106.

21.26 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 93.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.27 		Subdivision 1.Leases. The commissioner may issue leases to prospect for, mine, and 
21.28 	remove or extract gas, oil, and minerals other than iron ore upon from any lands owned by 
21.29 	the state, including trust fund lands, lands forfeited for nonpayment of taxes whether held 
21.30 	in trust or otherwise, and lands otherwise acquired, and the beds of any waters belonging 
22.1 	to the state. For purposes of this section, iron ore means iron-bearing material where the 
22.2 	primary product is iron metal. For purposes of this section, "gas" includes both hydrocarbon 
22.3 	and nonhydrocarbon gases.

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

22.5 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 93.25, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.6 		Subd. 2.Lease requirements. All leases for nonferrous metallic minerals or petroleum, 
22.7 	gas, or oil must be approved by the Executive Council, and any other mineral lease issued 
22.8 	pursuant to this section that covers 160 or more acres must be approved by the Executive 
22.9 	Council. The rents, royalties, terms, conditions, and covenants of all such leases shall must
22.10 	be fixed by the commissioner according to rules adopted by the commissioner, but no lease 
22.11 	shall be for a longer term than 50 years, and all rents, royalties, terms, conditions, and 
22.12 	covenants shall must be fully set forth in each lease issued. No nonferrous metallic mineral 
22.13 	lease shall be canceled by the state for failure to meet production requirements prior to the 
22.14 	36th year of the lease. The rents and royalties shall must be credited to the funds as provided 
22.15 	in section 93.22. For purposes of this section, "gas" includes both hydrocarbon and 
22.16 	nonhydrocarbon gases.

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

22.18 	Sec. 7. [93.513] PROHIBITION ON PRODUCTION OF GAS OR OIL WITHOUT 
22.19 	PERMIT.
22.20 	Except as provided in section 103I.681, a person must not engage in or carry out 
22.21 	production of gas or oil from consolidated or unconsolidated formations in the state unless 
22.22 	the person has first obtained a permit for the production of gas or oil from the commissioner 
22.23 	of natural resources. Any permit under this section must be protective of natural resources 
22.24 	and require a demonstration of control of the extraction area through ownership, lease, or 
22.25 	agreement. For purposes of this section, "gas" includes both hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon 
22.26 	gases. For purposes of this section, "production" includes extraction and beneficiation of 
22.27 	gas or oil.

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

22.29 	Sec. 8. [93.514] GAS AND OIL PRODUCTION RULEMAKING.
22.30 	(a) The following agencies may adopt rules governing gas and oil exploration or 
22.31 	production, as applicable:
23.1 	(1) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may adopt or amend rules 
23.2 	regulating air emissions; water discharges, including stormwater management; and storage 
23.3 	tanks as it pertains to gas and oil production;
23.4 	(2) the commissioner of health may adopt or amend rules on groundwater and surface 
23.5 	water protection, exploratory boring construction, drilling registration and licensure, and 
23.6 	inspections as it pertains to the exploration and appraisal of gas and oil resources;
23.7 	(3) the Environmental Quality Board may adopt or amend rules to establish mandatory 
23.8 	categories for environmental review as it pertains to gas and oil production; and
23.9 	(4) the commissioner of natural resources must adopt or amend rules pertaining to the 
23.10 	conversion of an exploratory boring to a production well, pooling, spacing, unitization, well 
23.11 	abandonment, siting, financial assurance, and reclamation for the production of gas and oil.
23.12 	(b) An agency adopting rules under this section must use the expedited procedure in 
23.13 	section 14.389. Rules adopted or amended under this authority are exempt from the provisions 
23.14 	of section 14.125. The agency must publish notice of intent to adopt expedited rules within 
23.15 	24 months of the effective date of this section.
23.16 	(c) For purposes of this section, "gas" includes both hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon 
23.17 	gases. "Production" includes extraction and beneficiation of gas or oil from consolidated 
23.18 	or unconsolidated formations in the state.
23.19 	(d) Any grant of rulemaking authority in this section is in addition to existing rulemaking 
23.20 	authority and does not replace, impair, or interfere with any existing rulemaking authority.

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

23.22 	Sec. 9. [93.516] GAS AND OIL LEASING.
23.23 		Subdivision 1.Authority to lease. With the approval of the Executive Council, the 
23.24 	commissioner of natural resources may enter into leases for gas or oil exploration and 
23.25 	production from lands belonging to the state or in which the state has an interest. For purposes 
23.26 	of this section, "gas or oil exploration and production" includes the exploration and 
23.27 	production of both hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon gases. "Production" includes extraction 
23.28 	and beneficiation of gas or oil from consolidated or unconsolidated formations in the state.
23.29 		Subd. 2.Application. An application for a lease under this section must be submitted 
23.30 	to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner must prescribe the information 
23.31 	to be included in the application. The applicant must submit with the application a certified 
23.32 	check, cashier's check, or bank money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources 
24.1 	in the sum of $100 as a fee for filing the application. The application fee must not be refunded 
24.2 	under any circumstances. The right is reserved to the state to reject any or all applications 
24.3 	for an oil or gas lease.
24.4 		Subd. 3.Lease terms. (a) The commissioner must negotiate the terms of each lease 
24.5 	entered into under this section on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the unique 
24.6 	geological and environmental aspects of each proposal, control of adjacent lands, and the 
24.7 	best interests of the state. A lease entered into under this section must be consistent with 
24.8 	the following:
24.9 	(1) the primary term of the lease may not exceed five years plus the unexpired portion 
24.10 	of the calendar year in which the lease is issued. The commissioner and applicant may 
24.11 	negotiate the conditions by which the lease may be extended beyond the primary term, in 
24.12 	whole or in part;
24.13 	(2) a bonus consideration of not less than $15 per acre must be paid by the applicant to 
24.14 	the Department of Natural Resources before the lease is executed;
24.15 	(3) the commissioner of natural resources may require an applicant to provide financial 
24.16 	assurance to ensure payment of any damages resulting from the production of gas or oil;
24.17 	(4) the rental rates must not be less than $5 per acre per year for the unexpired portion 
24.18 	of the calendar year in which the lease is issued and in years thereafter; and
24.19 	(5) on gas and oil produced and sold by the lessee from the lease area, the lessee must 
24.20 	pay a production royalty to the Department of Natural Resources of not less than 18.75 
24.21 	percent of the gross sales price of the product sold free on board at the delivery point, and 
24.22 	the royalty must be credited as provided in section 93.22. For purposes of this section, "gross 
24.23 	sales price" means the total consideration paid by the first purchaser that is not an affiliate 
24.24 	of the lessee for gas or oil produced from the leased premises.

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

24.26 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.27 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
24.28 	only, are:
24.29 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;
24.30 	(2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;
24.31 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;
25.1 	(4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
25.2 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
25.3 	season, $34;
25.4 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $34;
25.5 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
25.6 	season, $34;
25.7 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;
25.8 	(9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;
25.9 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;
25.10 	(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
25.11 	(12) (11) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
25.12 	(13) (12) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
25.13 	(14) (13) to take prairie chickens, $23;
25.14 	(15) (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
25.15 	the regular firearms season, $5;
25.16 	(16) (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
25.17 	(17) (16) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader 
25.18 	during the muzzleloader season, $5;
25.19 	(18) (17) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;
25.20 	(19) (18) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;
25.21 	(20) (19) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
25.22 	selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the 
25.23 	migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
25.24 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of 
25.25 	the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the 
25.26 	pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half 
25.27 	of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition 
25.28 	account;
25.29 	(21) (20) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;
25.30 	(22) (21) to take wolf, $30;
26.1 	(23) (22) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
26.2 	(24) (23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
26.3 	(25) (24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
26.4 	(26) (25) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the 
26.5 	muzzleloader season, no fee.

26.6 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
26.7 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to 
26.8 	nonresidents, are:
26.9 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $90.50;
26.10 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
26.11 	season, $180;
26.12 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $180;
26.13 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
26.14 	season, $180;
26.15 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $225;
26.16 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $91;
26.17 	(7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
26.18 	(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $178;
26.19 	(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
26.20 	(10) (9) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
26.21 	(11) (10) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
26.22 	(12) (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
26.23 	the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $5;
26.24 	(13) (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
26.25 	(14) (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader 
26.26 	season, $5;
26.27 	(15) (14) for persons age 13 or over and under 18 to take bear, $5;
26.28 	(16) (15) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
26.29 	selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the 
27.1 	migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
27.2 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of 
27.3 	the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the 
27.4 	pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half 
27.5 	of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the wildlife 
27.6 	acquisition account;
27.7 	(17) (16) for persons age 16 or 17 to take small game, $5;
27.8 	(18) (17) to take wolf, $250;
27.9 	(19) (18) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
27.10 	(20) (19) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
27.11 	(21) (20) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee;
27.12 	(22) (21) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the 
27.13 	muzzleloader season, no fee; and
27.14 	(23) (22) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee.
27.15 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under paragraph 
27.16 	(a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this 
27.17 	surcharge.

27.18 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 115.03, subdivision 1, is amended 
27.19 	to read:
27.20 		Subdivision 1.Generally. (a) The commissioner is given and charged with the following 
27.21 	powers and duties:
27.22 	(1) to administer and enforce all laws relating to the pollution of any of the waters of 
27.23 	the state;
27.24 	(2) to investigate the extent, character, and effect of the pollution of the waters of this 
27.25 	state and to gather data and information necessary or desirable in the administration or 
27.26 	enforcement of pollution laws, and to make such classification of the waters of the state as 
27.27 	it may deem advisable;
27.28 	(3) to establish and alter such reasonable pollution standards for any waters of the state 
27.29 	in relation to the public use to which they are or may be put as it shall deem necessary for 
27.30 	the purposes of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, chapter 
27.31 	116;
28.1 	(4) to encourage waste treatment, including advanced waste treatment, instead of stream 
28.2 	low-flow augmentation for dilution purposes to control and prevent pollution;
28.3 	(5) to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, or revoke, reopen, enter into, or enforce 
28.4 	reasonable orders, permits, variances, standards, rules, schedules of compliance, and 
28.5 	stipulation agreements, under such conditions as it may prescribe, in order to prevent, control 
28.6 	or abate water pollution, or for the installation or operation of disposal systems or parts 
28.7 	thereof, or for other equipment and facilities:
28.8 	(i) requiring the discontinuance of the discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other 
28.9 	wastes into any waters of the state resulting in pollution in excess of the applicable pollution 
28.10 	standard established under this chapter;
28.11 	(ii) prohibiting or directing the abatement of any discharge of sewage, industrial waste, 
28.12 	or other wastes, into any waters of the state or the deposit thereof or the discharge into any 
28.13 	municipal disposal system where the same is likely to get into any waters of the state in 
28.14 	violation of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, chapter 
28.15 	116, or standards or rules promulgated or permits issued pursuant thereto, and specifying 
28.16 	the schedule of compliance within which such prohibition or abatement must be 
28.17 	accomplished;
28.18 	(iii) prohibiting the storage of any liquid or solid substance or other pollutant in a manner 
28.19 	which does not reasonably assure proper retention against entry into any waters of the state 
28.20 	that would be likely to pollute any waters of the state;
28.21 	(iv) requiring the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation by any person 
28.22 	of any disposal system or any part thereof, or other equipment and facilities, or the 
28.23 	reconstruction, alteration, or enlargement of its existing disposal system or any part thereof, 
28.24 	or the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control or abate any discharge or 
28.25 	deposit of sewage, industrial waste or other wastes by any person;
28.26 	(v) establishing, and from time to time revising, standards of performance for new sources 
28.27 	taking into consideration, among other things, classes, types, sizes, and categories of sources, 
28.28 	processes, pollution control technology, cost of achieving such effluent reduction, and any 
28.29 	nonwater quality environmental impact and energy requirements. Said standards of 
28.30 	performance for new sources shall encompass those standards for the control of the discharge 
28.31 	of pollutants which reflect the greatest degree of effluent reduction which the agency 
28.32 	determines to be achievable through application of the best available demonstrated control 
28.33 	technology, processes, operating methods, or other alternatives, including, where practicable, 
28.34 	a standard permitting no discharge of pollutants. New sources shall encompass buildings, 
29.1 	structures, facilities, or installations from which there is or may be the discharge of pollutants, 
29.2 	the construction of which is commenced after the publication by the agency of proposed 
29.3 	rules prescribing a standard of performance which will be applicable to such source. 
29.4 	Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of this state, any point source the construction 
29.5 	of which is commenced after May 20, 1973, and which is so constructed as to meet all 
29.6 	applicable standards of performance for new sources shall, consistent with and subject to 
29.7 	the provisions of section 306(d) of the Amendments of 1972 to the Federal Water Pollution 
29.8 	Control Act, not be subject to any more stringent standard of performance for new sources 
29.9 	during a ten-year period beginning on the date of completion of such construction or during 
29.10 	the period of depreciation or amortization of such facility for the purposes of section 167 
29.11 	or 169, or both, of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, whichever period ends first. 
29.12 	Construction shall encompass any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or 
29.13 	equipment, including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or equipment, at 
29.14 	the premises where such equipment will be used, including preparation work at such 
29.15 	premises;
29.16 	(vi) establishing and revising pretreatment standards to prevent or abate the discharge 
29.17 	of any pollutant into any publicly owned disposal system, which pollutant interferes with, 
29.18 	passes through, or otherwise is incompatible with such disposal system;
29.19 	(vii) requiring the owner or operator of any disposal system or any point source to 
29.20 	establish and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use, and maintain such 
29.21 	monitoring equipment or methods, including where appropriate biological monitoring 
29.22 	methods, sample such effluents in accordance with such methods, at such locations, at such 
29.23 	intervals, and in such a manner as the agency shall prescribe, and providing such other 
29.24 	information as the agency may reasonably require;
29.25 	(viii) notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and with respect to the pollution 
29.26 	of waters of the state, chapter 116, requiring the achievement of more stringent limitations 
29.27 	than otherwise imposed by effluent limitations in order to meet any applicable water quality 
29.28 	standard by establishing new effluent limitations, based upon section 115.01, subdivision 
29.29 	13, clause (b), including alternative effluent control strategies for any point source or group 
29.30 	of point sources to insure the integrity of water quality classifications, whenever the agency 
29.31 	determines that discharges of pollutants from such point source or sources, with the 
29.32 	application of effluent limitations required to comply with any standard of best available 
29.33 	technology, would interfere with the attainment or maintenance of the water quality 
29.34 	classification in a specific portion of the waters of the state. Prior to establishment of any 
29.35 	such effluent limitation, the agency shall hold a public hearing to determine the relationship 
30.1 	of the economic and social costs of achieving such limitation or limitations, including any 
30.2 	economic or social dislocation in the affected community or communities, to the social and 
30.3 	economic benefits to be obtained and to determine whether or not such effluent limitation 
30.4 	can be implemented with available technology or other alternative control strategies. If a 
30.5 	person affected by such limitation demonstrates at such hearing that, whether or not such 
30.6 	technology or other alternative control strategies are available, there is no reasonable 
30.7 	relationship between the economic and social costs and the benefits to be obtained, such 
30.8 	limitation shall not become effective and shall be adjusted as it applies to such person;
30.9 	(ix) modifying, in its discretion, any requirement or limitation based upon best available 
30.10 	technology with respect to any point source for which a permit application is filed after July 
30.11 	1, 1977, upon a showing by the owner or operator of such point source satisfactory to the 
30.12 	agency that such modified requirements will represent the maximum use of technology 
30.13 	within the economic capability of the owner or operator and will result in reasonable further 
30.14 	progress toward the elimination of the discharge of pollutants; and
30.15 	(x) requiring that applicants for wastewater discharge permits evaluate in their 
30.16 	applications the potential reuses of the discharged wastewater; and
30.17 	(xi) requiring parties who enter into a negotiated agreement to settle an enforcement 
30.18 	matter with the agency to reimburse the agency according to this clause for oversight costs 
30.19 	that are incurred by the agency and associated with implementing the negotiated agreement. 
30.20 	The agency may recover oversight costs exceeding $25,000. Oversight costs may include 
30.21 	but are not limited to any costs associated with inspections, sampling, monitoring, modeling, 
30.22 	risk assessment, permit writing, engineering review, economic analysis and review, and 
30.23 	other record or document review. The agency's legal and litigation costs are not covered by 
30.24 	this clause. The commissioner has discretion as to whether to apply this clause in cases 
30.25 	when the agency is using schedules of compliance to bring a class of regulated parties into 
30.26 	compliance. Reimbursement amounts are appropriated to the commissioner;
30.27 	(6) to require to be submitted and to approve plans and specifications for disposal systems 
30.28 	or point sources, or any part thereof and to inspect the construction thereof for compliance 
30.29 	with the approved plans and specifications thereof;
30.30 	(7) to prescribe and alter rules, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of the agency 
30.31 	and other matters within the scope of the powers granted to and imposed upon it by this 
30.32 	chapter and, with respect to pollution of waters of the state, in chapter 116, provided that 
30.33 	every rule affecting any other department or agency of the state or any person other than a 
30.34 	member or employee of the agency shall be filed with the secretary of state;
31.1 	(8) to conduct such investigations, issue such notices, public and otherwise, and hold 
31.2 	such hearings as are necessary or which it may deem advisable for the discharge of its duties 
31.3 	under this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, under chapter 
31.4 	116, including, but not limited to, the issuance of permits, and to authorize any member, 
31.5 	employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct such investigations or, issue such notices and 
31.6 	hold such hearings;
31.7 	(9) for the purpose of water pollution control planning by the state and pursuant to the 
31.8 	Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, to establish and revise planning areas, 
31.9 	adopt plans and programs and continuing planning processes, including, but not limited to, 
31.10 	basin plans and areawide waste treatment management plans, and to provide for the 
31.11 	implementation of any such plans by means of, including, but not limited to, standards, plan 
31.12 	elements, procedures for revision, intergovernmental cooperation, residual treatment process 
31.13 	waste controls, and needs inventory and ranking for construction of disposal systems;
31.14 	(10) to train water pollution control personnel and charge training fees as are necessary 
31.15 	to cover the agency's costs. All such fees received must be paid into the state treasury and 
31.16 	credited to the Pollution Control Agency training account;
31.17 	(11) to provide chloride reduction training and charge training fees as necessary to cover 
31.18 	the agency's costs not to exceed $350. All training fees received must be paid into the state 
31.19 	treasury and credited to the Pollution Control Agency training account;
31.20 	(12) to impose as additional conditions in permits to publicly owned disposal systems 
31.21 	appropriate measures to insure compliance by industrial and other users with any pretreatment 
31.22 	standard, including, but not limited to, those related to toxic pollutants, and any system of 
31.23 	user charges ratably as is hereby required under state law or said Federal Water Pollution 
31.24 	Control Act, as amended, or any regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder;
31.25 	(13) to set a period not to exceed five years for the duration of any national pollutant 
31.26 	discharge elimination system permit or not to exceed ten years for any permit issued as a 
31.27 	state disposal system permit only;
31.28 	(14) to require each governmental subdivision identified as a permittee for a wastewater 
31.29 	treatment works to evaluate in every odd-numbered year the condition of its existing system 
31.30 	and identify future capital improvements that will be needed to attain or maintain compliance 
31.31 	with a national pollutant discharge elimination system or state disposal system permit; and
31.32 	(15) to train subsurface sewage treatment system personnel, including persons who 
31.33 	design, construct, install, inspect, service, and operate subsurface sewage treatment systems, 
31.34 	and charge fees as necessary to pay the agency's costs. All fees received must be paid into 
32.1 	the state treasury and credited to the agency's training account. Money in the account is 
32.2 	appropriated to the agency to pay expenses related to training.
32.3 	(b) The information required in paragraph (a), clause (14), must be submitted in every 
32.4 	odd-numbered year to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. The 
32.5 	commissioner shall provide technical assistance if requested by the governmental subdivision.
32.6 	(c) The powers and duties given the agency in this subdivision also apply to permits 
32.7 	issued under chapter 114C.

32.8 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.9 		Subdivision 1.Remedies available. The provisions of sections 103F.701 to 103F.755, 
32.10 	this chapter and chapters 114C, 115A, and 116, and sections 325E.10 to 325E.1251 and 
32.11 	325E.32 and all rules, standards, orders, stipulation agreements, schedules of compliance, 
32.12 	and permits adopted or issued by the agency thereunder or under any other law now in force 
32.13 	or hereafter enacted for the prevention, control, or abatement of pollution may be enforced 
32.14 	by any one or any combination of the following: criminal prosecution; action to recover 
32.15 	civil penalties; injunction; action to compel or cease performance; or other appropriate 
32.16 	action, in accordance with the provisions of said chapters and this section.

32.17 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.071, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.18 		Subd. 4.Injunctions. Any violation of the provisions, rules, standards, orders, stipulation 
32.19 	agreements, variances, schedules of compliance, or permits specified in this chapter and 
32.20 	chapters 114C and 116 shall constitute constitutes a public nuisance and may be enjoined 
32.21 	as provided by law in an action, in the name of the state, brought by the attorney general.
32.22 	Injunctive relief under this subdivision may include but is not limited to a requirement that 
32.23 	a facility or person immediately cease operation or activities until such time as the 
32.24 	commissioner has reasonable assurance that renewed operation or activities will not violate 
32.25 	state pollution requirements, cause harm to human health, or result in a serious violation of 
32.26 	an applicable permit.

32.27 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.071, is amended by adding a subdivision 
32.28 	to read:
32.29 		Subd. 8.Stipulation agreements. If a party to a stipulation agreement asserts a good 
32.30 	cause or force majeure claim for an extension of time to comply with a stipulated term, the 
32.31 	commissioner may deny the extension if the assertion is based solely on increased costs.

33.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.071, is amended by adding a subdivision 
33.2 	to read:
33.3 		Subd. 9.Compliance when required permit not obtained. The commissioner may 
33.4 	require a person or facility that fails to obtain a required permit to comply with any terms 
33.5 	of a permit that would have been issued had the person or facility obtained a permit, including 
33.6 	but not limited to reporting, monitoring, controlling pollutant discharge, and creating and 
33.7 	implementing operations and maintenance plans. The person or facility is subject to liability 
33.8 	and penalties, including criminal liability, for failing to operate in compliance with a permit 
33.9 	not obtained beginning at the time a permit should have been obtained.

33.10 	Sec. 17. [115A.1416] BOAT WRAP; PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
33.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this 
33.12 	subdivision have the meanings given.
33.13 	(b) "Boat" has the meaning given to watercraft under section 86B.005, subdivision 18.
33.14 	(c) "Boat wrap" means low-density polyethylene plastic that is used to wrap a boat to 
33.15 	protect it against moisture, scratches, and other potentially harmful elements during storage.
33.16 	(d) "Producer" means a manufacturer of boat wrap.
33.17 		Subd. 2.Product stewardship program. For boat wrap sold in or into this state, a 
33.18 	producer must, individually or through a stewardship organization, implement and finance 
33.19 	a statewide product stewardship program that reduces the volume of boat wrap disposed of 
33.20 	in landfills, promotes boat wrap recycling, and provides for negotiation and execution of 
33.21 	agreements to collect, transport, and process boat wrap for end-of-life recycling and reuse.
33.22 		Subd. 3.Participation required to sell. (a) On and after July 1, 2025, or three months 
33.23 	after program plan approval, whichever is sooner, no producer, wholesaler, or retailer may 
33.24 	sell or offer for sale in or into this state boat wrap unless the boat wrap's producer participates 
33.25 	in an approved stewardship plan, either individually or through a stewardship organization.
33.26 	(b) Each producer must operate a product stewardship program approved by the 
33.27 	commissioner or enter into an agreement with a stewardship organization to operate, on the 
33.28 	producer's behalf, a product stewardship program approved by the commissioner.
33.29 		Subd. 4.Stewardship plan required. (a) On or before March 1, 2025, and before 
33.30 	offering boat wrap for sale in or into this state, a producer must:
33.31 	(1) submit a stewardship plan that complies with subdivision 5 to the commissioner for 
33.32 	approval and receive approval of the plan from the commissioner; or
34.1 	(2) submit documentation to the commissioner that demonstrates that the producer has 
34.2 	entered into an agreement with a stewardship organization to be an active participant in an 
34.3 	approved product stewardship program as described in subdivision 2.
34.4 	(b) It is the responsibility of the entities responsible for each stewardship plan to notify 
34.5 	the commissioner of any proposed changes or modifications to the plan or its implementation. 
34.6 	A written plan revision must be submitted to the commissioner for review and may not be 
34.7 	implemented without written approval from the commissioner.
34.8 		Subd. 5.Plan content. A stewardship plan must contain:
34.9 	(1) certification that the product stewardship program will accept all discarded boat wrap 
34.10 	regardless of which producer produced the boat wrap and its individual components;
34.11 	(2) contact information for the individual and the entity submitting the plan, a list of all 
34.12 	producers participating in the product stewardship program, and the brands covered by the 
34.13 	product stewardship program;
34.14 	(3) a description of the methods by which the boat wrap will be collected in all areas in 
34.15 	the state without relying on end-of-life fees, including:
34.16 	(i) an explanation of how the collection system will be convenient and adequate to serve 
34.17 	the needs of boat owners, marinas, and boat storage businesses in both urban and rural areas 
34.18 	on an ongoing basis; and
34.19 	(ii) a discussion of how existing sites for collecting materials for recycling will be 
34.20 	considered when selecting collection sites;
34.21 	(4) a description of how the adequacy of the collection program will be measured, 
34.22 	monitored, and maintained;
34.23 	(5) the names and locations of collectors, transporters, and recyclers that will manage 
34.24 	discarded boat wrap;
34.25 	(6) a description of how the discarded boat wrap and the boat wrap's components will 
34.26 	be safely and securely transported, tracked, and handled from collection through final 
34.27 	recycling and processing;
34.28 	(7) a description of the method that will be used to reuse, deconstruct, or recycle the 
34.29 	discarded boat wrap to ensure that the boat wrap's components, to the extent feasible, are 
34.30 	transformed or remanufactured into finished products for use or into new materials capable 
34.31 	of being processed into finished products;
35.1 	(8) a description of the promotion and outreach activities that will be undertaken to 
35.2 	encourage participation in the collection and recycling programs and how the activities' 
35.3 	effectiveness will be evaluated and the program modified, if necessary;
35.4 	(9) evidence of adequate insurance and financial assurance that may be required for 
35.5 	collection, handling, and disposal operations;
35.6 	(10) five-year performance goals, including an estimate of the percentage of discarded 
35.7 	boat wrap that will be collected, reused, and recycled during each of the first five years of 
35.8 	the stewardship plan. The stewardship plan must state the methodology used to determine 
35.9 	these goals. The performance goals must include a specific goal for the amount of discarded 
35.10 	boat wrap that will be collected and recycled during each year of the plan. The performance 
35.11 	goals must be based on:
35.12 	(i) the most recent collection data available for the state;
35.13 	(ii) the estimated amount of boat wrap disposed of annually;
35.14 	(iii) the weight of the boat wrap that is expected to be available for collection annually; 
35.15 	and
35.16 	(iv) actual collection data from other existing boat wrap recycling or stewardship 
35.17 	programs; and
35.18 	(11) a discussion of the status of end markets for collected boat wrap and what, if any, 
35.19 	additional end markets are needed to improve the program.
35.20 		Subd. 6.Consultation required. Each stewardship organization or individual producer 
35.21 	submitting a stewardship plan must consult with stakeholders, including boat owners, owners 
35.22 	of marinas and boat storage businesses, contractors, collectors, recyclers, and local 
35.23 	government, during the development of a stewardship plan.
35.24 		Subd. 7.Agency review and approval. Within 90 days after receiving a proposed 
35.25 	stewardship plan, the commissioner must determine whether the plan complies with 
35.26 	subdivision 5. If the commissioner approves a plan, the commissioner must notify the 
35.27 	applicant of the plan approval in writing. If the commissioner rejects a plan, the commissioner 
35.28 	must notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for rejecting the plan. An applicant whose 
35.29 	plan is rejected by the commissioner must submit a revised plan to the commissioner within 
35.30 	60 days after receiving notice of rejection.
35.31 		Subd. 8.Plan availability. The commissioner must make a draft stewardship plan 
35.32 	available on the agency website and at the agency headquarters for public review and 
35.33 	comment at least 30 days before the commissioner's decision regarding plan approval. The 
36.1 	commissioner must make an approved stewardship plan available on the agency website 
36.2 	and at the agency headquarters.
36.3 		Subd. 9.Conduct authorized. A producer or stewardship organization that organizes 
36.4 	collection, transport, and processing of boat wrap under this section is immune from liability 
36.5 	for the conduct under state laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, 
36.6 	and other regulation of trade or commerce only to the extent that the conduct is necessary 
36.7 	to plan and implement the producer's or organization's chosen organized collection or 
36.8 	recycling system.
36.9 		Subd. 10.Producer responsibilities. Producers of boat wrap or the stewardship 
36.10 	organization must provide consumers with educational materials regarding the product 
36.11 	stewardship program. The materials must include but are not limited to information regarding 
36.12 	available end-of-life management options for boat wrap offered through the product 
36.13 	stewardship program.
36.14 		Subd. 11.Recycler responsibilities. (a) No recycler or downstream recycler who receives 
36.15 	boat wrap collected under a stewardship plan approved under this section may use the boat 
36.16 	wrap as a feedstock to produce transportation fuels.
36.17 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "downstream recycler" means a recycler other 
36.18 	than the recycler to whom a collector initially sends boat wrap under a stewardship plan 
36.19 	approved under this subdivision.
36.20 		Subd. 12.Retailer responsibilities. (a) On and after July 1, 2025, or three months after 
36.21 	stewardship plan approval, whichever is sooner, no boat wrap may be sold in or into the 
36.22 	state unless the boat wrap's producer is participating in a stewardship plan approved by the 
36.23 	commissioner under this section.
36.24 	(b) A retailer is responsible for reviewing the list of compliant producers on the agency 
36.25 	website under subdivision 13 to determine whether a producer is compliant with this section.
36.26 	(c) A retailer may elect to participate as a designated collection point as part of a product 
36.27 	stewardship program approved under this section and in accordance with applicable law.
36.28 	(d) A retailer or distributor is not in violation of this subdivision if, on the date the boat 
36.29 	wrap was ordered from a producer or a distributor, the producer was listed as compliant on 
36.30 	the agency website.
36.31 		Subd. 13.Agency responsibilities. The commissioner must maintain on the agency 
36.32 	website a list of all compliant producers and brands participating in stewardship plans that 
37.1 	the commissioner has approved and a list of all producers and brands the commissioner has 
37.2 	identified as noncompliant with this section.
37.3 		Subd. 14.Stewardship reports. Beginning October 1, 2026, producers of boat wrap 
37.4 	sold in or into the state must individually or through a stewardship organization submit an 
37.5 	annual report to the commissioner describing the product stewardship program. At a 
37.6 	minimum, the report must contain:
37.7 	(1) a description of the methods used to collect, transport, and process boat wrap in all 
37.8 	regions of the state;
37.9 	(2) the weight of all boat wrap collected in all regions of the state and a comparison to 
37.10 	the performance goals and recycling rates established in the stewardship plan;
37.11 	(3) the amount of unwanted boat wrap collected in the state by method of disposition, 
37.12 	including reuse, recycling, and other methods of processing;
37.13 	(4) samples of educational materials provided to consumers and an evaluation of the 
37.14 	effectiveness of the materials and the methods used to disseminate the materials; and
37.15 	(5) an independent financial audit of stewardship organization activities.
37.16 		Subd. 15.Data classification. Trade secret information, as defined under section 13.37, 
37.17 	submitted to the commissioner under this section are private or nonpublic data under section 
37.18 	13.37.

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

37.20 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
37.21 		Subd. 9.Orders; investigations. The agency shall have commissioner has the following 
37.22 	powers and duties for the enforcement of enforcing any provision of this chapter and chapter 
37.23 	114C, relating to air contamination or waste:
37.24 	(1) to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, revoke, reopen, enter into or enforce reasonable 
37.25 	orders, schedules of compliance and stipulation agreements;
37.26 	(2) to require the owner or operator of any emission facility, air contaminant treatment 
37.27 	facility, potential air contaminant storage facility, or any system or facility related to the 
37.28 	storage, collection, transportation, processing, or disposal of waste to establish and maintain 
37.29 	records; to make reports; to install, use, and maintain monitoring equipment or methods; 
37.30 	and to make tests, including testing for odor where a nuisance may exist, in accordance with 
37.31 	methods, at locations, at intervals, and in a manner as the agency shall prescribe; and to 
37.32 	provide other information as the agency may reasonably require;
38.1 	(3) to conduct investigations, issue notices, public and otherwise, and order hearings as 
38.2 	it may deem necessary or advisable for the discharge of its duties under this chapter and 
38.3 	chapter 114C, including but not limited to the issuance of permits; and to authorize any 
38.4 	member, employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct the investigations and issue the 
38.5 	notices.; and
38.6 	(4) to require parties who enter into a negotiated agreement to settle an enforcement 
38.7 	matter with the agency to reimburse the agency according to this clause for oversight costs 
38.8 	that are incurred by the agency and associated with implementing the negotiated agreement. 
38.9 	The agency may recover oversight costs exceeding $25,000. Oversight costs may include 
38.10 	but are not limited to any costs associated with inspections, sampling, monitoring, modeling, 
38.11 	risk assessment, permit writing, engineering review, economic analysis and review, and 
38.12 	other record or document review. The agency's legal and litigation costs are not covered by 
38.13 	this clause. The commissioner has discretion as to whether to apply this clause in cases 
38.14 	where the agency is using schedules of compliance to bring a class of regulated parties into 
38.15 	compliance. Reimbursement amounts are appropriated to the commissioner.

38.16 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
38.17 	read:
38.18 		Subd. 9a.Stipulation agreements. If a party to a stipulation agreement asserts a good 
38.19 	cause or force majeure claim for an extension of time to comply with a stipulated term, the 
38.20 	commissioner may deny the extension if the assertion is based solely on increased costs.

38.21 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
38.22 	read:
38.23 		Subd. 9b.Compliance when required permit not obtained. The commissioner may 
38.24 	require a person or facility that fails to obtain a required permit to comply with any terms 
38.25 	of a permit that would have been issued had the person or facility obtained a permit, including 
38.26 	but not limited to reporting, monitoring, controlling pollutant discharge, and creating and 
38.27 	implementing operations and maintenance plans. The person or facility is subject to liability 
38.28 	and penalties, including criminal liability, for failing to operate in compliance with a permit 
38.29 	not obtained beginning at the time a permit should have been obtained.

39.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.11, is amended to read:
39.2 	116.11 EMERGENCY POWERS.
39.3 		Subdivision 1.Imminent and substantial danger. If there is imminent and substantial 
39.4 	danger to the health and welfare of the people of the state, or of any of them, as a result of 
39.5 	the pollution of air, land, or water, the agency commissioner may by emergency order direct 
39.6 	the immediate discontinuance or abatement of the pollution without notice and without a 
39.7 	hearing or at the request of the agency commissioner, the attorney general may bring an 
39.8 	action in the name of the state in the appropriate district court for a temporary restraining 
39.9 	order to immediately abate or prevent the pollution. The agency commissioner's order or 
39.10 	temporary restraining order shall remain is effective until notice, hearing, and determination 
39.11 	pursuant to other provisions of law, or, in the interim, as otherwise ordered. A final order 
39.12 	of the agency commissioner in these cases shall be is appealable in accordance with chapter 
39.13 	14.
39.14 		Subd. 2.Other acts of concern. (a) The commissioner may exercise the authority under 
39.15 	paragraph (b) when the commissioner has evidence of any of the following:
39.16 	(1) falsification of records;
39.17 	(2) a history of noncompliance with schedules of compliance or terms of a stipulation 
39.18 	agreement;
39.19 	(3) chronic or substantial permit violations; or
39.20 	(4) operating with or without a permit where there is evidence of danger to the health 
39.21 	or welfare of the people of the state or evidence of environmental harm.
39.22 	(b) When the commissioner has evidence of behavior specified in paragraph (a), 
39.23 	regardless of the presence of imminent and substantial danger, the commissioner may 
39.24 	investigate and may:
39.25 	(1) suspend or revoke a permit;
39.26 	(2) issue an order to cease operation or activities;
39.27 	(3) require financial assurances;
39.28 	(4) reopen and modify a permit to require additional terms;
39.29 	(5) require additional agency oversight; or
39.30 	(6) pursue other actions deemed necessary to abate pollution and protect human health.

40.1 	Sec. 22. [116.2021] STATE SALT PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOAL.
40.2 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "deicing salt" refers to salt 
40.3 	in its solid form used to melt snow and ice, excluding salt used on roads managed by the 
40.4 	Department of Transportation.
40.5 		Subd. 2.Salt purchase report. By February 1, 2025, and every year thereafter, the 
40.6 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with other state agencies, 
40.7 	must submit a report to the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
40.8 	environment and natural resources policy and finance that details the purchase of deicing 
40.9 	salt by state agencies, excluding the Department of Transportation, and strategies to meet 
40.10 	the salt reduction goal established in subdivision 3.
40.11 		Subd. 3.Reduction goal. It is the goal of the state that no later than January 1, 2030, 
40.12 	state agencies will reduce the purchase of deicing salt by 25 percent from the level first 
40.13 	reported under subdivision 2.

40.14 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.92, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
40.15 	read:
40.16 		Subd. 7b.Ban; mercury-containing general purpose lighting. (a) For purposes of this 
40.17 	subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
40.18 	(1) "compact fluorescent lamp" means a compact low-pressure, mercury-containing, 
40.19 	electric-discharge light source:
40.20 	(i) of any tube diameter or tube length;
40.21 	(ii) of any lamp size or shape for directional and nondirectional installations, including 
40.22 	but not limited to PL, spiral, twin tube, triple twin, 2D, U-bend, and circular;
40.23 	(iii) in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated 
40.24 	by the mercury discharge into visible light;
40.25 	(iv) that has one base or end cap of any type, including but not limited to screw, bayonet, 
40.26 	two pins, and four pins;
40.27 	(v) that is integrally ballasted or non-integrally ballasted; and
40.28 	(vi) that has light emission between a correlated color temperature of 1700K and 24000K 
40.29 	and a Duv of +0.024 and -0.024 in the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) 
40.30 	Uniform Color Space (CAM02-UCS);
41.1 	(2) "linear fluorescent lamp" means a low-pressure, mercury-containing, electric-discharge 
41.2 	light source:
41.3 	(i) of any tube diameter, including but not limited to T5, T8, T10, and T12;
41.4 	(ii) with a tube length from 0.5 to 8.0 feet, inclusive;
41.5 	(iii) of any lamp shape, including but not limited to linear, U-bend, and circular;
41.6 	(iv) in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated 
41.7 	by the mercury discharge into visible light;
41.8 	(v) that has two bases or end caps of any type, including but not limited to single-pin, 
41.9 	two-pin, and recessed double contact; and
41.10 	(vi) that has light emission between a correlated color temperature of 1700K and 24000K 
41.11 	and a Duv of +0.024 and -0.024 in the CIE CAM02-UCS;
41.12 	(3) "mercury vapor lamp" means a high-intensity discharge lamp, including clear, 
41.13 	phosphor-coated, and self-ballasted screw base lamps, in which the major portion of the 
41.14 	light is produced by radiation from mercury typically operating at a partial vapor pressure 
41.15 	in excess of 100,000 pascals;
41.16 	(4) "mercury vapor lamp ballast" means a device that is designed and marketed to start 
41.17 	and operate mercury vapor lamps intended for general illumination by providing the necessary 
41.18 	voltage and current; and
41.19 	(5) "specialty application mercury vapor lamp ballast" means a mercury vapor lamp 
41.20 	ballast:
41.21 	(i) that is designed and marketed for operating mercury vapor lamps used in quality 
41.22 	inspection, industrial processing, or scientific applications, including fluorescent microscopy 
41.23 	and ultraviolet curing; and
41.24 	(ii) the label of which states "For specialty applications only, not for general illumination" 
41.25 	and indicates the specific applications for which the ballast is designed.
41.26 	(b) Effective January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute in the 
41.27 	state as a new manufactured product a screw- or bayonet-base type compact fluorescent 
41.28 	lamp, a mercury vapor lamp, or a mercury vapor lamp ballast, whether sold separately, in 
41.29 	a retrofit kit, or in a luminaire. Effective January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for 
41.30 	sale, or distribute in the state as a new manufactured product a pin-base type compact 
41.31 	fluorescent lamp or a linear fluorescent lamp.
41.32 	(c) This subdivision does not apply to:
42.1 	(1) a lamp designed and marketed exclusively for image capture and projection, including 
42.2 	for:
42.3 	(i) photocopying;
42.4 	(ii) printing, directly or in preprocessing;
42.5 	(iii) lithography;
42.6 	(iv) film and video projection; or
42.7 	(v) holography;
42.8 	(2) a lamp that has a high proportion of ultraviolet light emission and that:
42.9 	(i) has high ultraviolet content and ultraviolet power greater than two milliwatts per 
42.10 	kilolumen;
42.11 	(ii) is for germicidal use, such as for destroying DNA, and emits a peak radiation of 
42.12 	approximately 253.7 nanometers;
42.13 	(iii) is designed and marketed exclusively for disinfection or fly-trapping and from 
42.14 	which:
42.15 	(A) the radiation power emitted between 250 and 315 nanometers represents at least 
42.16 	five percent of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers; or
42.17 	(B) the radiation power emitted between 315 and 400 nanometers represents at least 20 
42.18 	percent of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers;
42.19 	(iv) is designed and marketed exclusively for generating ozone when the primary purpose 
42.20 	is to emit radiation at approximately 185.1 nanometers;
42.21 	(v) is designed and marketed exclusively for coral zooxanthellae symbiosis and from 
42.22 	which the radiation power emitted between 400 and 480 nanometers represents at least 40 
42.23 	percent of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers; or
42.24 	(vi) is designed and marketed exclusively for use in a sunlamp product, as defined in 
42.25 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, section 1040.20(b)(9) (2022);
42.26 	(3) specialty application mercury vapor lamp ballasts; or
42.27 	(4) a compact fluorescent lamp used to replace a lamp in a motor vehicle if the motor 
42.28 	vehicle was manufactured on or before January 1, 2020.
42.29 	(d) Nothing in this section limits the ability of a utility to offer energy-efficient lighting, 
42.30 	rebates, or lamp-recycling services or to claim energy savings resulting from such programs 
43.1 	through the utility's energy conservation and optimization plans approved by the 
43.2 	commissioner of commerce under section 216B.241 or an energy conservation and 
43.3 	optimization plan filed by a consumer-owned utility under section 216B.2403.

43.4 	Sec. 24. [282.0197] SALE OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN BOUNDARY OF INDIAN 
43.5 	RESERVATIONS.
43.6 	Except as provided in section 282.012, if a parcel of land subject to sale under sections 
43.7 	282.01 to 282.13 includes land within the boundary of an Indian reservation, the county 
43.8 	auditor must first offer the land to the affected band of Indians for sale at the appraised 
43.9 	value. The cost of any survey or appraisal must be added to and made a part of the appraised 
43.10 	value. To determine whether the band wants to buy the land, the county auditor must give 
43.11 	written notice to the band. If the band wants to buy the land, the band must submit a written 
43.12 	offer to the county auditor within two weeks after receiving the notice. If the offer is for at 
43.13 	least the appraised value, the county auditor must accept the offer.

43.14 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 325E.3892, subdivision 2, is 
43.15 	amended to read:
43.16 		Subd. 2.Prohibition. (a) A person must not import, manufacture, sell, hold for sale, or 
43.17 	distribute or offer for use in this state any covered product containing:
43.18 	(1) lead at more than 0.009 percent by total weight (90 parts per million); or
43.19 	(2) cadmium at more than 0.0075 percent by total weight (75 parts per million).
43.20 	(b) This section does not apply to covered products containing lead or cadmium, or both, 
43.21 	when regulation is preempted by federal law.
43.22 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person may import, manufacture, sell, hold for sale, 
43.23 	or distribute a key fob that contains lead if the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
43.24 	determines that the use of lead in key fobs is a currently unavoidable use. For purposes of 
43.25 	this paragraph, a "key fob" is a physical device that is capable of electronically transmitting 
43.26 	a key code to a vehicle starting system without physical connection, other than its presence 
43.27 	in the vehicle, between the device and the vehicle.

44.1 	Sec. 26. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 3, section 35, is amended to read:
44.2 	Sec. 35. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REPORT.
 44.3 	(a) By July 15, 2025 January 15, 2026, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
44.4 	must conduct a study and prepare a report that includes a pathway to implement resource 
44.5 	management policies, programs, and infrastructure. The commissioner must submit the 
44.6 	report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives 
44.7 	committees with jurisdiction over environmental policy and finance and energy policy. The 
44.8 	report must include:
44.9 	(1) an overview of how municipal solid waste is currently managed, including how much 
44.10 	material is generated in the state and is reused, recycled, composted, digested, or disposed 
44.11 	of;
44.12 	(2) a summary of infrastructure, programs, policies, and resources needed to reduce the 
44.13 	amount of materials disposed of in landfills or incinerators statewide by more than 90 percent 
44.14 	over a 2021 baseline by 2045 or sooner. The summary must include analysis and 
44.15 	recommendations of scenarios above Waste-to-Energy on the state's Waste Hierarchy that 
44.16 	maximizes the environmental benefits when meeting the 90 percent reduction target;
44.17 	(3) an analysis of:
44.18 	(i) waste prevention program impacts and opportunities;
44.19 	(ii) how much additional capacity is needed after prevention for reuse, recycling, 
44.20 	composting, and anaerobic digestion systems to achieve that goal; and
44.21 	(iii) what steps can be taken to implement that additional capacity, including working 
44.22 	collaboratively with local governments, industry, and community-based organizations to 
44.23 	invest in such facilities and to work together to seek additional state and federal funding 
44.24 	assistance;
44.25 	(4) strategic programmatic, regulatory, and policy initiatives that will be required to 
44.26 	produce source reduction, rethink and redesign products and packaging to more efficiently 
44.27 	use resources, and maximize diversion from disposal of materials in a way that prevents 
44.28 	pollution and does not discharge to land, water, or air or threaten the environment or human 
44.29 	health;
44.30 	(5) recommendations for reducing the environmental and human health impacts of waste 
44.31 	management, especially across environmental justice areas as defined under Minnesota 
44.32 	Statutes, section 115A.03, and ensuring that the benefits of these resource management 
45.1 	investments, including the creation of well-paying green jobs, flow to disadvantaged 
45.2 	communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution and that 
45.3 	land, water, air, and climate impacts are considered; and
45.4 	(6) a review of feasibility, assumptions, costs, and milestones necessary to meet study 
45.5 	goals.
45.6 	(b) The commissioner must obtain input from counties and cities inside and outside the 
45.7 	seven-county metropolitan area; reuse, recycling, and composting facilities; anaerobic 
45.8 	digestion facilities; waste haulers; environmental organizations; community-based 
45.9 	organizations; Tribal representatives; and diverse communities located in environmental 
45.10 	justice areas that contain a waste facility. The commissioner must provide for an open public 
45.11 	comment period of at least 60 days on the draft report. Written public comments and 
45.12 	commissioner responses to all those comments must be included in the final report.

45.13 	Sec. 27. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 8, section 6, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
45.14 		Subd. 9.Report to legislature. No later than March February 15, 2025 2026, the 
45.15 	commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
45.16 	legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over environment policy and finance on 
45.17 	the results of the grant program, including:
45.18 	(1) any changes in the agency's air-monitoring network that will occur as a result of data 
45.19 	developed under the program;
45.20 	(2) any actions the agency has taken or proposes to take to reduce levels of pollution 
45.21 	that impact the areas that received grants under the program; and
45.22 	(3) any recommendations for legislation, including whether the program should be 
45.23 	extended or expanded.

45.24 	Sec. 28. KEEP IT CLEAN GRANTS.
 45.25 	The commissioner of natural resources must develop a grant program to provide money 
45.26 	to local units of government and nongovernmental organizations to implement local programs 
45.27 	to prevent water pollution due to garbage and human waste left on the ice of state waters 
45.28 	during winter-use activities. Activities eligible for grants under this section include but are 
45.29 	not limited to:
45.30 	(1) installing and maintaining public, sanitary, winterized dumping stations at accessible, 
45.31 	designated locations near lake access points and major travel corridors;
46.1 	(2) providing dedicated seasonal services, facilities, and containers to transport and 
46.2 	dispose of human and pet biowaste at preapproved locations;
46.3 	(3) increasing enforcement of related state and local ordinances by providing the resources 
46.4 	needed to increase state and local law enforcement patrols during the winter months and 
46.5 	establishing volunteer county programs for winter lake patrol;
46.6 	(4) education and outreach efforts promoting local and regional Keep It Clean activities;
46.7 	(5) organizing spring cleanup efforts, excluding cleanup efforts after significant events, 
46.8 	including but not limited to festivals, ice fishing contests, and ice races; and
46.9 	(6) local advertising and marketing efforts to educate and promote Keep It Clean 
46.10 	messaging and provide information about laws and regulations regarding Keep It Clean.

46.11 	Sec. 29. STRATEGIC LAND ASSET MANAGEMENT REPORT.
 46.12 	By February 1, 2025, the commissioner of natural resources must submit a report to the 
46.13 	chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees 
46.14 	and divisions with jurisdiction over environment on how the Department of Natural 
46.15 	Resource's Strategic Land Asset Management (SLAM) program approaches potential 
46.16 	transfers of land to Tribal Nations. The report must explain how the department works 
46.17 	collaboratively with Tribal Nations and others to consider potential transfers of land and 
46.18 	shared land management opportunities. It must also include a list of those opportunities 
46.19 	identified by the department.

46.20 	Sec. 30. CRITICAL MATERIALS RECOVERY ADVISORY TASK FORCE.
 46.21 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "critical materials" means 
46.22 	materials on the final 2023 Critical Materials List published by the United States Secretary 
46.23 	of Energy in the Federal Register on August 4, 2023, as amended, as required under section 
46.24 	7002 of the Energy Act of 2020.
46.25 		Subd. 2.Composition of task force. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
46.26 	must, no later than October 1, 2024, establish and appoint a Critical Materials Recovery 
46.27 	Advisory Task Force consisting of 16 members appointed as follows:
46.28 	(1) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner's designee;
46.29 	(2) the commissioner of employment and economic development or the commissioner's 
46.30 	designee;
46.31 	(3) an expert in the field of industrial metallurgy;
47.1 	(4) one representative from the Solid Waste Administrators Association;
47.2 	(5) one representative from a company that disassembles electronic waste;
47.3 	(6) one representative from an energy advocacy organization;
47.4 	(7) one representative from an organization that is primarily involved in environmental 
47.5 	justice issues;
47.6 	(8) one representative from an industrial labor union;
47.7 	(9) one representative from a labor union affiliated with the Building and Construction 
47.8 	Trades Council;
47.9 	(10) one representative from a manufacturer that uses critical materials as inputs;
47.10 	(11) one representative of a Minnesota Tribal government, as defined in Minnesota 
47.11 	Statutes, section 10.65, subdivision 2;
47.12 	(12) one representative from the Minnesota Resource Recovery Association;
47.13 	(13) one representative from an electronics manufacturer that operates an e-waste 
47.14 	recycling program and is also an electronics retailer;
47.15 	(14) one representative from the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth;
47.16 	(15) one representative of a utility providing retail electric service to customers in 
47.17 	Minnesota; and
47.18 	(16) one representative from a recovery infrastructure operator, who is a nonvoting 
47.19 	member of the task force.
47.20 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The task force must advise the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
47.21 	Agency with respect to policy and program options designed to increase the recovery of 
47.22 	critical materials from end-of-life products by:
47.23 	(1) developing a strategic road map for achieving domestic recovery of critical materials;
47.24 	(2) investigating emerging technologies employed to recover critical materials from 
47.25 	electronic waste, components of renewable energy generating systems, and other end-of-life 
47.26 	products;
47.27 	(3) evaluating the economic, environmental, and social costs, benefits, and impacts 
47.28 	associated with various methods of recovering critical materials from end-of-life products;
47.29 	(4) identifying options to prevent products containing critical materials from being 
47.30 	disposed of in a landfill or waste combustor;
48.1 	(5) consulting with stakeholders regarding recycling and end-of-life management options 
48.2 	for products containing critical materials that enhance the possibility of recovery; and
48.3 	(6) identifying infrastructure needed to develop an integrated system to collect, transport, 
48.4 	and recycle products for critical materials recovery.
48.5 	(b) The task force must convene at least one public meeting to gather comments on 
48.6 	issues regarding critical materials recovery.
48.7 		Subd. 4.Task force; administration. (a) The task force must elect a chair by majority 
48.8 	vote at its initial meeting. The task force must meet quarterly. Additional meetings may be 
48.9 	held at the call of the chair. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee and the 
48.10 	member appointed as an expert in industrial metallurgy shall co-facilitate task force meetings.
48.11 	(b) The Pollution Control Agency must serve as staff to the task force.
48.12 		Subd. 5.Report. No later than December 30, 2025, the task force must submit a written 
48.13 	report containing its findings and recommendations for administrative and legislative action 
48.14 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the chairs and ranking minority 
48.15 	members of the senate and house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction 
48.16 	over solid waste. The task force expires on December 30, 2025, or upon submission of the 
48.17 	report required by this subdivision, whichever occurs first.

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

48.19 	Sec. 31. POSTCLOSURE CARE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; 
48.20 	RULEMAKING.
 48.21 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must amend rules related to solid 
48.22 	waste disposal facilities to require the commissioner's approval to terminate the postclosure 
48.23 	care period.
48.24 	(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
48.25 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
48.26 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
48.27 	14.388.

48.28 	Sec. 32. RULEMAKING; CAPITAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
 48.29 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must, using the expedited rulemaking 
48.30 	process in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, amend the rules related to the capital assistance 
48.31 	program in Minnesota Rules, parts 9210.0100 to 9210.0180, to conform with and implement 
49.1 	the changes made in Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.03 and 115A.49 to 115A.54 by 
49.2 	Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 3, sections 6 and 9 to 13.

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

49.4 	Sec. 33. REPORT ON RECREATIONAL USE OF PERMANENT SCHOOL LANDS.
 49.5 		Subdivision 1.Office of School Trust Lands. The school trust lands director shall 
49.6 	conduct a study of the recreational use of school trust lands in the state. The study shall be 
49.7 	used to determine the amount of money to be allocated to the permanent school fund for 
49.8 	fees paid to the state for outdoor recreation purposes. The Department of Natural Resources 
49.9 	must assist the office by providing existing outdoor recreation use data. The office may 
49.10 	contract for additional survey data to complete the study. The study shall include the 
49.11 	following:
49.12 	(1) the estimated annual number of daily visits by individuals with a Minnesota hunting 
49.13 	license accessing school trust lands, and as a percentage of annual days hunted by all 
49.14 	individuals with a Minnesota hunting license;
49.15 	(2) the estimated annual number of daily visits by individuals with a Minnesota fishing 
49.16 	license using a public water access site that contains school trust lands, and as a percentage 
49.17 	of annual days fishing by all individuals with a Minnesota fishing license;
49.18 	(3) the estimated annual visits by Minnesota licensed watercrafts to state-owned public 
49.19 	water access sites that contain school trust lands, and as a percentage of all visits by 
49.20 	Minnesota licensed watercrafts using public water access sites;
49.21 	(4) the total number of miles of state-maintained snowmobile trails and all-terrain vehicle 
49.22 	trails that are on school trust lands, and as a percentage of total miles of state-operated trails 
49.23 	for each purpose;
49.24 	(5) the total amount of acres of school trust lands located within state parks and recreation 
49.25 	areas, and as a percentage of all acres of land in state parks and recreation areas;
49.26 	(6) any other uses of school trust lands for outdoor recreation that include individuals 
49.27 	purchasing a permit or paying a fee for access to the school trust lands, and the percentage 
49.28 	of the total permits or fees for that purpose;
49.29 	(7) the estimated cost of posting signage near entrances to school trust lands declaring 
49.30 	that certain portions of the public land that are being used for outdoor recreation is school 
49.31 	trust land; and
50.1 	(8) the estimated cost of updating recreational use maps and other electronic and printed 
50.2 	documents to distinctly label school trust lands that are contained within or are part of state 
50.3 	recreational areas, parks, and trails.
50.4 		Subd. 2.Report to the legislature. By January 15, 2025, the school trust lands director 
50.5 	shall report the findings in subdivision 1 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
50.6 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources.

50.7 	Sec. 34. GAS PRODUCTION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
 50.8 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources must appoint a Gas Production Technical 
50.9 	Advisory Committee to develop recommendations according to paragraph (c). The 
50.10 	commissioner may appoint representatives from the following entities to the technical 
50.11 	advisory committee:
50.12 	(1) the Pollution Control Agency;
50.13 	(2) the Environmental Quality Board;
50.14 	(3) the Department of Health;
50.15 	(4) the Department of Revenue;
50.16 	(5) the University of Minnesota; and
50.17 	(6) federal agencies.
50.18 	(b) A majority of the committee members must be from state agencies, and all members 
50.19 	must have expertise in at least one of the following areas: environmental review; air quality; 
50.20 	water quality; taxation; mine permitting; mineral, gas, or oil exploration and development; 
50.21 	well construction; or other areas related to gas or oil production.
50.22 	(c) The technical advisory committee must make recommendations to the commissioner 
50.23 	relating to the production of gas and oil in the state to guide the creation of a temporary 
50.24 	regulatory framework that will govern permitting before the rules authorized in Minnesota 
50.25 	Statutes, section 93.514, are adopted. The temporary framework must include 
50.26 	recommendations on statutory and policy changes that govern permitting requirements and 
50.27 	processes, financial assurance, taxation, boring monitoring and inspection protocols, 
50.28 	environmental review, and other topics that provide for gas and oil production to be 
50.29 	conducted in a manner that will reduce environmental impacts to the extent practicable, 
50.30 	mitigate unavoidable impacts, and ensure that the production area is left in a condition that 
50.31 	protects natural resources and minimizes the need for maintenance. The temporary framework 
51.1 	must consider input from stakeholders and Tribes. Recommendations must include draft 
51.2 	legislative language.
51.3 	(d) By January 15, 2025, the commissioner must submit to the chairs and ranking minority 
51.4 	members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
51.5 	recommendations for statutory and policy changes to facilitate gas and oil exploration and 
51.6 	production in this state and to support the issuance of temporary permits in a manner that 
51.7 	benefits the people of Minnesota while adequately protecting the state's natural resources.
51.8 	(e) For purposes of this section, "gas" includes both hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon 
51.9 	gases. For purposes of this section, "production" includes extraction and beneficiation from 
51.10 	consolidated or unconsolidated formations in the state.

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

51.12 	Sec. 35. REPORT ON GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION.
 51.13 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources must prepare a report on geologic carbon 
51.14 	sequestration within the state to guide future decision-making and legislation that will assist 
51.15 	in achieving goals for carbon neutrality by 2050 as established in Minnesota's Climate 
51.16 	Action Framework. The report must identify geologic carbon sequestration opportunities 
51.17 	and include recommendations on statutory and policy changes that govern any geologic 
51.18 	carbon sequestration activity while benefiting the people of Minnesota and adequately 
51.19 	protecting the state's natural resources.
51.20 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources must appoint a Geologic Carbon Sequestration 
51.21 	Technical Advisory Committee to advise on the preparation of the report required by 
51.22 	paragraph (a). The commissioner may appoint representatives from the following entities 
51.23 	to the technical advisory committee:
51.24 	(1) the Pollution Control Agency;
51.25 	(2) the Environmental Quality Board;
51.26 	(3) the Department of Health;
51.27 	(4) the Department of Revenue;
51.28 	(5) the University of Minnesota; and
51.29 	(6) federal agencies.
51.30 	(c) A majority of the committee members must be from state agencies, and all members 
51.31 	must have expertise in at least one of the following areas: geology, hydrogeology, mineralogy, 
52.1 	air emissions, well and boring construction and monitoring, direct air capture technology, 
52.2 	mineral carbonization, Underground Injection Control class VI permitting and primacy 
52.3 	programming, environmental review, property law, or taxation. The committee must hold 
52.4 	a meeting to gather and consider input from industry, environmental groups, other 
52.5 	stakeholders, and Tribes.
52.6 	(d) By January 15, 2025, the commissioner must submit the report to the chairs and 
52.7 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
52.8 	environment. The report must include recommendations for draft legislative language.

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

52.10 	Sec. 36. MANURE MANAGEMENT GRANTS.
 52.11 	(a) Money appropriated in this act to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for manure 
52.12 	management grants may be used to enhance groundwater protection and reduce greenhouse 
52.13 	gases associated with agriculture. Priority must be given to areas with high groundwater 
52.14 	nitrate levels or geology conducive to groundwater pollution, such as those shown on the 
52.15 	Department of Agriculture's vulnerable groundwater area map.
52.16 	(b) Funded activities may include projects that limit agricultural use of vulnerable land, 
52.17 	such as establishing karst feature buffers or conservation easements, and cost-share assistance 
52.18 	for constructing manure management and storage facilities. All funded projects must be 
52.19 	designed to result in improved water quality or reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Feedlot 
52.20 	grant recipients must agree to prepare and complete a nutrient management plan and must 
52.21 	operate at fewer than 1,000 animal units. Grants for expanded liquid manure storage capacity 
52.22 	must not exceed 12 months of storage based on current animal numbers. Anaerobic digesters 
52.23 	are not eligible for grants under this section.
52.24 	(c) Grants must prioritize applicants that will manage nutrient application using the 
52.25 	Pollution Control Agency's latest published manure management tool and that will comply 
52.26 	with the land application requirements and vulnerable field restrictions applicable to permitted 
52.27 	feedlots in Minnesota.
52.28 	(d) The board may use this appropriation to match federal money. The board must ensure 
52.29 	that grant agreements include terms necessary to document implementation of approved 
52.30 	plans and activities.

53.1 	Sec. 37. RESEARCHING CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE COSTS 
53.2 	FOR MINNESOTA.
 53.3 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must research and report the 
53.4 	projected costs in Minnesota of climate change adaptation and resilience measures needed 
53.5 	to mitigate the projected impacts for at least two different future scenarios using either the 
53.6 	Shared Socioeconomic Pathways or Representative Concentration Pathways as described 
53.7 	by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report must identify what research, 
53.8 	data, modeling, stakeholder engagement, and other resources are needed in order to:
53.9 	(1) estimate costs for mid-century, late-century, and end-of-century, using 2024 dollars 
53.10 	as a baseline;
53.11 	(2) estimate costs related to hazards, including but not limited to precipitation and heat 
53.12 	and the impacts of precipitation and heat on soil and lakes;
53.13 	(3) provide an analysis of the projected costs and impacts of additional hazards like 
53.14 	flooding, drought, wildfires, high-wind events, extreme cold, and vector-borne illnesses;
53.15 	(4) provide analyses of how these hazards and impacts are experienced differently by 
53.16 	Minnesotans based on demographics, including race, gender, ability, and age, as well as 
53.17 	economic status and geography; and
53.18 	(5) identify methods for understanding and making decisions about the trade-offs between 
53.19 	the financial and social costs to mitigate climate risks and the level of risk reduction achieved.
53.20 	(b) The report must identify what research, data, modeling, stakeholder engagement, 
53.21 	and other resources are needed in order to estimate the costs of impacts on:
53.22 	(1) Minnesota's natural environment, including but not limited to impacts on:
53.23 	(i) working lands and natural lands;
53.24 	(ii) water, including but not limited to surface waters, rivers, drinking water, and Lake 
53.25 	Superior;
53.26 	(iii) air, including but not limited to surface temperature and air quality; and
53.27 	(iv) the biodiversity of Minnesota's biomes;
53.28 	(2) Minnesota's built environment, including but not limited to impacts on:
53.29 	(i) residential, commercial, and public buildings; and
54.1 	(ii) critical infrastructure, including but not limited to the infrastructure that manages 
54.2 	stormwater, wastewater, drinking water, transportation, electricity, gas, and communications 
54.3 	technologies; and
54.4 	(3) Minnesota's social environment, including but not limited to impacts on:
54.5 	(i) human settlement and migration;
54.6 	(ii) statewide and regional economies, including but not limited to impacts on industries 
54.7 	like tourism, agriculture, and forest products; and
54.8 	(iii) public health, including but not limited to impacts related to emergency response, 
54.9 	asthma, heat exposure, and vector-borne illnesses.
54.10 	(c) The report should recommend best practices for integrating costs estimates with 
54.11 	University of Minnesota's Minnesota CliMAT (Climate Mapping and Analysis Tool) or 
54.12 	any related preceding or successor modeling tools.
54.13 	(d) To prepare the report, the commissioner must engage subject-area experts and other 
54.14 	stakeholders, as needed, to contribute to the report.
54.15 	(e) By February 1, 2025, the commissioner shall submit a written report to the chairs 
54.16 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over 
54.17 	energy, environment, health, transportation, and capital investment summarizing the findings 
54.18 	of the research.

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

54.20 	Sec. 38. CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN LAND IN MILLE LACS COUNTY.
 54.21 	(a) Funds appropriated in this act to the commissioner of natural resources to condemn 
54.22 	land in Mille Lacs County must be used to initiate condemnation proceedings of the lands 
54.23 	described in paragraph (d). The commissioner may use this appropriation for project costs, 
54.24 	including but not limited to valuation expenses, legal fees, closing costs, transactional staff 
54.25 	costs, and the condemnation award. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until 
54.26 	spent.
54.27 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09 to 94.16, or any other 
54.28 	provision of law to the contrary, once the lands are condemned under paragraph (a), the 
54.29 	commissioner of natural resources may convey the surplus land bordering public waters 
54.30 	that is described in paragraph (d) to a federally recognized Indian Tribe for no consideration.
54.31 	(c) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
54.32 	errors and ensure accuracy.
55.1 	(d) The land that may be conveyed is located in Mille Lacs County and is described as: 
55.2 	Government Lot 2, Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 26 West, including all riparian 
55.3 	rights.
55.4 	(e) The land borders Mille Lacs Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
55.5 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
55.6 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
55.7 	the land was returned to Tribal ownership.

55.8 	Sec. 39. NONLETHAL BEAVER MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.
 55.9 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources must establish a 
55.10 	program to:
55.11 	(1) provide state matching grants to assist individuals and communities with nonlethal 
55.12 	beaver management and beaver damage deterrence; and
55.13 	(2) provide recommendations for nonlethal strategies that can be implemented instead 
55.14 	of lethal management.
55.15 		Subd. 2.Eligible applicants. The commissioner may award grants under this section 
55.16 	to:
55.17 	(1) local units of government, including cities, counties, regional authorities, joint powers 
55.18 	boards, towns, townships, Tribal governments, and parks and recreation boards in cities of 
55.19 	the first class, that are responding to property damage caused by beaver activity; and
55.20 	(2) Minnesota residents that own or lease land where beavers are present and are causing 
55.21 	property damage.
55.22 		Subd. 3.Eligible expenditures. Applicants located in the seven-county metropolitan 
55.23 	area are eligible for matching grants of up to 50 percent of costs incurred to deter beaver 
55.24 	damage. Eligible expenditures include:
55.25 	(1) nonlethally trapping and relocating beavers that are causing property damage;
55.26 	(2) fencing and other hardware for tree and plant protection;
55.27 	(3) planting native vegetation that is beaver-resistant; and
55.28 	(4) creating buffer strips of native vegetation that deter beaver damage to other properties.
55.29 		Subd. 4.Report. The commissioner must report to the legislature by February 1, 2025, 
55.30 	on the uses and effectiveness of the nonlethal beaver management grant program and make 
56.1 	recommendations for further changes to the program, including possible future funding 
56.2 	amounts and sources of funding.

56.3 	Sec. 40. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING STUDY.
 56.4 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall contract with an independent 
56.5 	third party to conduct a study that examines the barriers to electronics recycling and 
56.6 	recommends ways those barriers may be overcome. The study must, at a minimum, address:
56.7 	(1) the status of end markets for materials recovered from electronics recycling;
56.8 	(2) information regarding the toxicity of materials recovered from electronics recycling;
56.9 	(3) ways to promote worker safety in facilities that recycle electronics;
56.10 	(4) opportunities and methods to recover precious metals from electronic recycling 
56.11 	processes;
56.12 	(5) measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from electronic recycling facilities; 
56.13 	and
56.14 	(6) how changes in product design that increase the recyclability of electronics products 
56.15 	can be encouraged.
56.16 	(b) No later than March 1, 2026, the commissioner shall submit a written report containing 
56.17 	the findings and recommendations of the study to the chairs and ranking minority members 
56.18 	of the senate and house of representatives committees with primary responsibility over 
56.19 	recycling.

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

56.21 	Sec. 41. REPEALER.
 56.22 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.802, is repealed.

56.23 	ARTICLE 3
56.24 	ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING

56.25 	Section 1. [84.0265] ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING; 
56.26 	COORDINATED PROJECT PLANS.
56.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. In this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
56.28 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources;
57.1 	(2) "coordinated project plan" or "plan" means a plan to ensure that any required 
57.2 	environmental review and associated required state agency actions are completed efficiently 
57.3 	by coordinating and establishing deadlines for all necessary state agency actions;
57.4 	(3) "eligible project" means a project that requires the commissioner to prepare an 
57.5 	environmental assessment worksheet or an environmental impact statement under chapter 
57.6 	116D and associated permits, unless the project is sponsored by the Department of Natural 
57.7 	Resources; and
57.8 	(4) "state agency" means the department or any other office, board, commission, authority, 
57.9 	department, or other agency of the executive branch of state government.
57.10 		Subd. 2.State policy. It is the goal of the state to maximize the coordination, 
57.11 	effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of environmental review, associated 
57.12 	environmental permitting, and other regulatory actions for facilities in Minnesota.
57.13 		Subd. 3.Early communication; identifying issues. To the extent practicable, the 
57.14 	commissioner must establish and provide an expeditious process for a person that requests 
57.15 	to confer with the department and other state agencies about an eligible project. The 
57.16 	department must provide information about any identified challenging issues regarding the 
57.17 	potential environmental impacts related to an eligible project, including any issues that 
57.18 	could substantially delay a state agency from completing agency decisions; and issues that 
57.19 	must be addressed before an environmental assessment worksheet, environmental impact 
57.20 	statement, final scoping decision, permit action, or other required action by a state agency 
57.21 	can be started.
57.22 		Subd. 4.Plan preparation; participating agencies. (a) A person who submits an 
57.23 	application for an eligible project to the commissioner may request that the commissioner 
57.24 	prepare a coordinated project plan to complete any required environmental review and 
57.25 	associated agency actions for the eligible project.
57.26 	(b) Within 60 days of receiving a request under paragraph (a), the commissioner must 
57.27 	prepare a coordinated project plan in consultation with the requestor and other state agencies 
57.28 	identified under paragraph (c). If an eligible project requires or otherwise includes the 
57.29 	preparation of an environmental impact statement, the commissioner is required to prepare 
57.30 	a coordinated project plan that first covers the period through a final scoping decision. 
57.31 	Within 60 days of completion of the final scoping decision, the commissioner must update 
57.32 	the coordinated project plan to include the remainder of the environmental review process 
57.33 	as well as applicable state permits and other state regulatory decisions. The coordinated 
57.34 	project plan is subject to modification in accordance with subdivision 7.
58.1 	(c) Any state agency that must make permitting or other regulatory decisions over the 
58.2 	eligible project must participate in developing a coordinated project plan.
58.3 	(d) If an eligible project requires environmental review and the Department of Natural 
58.4 	Resources is the responsible governmental unit, then the Department of Natural Resources 
58.5 	is the lead agency responsible for preparation of a coordinated project plan under this section. 
58.6 	If an eligible project requires environmental review and the Pollution Control Agency is 
58.7 	the responsible governmental unit, then the Pollution Control Agency is the lead agency 
58.8 	responsible for preparation of a coordinated project under section 116.035.
58.9 		Subd. 5.Plan contents; synchronization; updates. (a) A coordinated project plan must 
58.10 	include:
58.11 	(1) a list of all state agencies known to have environmental review, permitting, or other 
58.12 	regulatory authority over the eligible project and an explanation of each agency's specific 
58.13 	role and responsibilities for actions under the coordinated project plan;
58.14 	(2) a schedule for any formal public meetings; and
58.15 	(3) a comprehensive schedule of deadlines by which all environmental reviews, permits, 
58.16 	and other state agency actions must be completed. The deadlines established under this 
58.17 	clause must include intermediate and final completion deadlines for actions by each state 
58.18 	agency and must be consistent with subdivision 6, subject to modification in accordance 
58.19 	with subdivision 7.
58.20 	(b) The commissioner must update a coordinated project plan quarterly.
58.21 		Subd. 6.Required deadlines. (a) Deadlines established in a coordinated project plan 
58.22 	must comply with this subdivision, unless an alternative time period is agreed upon by the 
58.23 	commissioner and proposer.
58.24 	(b) When an environmental assessment worksheet is prepared for an eligible project for 
58.25 	which an environmental impact statement is not mandatory under Minnesota Rules, chapter 
58.26 	4410, the decision on the need for an environmental impact statement must be made as 
58.27 	expeditiously as possible but no later than 18 months after the environmental assessment 
58.28 	worksheet is deemed complete by the commissioner.
58.29 	(c) When an environmental impact statement is prepared for an eligible project, the 
58.30 	decision on the adequacy of the final environmental impact statement must be made as 
58.31 	expeditiously as possible but no later than four years after the data submitted for the 
58.32 	environmental assessment worksheet is deemed complete.
59.1 	(d) If the commissioner includes plan deadlines that are inconsistent with paragraphs 
59.2 	(b) and (c), then within 30 days of finalizing the plan, the commissioner must report to the 
59.3 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
59.4 	jurisdiction over natural resources policy to explain how deadlines were established and 
59.5 	why the deadlines under paragraphs (b) and (c) are not attainable.
59.6 		Subd. 7.Deadline compliance; modification. (a) A state agency that participates in the 
59.7 	commissioner's development coordinated project plan must comply with deadlines established 
59.8 	in the plan. If a participating state agency fails to meet a deadline established in the 
59.9 	coordinated project plan or anticipates failing to meet a deadline, the state agency must 
59.10 	immediately notify the commissioner to explain the reason for the failure or anticipated 
59.11 	failure and to propose a date for a modified deadline.
59.12 	(b) The commissioner may modify a deadline established in the coordinated project plan 
59.13 	if the project proposer fails to meet a deadline established in the coordinated project plan 
59.14 	or provides inadequate information to meet that deadline, or if:
59.15 	(1) the commissioner provides the person that requested the plan with a written 
59.16 	justification for the modification; and
59.17 	(2) the commissioner and the state agency, after consultation with the person that 
59.18 	requested the plan, mutually agree on a different deadline.
59.19 	(c) If the combined modifications to one or more deadlines established in a coordinated 
59.20 	project plan extend the initially anticipated final decision date for an eligible project 
59.21 	application by more than 20 percent, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking 
59.22 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over natural 
59.23 	resources policy within 30 days to explain the reason the modifications are necessary. The 
59.24 	commissioner must also notify the chairs and ranking minority members within 30 days of 
59.25 	any subsequent extensions to the final decision date. The notification must include the reason 
59.26 	for the extension and the history of any prior extensions. For purposes of calculating the 
59.27 	percentage of time that modifications have extended the anticipated final decision date, 
59.28 	modifications made necessary by reasons wholly outside the control of state agencies must 
59.29 	not be considered.
59.30 		Subd. 8.Annual report. As part of the annual permitting efficiency report required 
59.31 	under section 84.027, the commissioner must report on progress toward required actions 
59.32 	described in this section.
59.33 		Subd. 9.Relation to other law. Nothing in this section is to be construed to require an 
59.34 	act that conflicts with applicable state or federal law. Nothing in this section affects the 
60.1 	specific statutory obligations of a state agency to comply with criteria or standards of 
60.2 	environmental quality.

60.3 	Sec. 2. [116.035] ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING; 
60.4 	COORDINATED PROJECT PLANS.
60.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. In this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
60.6 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
60.7 	(2) "coordinated project plan" or "plan" means a plan to ensure that any required 
60.8 	environmental review and associated required state agency actions are completed efficiently 
60.9 	by coordinating and establishing deadlines for all necessary state agency actions;
60.10 	(3) "eligible project" means a project that requires the commissioner to prepare an 
60.11 	environmental assessment worksheet or an environmental impact statement under chapter 
60.12 	116D and associated permits; and
60.13 	(4) "state agency" means the agency or any other office, board, commission, authority, 
60.14 	department, or other agency of the executive branch of state government.
60.15 		Subd. 2.State policy. It is the goal of the state to maximize the coordination, 
60.16 	effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of environmental review, associated 
60.17 	environmental permitting, and other regulatory actions for facilities in Minnesota.
60.18 		Subd. 3.Early communication; identifying issues. To the extent practicable, the 
60.19 	commissioner must establish and provide an expeditious process for a person that requests 
60.20 	to confer with the agency and other state agencies about an eligible project. The agency 
60.21 	must provide information about any identified challenging issues regarding the potential 
60.22 	environmental impacts related to an eligible project, including any issues that could 
60.23 	substantially delay a state agency from completing agency decisions and issues that must 
60.24 	be addressed before an environmental assessment worksheet, environmental impact statement, 
60.25 	final scoping decision, permit action, or other required action by a state agency can be 
60.26 	started.
60.27 		Subd. 4.Plan preparation; participating agencies. (a) A person who submits an 
60.28 	application for an eligible project to the commissioner may request that the commissioner 
60.29 	prepare a coordinated project plan to complete any required environmental review and 
60.30 	associated agency actions for the eligible project.
60.31 	(b) Within 60 days of receiving a request under paragraph (a), the commissioner must 
60.32 	prepare a coordinated project plan in consultation with the requestor and other state agencies 
61.1 	identified under paragraph (c). If an eligible project requires or otherwise includes the 
61.2 	preparation of an environmental impact statement, the commissioner is required to prepare 
61.3 	a coordinated project plan that first covers the period through a final scoping decision. 
61.4 	Within 60 days of completion of the final scoping decision, the commissioner must update 
61.5 	the coordinated project plan to include the remainder of the environmental review process 
61.6 	as well as applicable state permits and other state regulatory decisions. The coordinated 
61.7 	project plan is subject to modification in accordance with subdivision 7.
61.8 	(c) Any state agency that must make permitting or other regulatory decisions over the 
61.9 	eligible project must participate in developing a coordinated project plan.
61.10 	(d) If an eligible project requires environmental review and the Department of Natural 
61.11 	Resources is the responsible governmental unit, then the Department of Natural Resources 
61.12 	is the lead agency responsible for preparation of a coordinated project plan under section 
61.13 	84.0265. If an eligible project requires environmental review and the Pollution Control 
61.14 	Agency is the responsible governmental unit, then the Pollution Control Agency is the lead 
61.15 	agency responsible for preparation of a coordinated project under this section.
61.16 		Subd. 5.Plan contents; synchronization; updates. (a) A coordinated project plan must 
61.17 	include:
61.18 	(1) a list of all state agencies known to have environmental review, permitting, or other 
61.19 	regulatory authority over the eligible project and an explanation of each agency's specific 
61.20 	role and responsibilities for actions under the coordinated project plan;
61.21 	(2) a schedule for any formal public meetings; and
61.22 	(3) a comprehensive schedule of deadlines by which all environmental reviews, permits, 
61.23 	and other state agency actions must be completed. The deadlines established under this 
61.24 	clause must include intermediate and final completion deadlines for actions by each state 
61.25 	agency and must be consistent with subdivision 6, subject to modification in accordance 
61.26 	with subdivision 7.
61.27 	(b) The commissioner must update a coordinated project plan quarterly.
61.28 		Subd. 6.Required deadlines. (a) Deadlines established in a coordinated project plan 
61.29 	must comply with this subdivision unless an alternative time period is agreed upon by the 
61.30 	commissioner and proposer.
61.31 	(b) When an environmental assessment worksheet is prepared for an eligible project for 
61.32 	which an environmental impact statement is not mandatory under Minnesota Rules, chapter 
61.33 	4410, the decision on the need for an environmental impact statement must be made as 
62.1 	expeditiously as possible but no later than 18 months after the environmental assessment 
62.2 	worksheet is deemed complete by the commissioner.
62.3 	(c) When an environmental impact statement is prepared for an eligible project, the 
62.4 	decision on the adequacy of the final environmental impact statement must be made as 
62.5 	expeditiously as possible but no later than four years after the submitted data for the 
62.6 	environmental assessment worksheet is deemed complete.
62.7 	(d) If the commissioner includes plan deadlines that are inconsistent with paragraphs 
62.8 	(b) and (c), then within 30 days of finalizing the plan, the commissioner must report to the 
62.9 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
62.10 	jurisdiction over natural resources policy to explain how deadlines were established and 
62.11 	why the deadlines under paragraphs (b) and (c) are not attainable.
62.12 		Subd. 7.Deadline compliance; modification. (a) A state agency that participates in the 
62.13 	commissioner's development coordinated project plan must comply with deadlines established 
62.14 	in the plan. If a participating state agency fails to meet a deadline established in the 
62.15 	coordinated project plan or anticipates failing to meet a deadline, the state agency must 
62.16 	immediately notify the commissioner to explain the reason for the failure or anticipated 
62.17 	failure and to propose a date for a modified deadline.
62.18 	(b) The commissioner may modify a deadline established in the coordinated project plan 
62.19 	if the project proposer fails to meet a deadline established in the coordinated project plan 
62.20 	or provides inadequate information to meet that deadline, or if:
62.21 	(1) the commissioner provides the person that requested the plan with a written 
62.22 	justification for the modification; and
62.23 	(2) the commissioner and the state agency, after consultation with the person that 
62.24 	requested the plan, mutually agree on a different deadline.
62.25 	(c) If the combined modifications to one or more deadlines established in a coordinated 
62.26 	project plan extend the initially anticipated final decision date for an eligible project 
62.27 	application by more than 20 percent, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking 
62.28 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over natural 
62.29 	resources policy within 30 days to explain the reason the modifications are necessary. The 
62.30 	commissioner must also notify the chairs and ranking minority members within 30 days of 
62.31 	any subsequent extensions to the final decision date. The notification must include the reason 
62.32 	for the extension and the history of any prior extensions. For purposes of calculating the 
62.33 	percentage of time that modifications have extended the anticipated final decision date, 
63.1 	modifications made necessary by reasons wholly outside the control of state agencies must 
63.2 	not be considered.
63.3 		Subd. 8.Annual report. As part of the annual permitting efficiency report required 
63.4 	under section 116.03, the commissioner must report on progress toward required actions 
63.5 	described in this section.
63.6 		Subd. 9.Relation to other law. Nothing in this section is to be construed to require an 
63.7 	act that conflicts with applicable state or federal law. Nothing in this section affects the 
63.8 	specific statutory obligations of a state agency to comply with criteria or standards of 
63.9 	environmental quality.

63.10 	ARTICLE 4
63.11 	STATE LANDS

63.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 85.015, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
63.13 		Subd. 1b.Easements for ingress and egress. (a) Notwithstanding section 16A.695, 
63.14 	except as provided in paragraph (b), when a trail is established under this section, a private 
63.15 	property owner who has a preexisting right of ingress and egress over the trail right-of-way 
63.16 	is granted, without charge, a permanent easement for ingress and egress purposes only. The 
63.17 	easement is limited to the preexisting crossing and reverts to the state upon abandonment. 
63.18 	Nothing in this subdivision is intended to diminish or alter any written or recorded easement 
63.19 	that existed before the state acquired the land for the trail.
63.20 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant an application fee 
63.21 	of $2,000 for reviewing the application and preparing the easement. The applicant shall pay 
63.22 	the application fee to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall not 
63.23 	issue the easement until the applicant has paid the application fee in full. The commissioner 
63.24 	shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn or denied.
63.25 	(c) Money received under paragraph (b) must be credited to the land management account 
63.26 	in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources 
63.27 	to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
63.28 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), the commissioner of natural resources may 
63.29 	elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (b) if the commissioner determines that 
63.30 	issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.

64.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 94.343, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:
64.2 		Subd. 8a.Fees. (a) When a private landowner or governmental unit, except the state, 
64.3 	presents to the commissioner an offer to exchange privately or publicly held land for class 
64.4 	A land, the private landowner or governmental unit shall pay to the commissioner a 
64.5 	determination of value fee and survey fee of not less than one-half of the cost of the 
64.6 	determination of value and survey fees as determined by the commissioner. fees of not less 
64.7 	than one-half of the costs incurred by the commissioner for valuation expenses; survey 
64.8 	expenses; legal and professional fees; costs of title work, advertising, and public hearings; 
64.9 	transactional staff costs; and closing costs.
64.10 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), any payment made under paragraph (a) shall 
64.11 	be credited to the account from which the expenses are paid and is appropriated for 
64.12 	expenditure in the same manner as other money in the account.
64.13 	(c) The fees shall be refunded if the land exchange offer is withdrawn by a private 
64.14 	landowner or governmental unit before the money is obligated to be spent.

64.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 94.3495, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
64.16 	read:
64.17 		Subd. 9.Fees. (a) When a governmental unit presents to the commissioner an offer to 
64.18 	exchange publicly held land under this section, the governmental unit must pay to the 
64.19 	commissioner fees of not less than one-half of the costs incurred by the commissioner for 
64.20 	valuation expenses; survey expenses; legal and professional fees; costs of title work, 
64.21 	advertising, and public hearings; transactional staff costs; and closing costs.
64.22 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), any payment made under paragraph (a) must 
64.23 	be credited to the account from which the expenses are paid and is appropriated to the 
64.24 	commissioner for expenditure in the same manner as other money in the account.
64.25 	(c) The fees must be refunded if the land exchange offer is withdrawn by the 
64.26 	governmental unit before the money is obligated to be spent.

64.27 	Sec. 4. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 64.28 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 2.] Banning State Park, Pine County. The following 
64.29 	area is added to Banning State Park: the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
64.30 	Section 22, Township 42 North, Range 20 West, Pine County, Minnesota.
65.1 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 15.] Father Hennepin State Park, Mille Lacs County. The 
65.2 	following areas are added to Father Hennepin State Park, all in Mille Lacs County, 
65.3 	Minnesota:
65.4 	(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 42, Range 
65.5 	25;
65.6 	(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 42, Range 
65.7 	25; and
65.8 	(3) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 42, Range 
65.9 	25.
65.10 		Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 36.] Lake Louise State Park, Mower County.  Those parts 
65.11 	of Section 20, Township 101 North, Range 14 West, Mower County, Minnesota, described 
65.12 	as follows are added to Lake Louise State Park:
65.13 	(1) the West Half of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter;
65.14 	(2) the West 3/4ths of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
65.15 	EXCEPT that portion that lies north and east of the county road; and
65.16 	(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter EXCEPT 
65.17 	the south 334.98 feet of the west 411.24 feet thereof.

65.18 	Sec. 5. STATE PARK ABOLISHMENT.
 65.19 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 27b.] Hill-Annex Mine State Park, Itasca 
65.20 	County. Hill-Annex Mine State Park is abolished as a state park. The Hill-Annex site must 
65.21 	be closed to public use while mining and mineral extraction leases are in place. When mining 
65.22 	activity is complete and leases are not in place, the commissioner of natural resources must 
65.23 	develop an advisory task force that includes representatives of the Western Mesabi Mine 
65.24 	Planning Board, the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, and the Office of 
65.25 	School Trust Lands to develop options for the future of the Hill-Annex property for 
65.26 	submission to the commissioner. This group must explore the types of use, management, 
65.27 	and development that will be suitable for the site's conditions after mining and that would 
65.28 	provide a benefit to the local and regional community.
65.29 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 58.] Upper Sioux Agency State Park, Yellow Medicine 
65.30 	County. Upper Sioux Agency State Park is abolished and its lands transferred according 
65.31 	to Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 4, section 97.

66.1 	Sec. 6. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 66.2 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
66.3 	other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
66.4 	described in paragraph (c).
66.5 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
66.6 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
66.7 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Aitkin County and are described as:
66.8 	(1) Lot 3 of "Knox's Irregular Lots in the Village of Aitkin," except the portion thereof 
66.9 	described as follows: all that part of Lot 3 which lies East of a line beginning at a point on 
66.10 	the north line of said Lot 3 a distance of 79 feet East of the northwest corner of said lot and 
66.11 	running southeasterly to a point on the south line of said Lot 3 a distance of 56 feet East of 
66.12 	the southwest corner of said lot; and except the portion thereof described as follows: 
66.13 	beginning at a point on the north line of Lot 4 of said plat a distance easterly 60.75 feet from 
66.14 	the northwest corner of said Lot 4; thence running southeasterly to a point on the south line 
66.15 	of said Lot 4 which is 56 feet easterly of the southwest corner of said Lot 4; thence continuing 
66.16 	easterly along said south line a distance of 56 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot 4; 
66.17 	thence northwesterly to a point on the north line of said Lot 3 which is l6 feet easterly of 
66.18 	the northwest corner of said Lot 3; thence westerly along the north line of said Lots 3 and 
66.19 	4 to place of beginning. Section 25, Township 47 North, Range 27 West, Aitkin County, 
66.20 	Minnesota (0.28 acres)(parcel number 56-1-118100); and
66.21 	(2) that part of Government Lot l, Section 19, Township 46, Range 25, Aitkin County, 
66.22 	Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of said Government 
66.23 	Lot 1; thence North 85 degrees l4 minutes 46 seconds East, assumed bearing, 1,000.00 feet 
66.24 	along the south line of said Government Lot 1 to the point of beginning of the tract to be 
66.25 	described; thence continuing North 85 degrees 14 minutes 46 seconds East 50.79 feet to an 
66.26 	iron monument; thence North 19 degrees 46 minutes 21 seconds West 459.76 feet, more or 
66.27 	less, to the shore of Rabbit Lake; thence southwesterly along said shore to its intersection 
66.28 	with a line bearing North 20 degrees 00 minutes 16 seconds West from the point of beginning; 
66.29 	thence South 20 degrees 00 minutes 16 seconds East 433 feet, more or less, to the point of 
66.30 	beginning. Together with and subject to the 33.00-foot-wide easement described in the deed 
66.31 	to Kendle recorded as Document Number 193583 on file in the office of the county recorder 
66.32 	in and for said county. Also subject to any other easements, reservations, or restrictions of 
66.33 	record (0.52 acres)(parcel number 09-0-031708).
67.1 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
67.2 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership to resolve encroachment issues.

67.3 	Sec. 7. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 67.4 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
67.5 	other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
67.6 	described in paragraph (c).
67.7 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
67.8 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
67.9 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Aitkin County and are described as:
67.10 	(1) Quadna Mountain Vacation Club First Addition, Outlot A, Section 26, Township 52 
67.11 	North, Range 26 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota (parcel identification number 
67.12 	57-1-088400); and
67.13 	(2) Quadna Mountain Vacation Club First Addition, Outlot B, Section 26, Township 52 
67.14 	North, Range 26 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota (parcel identification number 57-1-088500).
67.15 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
67.16 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

67.17 	Sec. 8. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
67.18 	CHISAGO COUNTY.
 67.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
67.20 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
67.21 	in paragraph (c).
67.22 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
67.23 	errors and ensure accuracy.
67.24 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as:
67.25 	All that part of Government Lot 1, Section 23, and all that part of Government Lot 1, 
67.26 	Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 21 West of the 4th Principal Meridian bounded by 
67.27 	the following described lines: commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 23; thence 
67.28 	South 00 degrees 00 minutes West, 1,831.3 feet on and along the east line of said Section 
67.29 	23 to the point of beginning; thence South 38 degrees 27 minutes East, 70.0 feet; thence 
67.30 	South 11 degrees 58 minutes West, 330.0 feet; thence South 76 degrees 59 minutes West, 
67.31 	286.9 feet; thence South 45 degrees 33 minutes West, 167.4 feet; thence North 73 degrees 
68.1 	20 minutes West, 231.8 feet; thence North 59 degrees 33 minutes West, 420.7 feet; thence 
68.2 	North 30 degrees 17 minutes East, 327.6 feet; thence North 64 degrees 19 minutes East, 
68.3 	360.4 feet; thence South 87 degrees 03 minutes East, 197.8 feet; thence South 65 degrees 
68.4 	09 minutes East, 354.3 feet and to the point of beginning. Including all riparian rights to 
68.5 	the contained 11.5 acres, more or less, and subject to all existing road easements. Together 
68.6 	with that particular channel easement as described in Document #119723, on file and of 
68.7 	record in the Office of the Recorder, Chisago County, Minnesota, with said easement being 
68.8 	stated in said document as a perpetual easement to construct and maintain a channel over 
68.9 	and across the area described in Document #119723 as a strip of land 75 feet wide in 
68.10 	Government Lot 1 of Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 21 West of the 4th Principal 
68.11 	Meridian, bounded by the water's edge of Green Lake and the following described lines: 
68.12 	commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 24; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 
68.13 	West, 1,831.3 feet on and along the west line of said section; thence South 38 degrees 27 
68.14 	minutes East, 70.0 feet; thence South 11 degrees 58 minutes West, 58.9 feet to a point on 
68.15 	the centerline of said strip of land and the point of beginning; thence South 11 degrees 58 
68.16 	minutes West, 40.4 feet; thence North 80 degrees 00 minutes East, 290 feet, more or less, 
68.17 	to the water's edge of said Green Lake and there terminating. And also from the point of 
68.18 	beginning; thence North 11 degrees 58 minutes East, 40.4 feet; thence North 80 degrees 00 
68.19 	minutes East, 220 feet, more or less, to the water's edge of said Green Lake and there 
68.20 	terminating.
68.21 	ALSO
68.22 	Together with that particular access easement as described in Document #119723, on 
68.23 	file and of record in the Office of the Recorder, Chisago County, Minnesota, with said 
68.24 	easement being stated in said document as a perpetual road easement to construct and 
68.25 	maintain a 33-foot-wide road for ingress and egress over and across the following described 
68.26 	lands: that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 23, Township 33 North, Range 21 West of 
68.27 	the 4th Principal Meridian, bounded by the following described lines: commencing at the 
68.28 	northeast corner of said Section 23; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes West, 1,831.3 feet 
68.29 	on and along the east line of said section; thence South 38 degrees 27 minutes East, 70.0 
68.30 	feet; thence South 11 degrees 58 minutes West, 330.0 feet; thence South 76 degrees 59 
68.31 	minutes West, 223.6 feet to a point on the southerly boundary of the above described lands 
68.32 	being conveyed in fee and the point of beginning; thence South 76 degrees 59 minutes West, 
68.33 	63.3 feet on and along said southerly boundary; thence South 45 degrees 33 minutes West, 
68.34 	167.4 feet on and along said southerly boundary; thence North 72 degrees 57 minutes West, 
68.35 	666.8 feet to a point on the southeasterly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 8; thence 
69.1 	South 38 degrees 09 minutes West, 35.4 feet on and along said right-of-way line; thence 
69.2 	South 72 degrees 57 minutes East, 679.7 feet; thence South 73 degrees 20 minutes East, 
69.3 	251.3 feet; thence North 45 degrees 33 minutes West, 240.9 feet to the point of beginning.
69.4 	(d) The land borders Green Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
69.5 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
69.6 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
69.7 	the land was returned to private ownership.

69.8 	Sec. 9. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
69.9 	HUBBARD COUNTY.
 69.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
69.11 	commissioner of natural resources may convey the surplus land bordering public water that 
69.12 	is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for no consideration, subject to 
69.13 	the state's reservation of a trail easement.
69.14 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
69.15 	errors and ensure accuracy.
69.16 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hubbard County and is described as:
69.17 	A strip of land 150 feet in width extending over and across the Southwest Quarter of 
69.18 	the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 140 North, Range 35 West of the Fifth 
69.19 	Principal Meridian, Hubbard County, Minnesota, said strip of land lying being 75 feet in 
69.20 	width on each side of the centerline of the main track (now removed) of the former St. Paul, 
69.21 	Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company (now BNI), as originally located and 
69.22 	established over and across said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24 
69.23 	and lying between the north line of the Fish Hook River and the north line of said Southwest 
69.24 	Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, LESS and EXCEPT the following described 
69.25 	tract: that part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 24, Township 140 North, 
69.26 	Range 35 West, Hubbard County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at a found 
69.27 	iron monument which designates the northwesterly corner of Lot 1, Block 4, AUDITOR'S 
69.28 	PLAT No. 2, plat of which is on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder, 
69.29 	Hubbard County; thence on a bearing based on the Hubbard County Coordinate System 
69.30 	(NAD83, 1996 Adjustment) of South 32 degrees 45 minutes 05 seconds East, along the 
69.31 	southwesterly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 177.13 feet to the southwesterly corner of 
69.32 	said Lot 1; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of 71.23 feet 
69.33 	to an iron monument on the southwesterly line of Mill Road; thence North 32 degrees 32 
69.34 	minutes 42 seconds West, along the southwesterly line of Mill Road, a distance of 85.20 
70.1 	feet to an iron monument; thence North 22 degrees 10 minutes 58 seconds West along said 
70.2 	southwesterly line of Mill Road, a distance of 85.84 feet to an iron monument; thence North 
70.3 	81 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 127.05 feet to the intersection with 
70.4 	the easterly right-of-way line of the Heartland State Trail (former Burlington Northern 
70.5 	Railroad) and an iron monument and the point of beginning of the land to be herein described; 
70.6 	thence continue North 81 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance 37.00 feet; thence 
70.7 	South 09 degrees 06 minutes 28 seconds West, a distance of 44.69 feet; thence South 13 
70.8 	degrees 37 minutes 49 seconds East, a distance of 95.72 feet to an iron monument and the 
70.9 	intersection with said easterly right-of-way line; thence North 09 degrees 06 minutes 28 
70.10 	seconds East, along said easterly right-of-way line, a distance of 133.06 feet, more or less, 
70.11 	to the point of beginning. Said strip of land containing 2.52 acres, more or less.
70.12 	(d) The land borders the Fish Hook River. The Department of Natural Resources has 
70.13 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land 
70.14 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of 
70.15 	government.

70.16 	Sec. 10. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
70.17 	HUBBARD COUNTY.
 70.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
70.19 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public 
70.20 	water that is described in paragraph (c).
70.21 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
70.22 	errors and ensure accuracy.
70.23 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hubbard County and is described as:
70.24 	(1) a strip of land 50 feet in width extending over and across the Southwest Quarter of 
70.25 	the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 140 North, Range 35 West of the Fifth 
70.26 	Principal Meridian, Hubbard County, Minnesota, said strip of land lying South of the south 
70.27 	line of the Fish Hook River, on the westerly side of the centerline of the main track (now 
70.28 	removed) of the former Wadena and Park Rapids Railway Company (now BNI), as originally 
70.29 	located and established over and across said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
70.30 	of Section 24; said strip of land containing 0.14 acres, more or less; and
70.31 	(2) a strip of land 50 feet in width extending over and across the Southwest Quarter of 
70.32 	the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 140 North, Range 35 West of the Fifth 
70.33 	Principal Meridian, Hubbard County, Minnesota, said strip of land lying South of the south 
71.1 	line of the Fish Hook River, on the easterly side of the centerline of the main track (now 
71.2 	removed) of the former Wadena and Park Rapids Railway Company (now BNI), as originally 
71.3 	located and established over and across said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
71.4 	of Section 24, said strip of land containing 0.16 acres, more or less.
71.5 	(d) The land borders the Fish Hook River. The Department of Natural Resources has 
71.6 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land 
71.7 	management interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

71.8 	Sec. 11. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
71.9 	REDWOOD COUNTY.
 71.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
71.11 	commissioner of natural resources may convey the surplus land bordering public water that 
71.12 	is described in paragraph (c) to a federally recognized Indian Tribe for no consideration.
71.13 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
71.14 	errors and ensure accuracy.
71.15 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Redwood County and is described as:
71.16 	(1) Government Lot 2 of Section 4, Township 112 North, Range 34 West; and
71.17 	(2) Government Lot 6 of Section 9, Township 112 North, Range 34 West, excepting 
71.18 	therefrom: commencing at the southwest corner of United States Government Lot 6 in said 
71.19 	Section 9, running thence North on a division line, between Lots 6 and 7, 1,482.5 feet; 
71.20 	thence East and parallel with the south line of said Lot 6 about 872 feet to the Minnesota 
71.21 	River; thence down the Minnesota River to a point due North of the southeast corner of said 
71.22 	Lot 6; thence South 500 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot 6; thence West along the 
71.23 	south line of said Lot 6 to the place of beginning, said exception containing 40 acres, more 
71.24 	or less, and being a part of said Lot 6.
71.25 	(d) The land borders the Minnesota River and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
71.26 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
71.27 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
71.28 	the land was returned to Tribal ownership.

71.29 	Sec. 12. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; ROSEAU COUNTY.
 71.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of 
71.31 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) 
71.32 	to a watershed district.
72.1 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
72.2 	errors and ensure accuracy.
72.3 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as: All that 
72.4 	part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 163 North, 
72.5 	Range 41 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Roseau County, Minnesota, described as 
72.6 	follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
72.7 	of said Section 23; thence on a bearing based on the Roseau County Coordinate System 
72.8 	(NAD83, 1996 Adjustment) of South 89 degrees 49 minutes 33 seconds East, along the 
72.9 	north line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, a distance of 1,319.93 feet to 
72.10 	the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, said northeast corner 
72.11 	also being a point on the northwesterly right-of-way line of the exterior ditch of the northwest 
72.12 	embankment of the Roseau Lake rehabilitation project; thence South 52 degrees 53 minutes 
72.13 	46 seconds West, along said northwesterly right-of-way line, a distance of 1,651.76 feet, 
72.14 	more or less, to the west line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence 
72.15 	North 00 degrees 08 minutes 50 seconds West, along said west line, a distance of 1,000.46 
72.16 	feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 15.1 acres, more or less.
72.17 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
72.18 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
72.19 	served if the land were conveyed to a watershed district.

72.20 	Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 72.21 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
72.22 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
72.23 	described in paragraph (c).
72.24 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
72.25 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
72.26 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
72.27 	(1) the East 4.97 feet of Lot 1, Block 19, Gilbert, Township 58, Range 17, Section 23 
72.28 	(parcel number 060-0010-04190);
72.29 	(2) beginning at a point 170 feet West of the northeast corner of said forty; thence West 
72.30 	a distance of 170 feet to a point; thence South a distance of 256.5 feet to a point; thence 
72.31 	continuing a parallel line East a distance of 170 feet to a point; thence continuing a parallel 
72.32 	line North a distance of 256.5 feet to the point of beginning and being in the Northwest 
73.1 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, containing approximately 1 acre of land, Township 57, 
73.2 	Range 21, Section 21 (part of parcel number 141-0050-03594);
73.3 	(3) the North Half and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the West 
73.4 	Half of the Southeast Quarter, Township 52, Range 13, Section 23 (part of parcel number 
73.5 	485-0010-03610);
73.6 	(4) all of Section 5, except the South Half of the Northeast Quarter and except the 
73.7 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and except the railway right-of-way, .94 acres, 
73.8 	Township 53, Range 15, Section 5 (part of parcel number 660-0010-00660); and
73.9 	(5) that part lying within the East Half of Lot 1 lying South of St. Louis County Road 
73.10 	23 described as follows: commencing at the northwest corner of Section 19, Township 65, 
73.11 	Range 21; thence East along the section line 661.2 feet; thence at right angles South 285 
73.12 	feet to the point of beginning; thence South 315 feet; thence at right angle East 250 feet; 
73.13 	thence at right angle North 315 feet; thence West to the point of beginning, except that part 
73.14 	of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter described as follows: commencing at 
73.15 	the northwest corner; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds East along the north 
73.16 	line 661.2 feet; thence South 0 degrees 21 minutes 46 seconds East 456.90 feet; thence 
73.17 	North 89 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds East 19.82 feet to the easterly right-of-way of 
73.18 	Westley Drive and the point of beginning; thence South 3 degrees 59 minutes 44 seconds 
73.19 	West along said easterly right-of-way 76.03 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 14 
73.20 	seconds East 207.13 feet; thence North 0 degrees 21 minutes 46 seconds West 162.42 feet; 
73.21 	thence North 57 degrees 40 minutes 44 seconds West 210.75 feet to the intersection of said 
73.22 	easterly right-of-way; thence South 19 degrees 7 minutes 59 seconds West along said easterly 
73.23 	right-of-way 33.23 feet; thence South 3 degrees 59 minutes 44 seconds West along said 
73.24 	easterly right-of-way 30.28 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds East 33.58 
73.25 	feet; thence South 31 degrees 11 minutes 36 seconds East 112.47 feet; thence South 67 
73.26 	degrees 3 minutes 53 seconds West 110.25 feet to said easterly right-of-way and the point 
73.27 	of beginning, Township 65, Range 21, Section 19 (parcel number 760-0040-00533).
73.28 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
73.29 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

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

74.1 	Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
74.2 	WATERS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 74.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and 
74.4 	the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County may sell by 
74.5 	private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters that are described in paragraph 
74.6 	(c).
74.7 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
74.8 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
74.9 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
74.10 	(1) Lot 101, Echo Point, Town of Breitung, Township 62, Range 15, Section 19 (parcel 
74.11 	number 270-0070-01010);
74.12 	(2) the Northeast Quarter, except the Southwest Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter, 
74.13 	except the Northwest Quarter, Township 54, Range 16, Section 22 (part of parcel number 
74.14 	305-0010-03530); and
74.15 	(3) Government Lots 6 and 7, except that part of Government Lot 6 lying North of the 
74.16 	quarter line of Section 32, Township 69, Range 19 (parcel number 732-0010-04150).
74.17 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
74.18 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

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

74.20 	Sec. 15. REPEALER.
 74.21 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 85.012, subdivisions 27b and 58; and 138.662, 
74.22 	subdivision 33, are repealed.

74.23 	ARTICLE 5
74.24 	PACKAGING WASTE AND COST REDUCTION ACT

74.25 	Section 1. [115A.144] SHORT TITLE.
74.26 	Sections 115A.144 to 115A.1462 may be cited as the "Packaging Waste and Cost 
74.27 	Reduction Act."

75.1 	Sec. 2. [115A.1441] DEFINITIONS.
75.2 		Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 115A.144 to 115A.1462, the terms 
75.3 	in this section have the meanings given.
75.4 		Subd. 2.Advisory board. "Advisory board" or "board" means the Producer 
75.5 	Responsibility Advisory Board established under section 115A.1444.
75.6 		Subd. 3.Brand. "Brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that identifies a product 
75.7 	and attributes the product and its components, including packaging, to the brand owner.
75.8 		Subd. 4.Brand owner. "Brand owner" means a person that owns or licenses a brand or 
75.9 	that otherwise has rights to market a product under the brand, whether or not the brand's 
75.10 	trademark is registered.
75.11 		Subd. 5.Collection rate. "Collection rate" means the amount of a covered material by 
75.12 	covered materials type collected by service providers and transported for recycling or 
75.13 	composting divided by the total amount of the type of a covered material by covered materials 
75.14 	type sold or distributed into the state by the relevant unit of measurement established in 
75.15 	section 115A.1451.
75.16 		Subd. 6.Compostable material. "Compostable material" means a covered material 
75.17 	that:
75.18 	(1) meets, and is labeled to reflect that it meets, the American Society for Testing and 
75.19 	Materials Standard Specification for Labeling of Plastics Designed to be Aerobically 
75.20 	Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities (D6400) or its successor;
75.21 	(2) meets, and is labeled to reflect that it meets, the American Society for Testing and 
75.22 	Materials Standard Specification for Labeling of End Items that Incorporate Plastics and 
75.23 	Polymers as Coatings or Additives with Paper and Other Substrates Designed to be 
75.24 	Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities (D6868) or its successor;
75.25 	(3) is comprised of only wood without any coatings or additives; or
75.26 	(4) is comprised of only paper without any coatings or additives.
75.27 		Subd. 7.Composting. "Composting" means the controlled microbial degradation of 
75.28 	source-separated compostable materials to yield a humus-like product.
75.29 		Subd. 8.Composting rate. "Composting rate" means the amount of compostable covered 
75.30 	material that is managed through composting, divided by the total amount of compostable 
75.31 	covered material sold or distributed into the state by the relevant unit of measurement 
75.32 	established in section 115A.1451.
76.1 		Subd. 9.Covered material. "Covered material" means packaging and paper products 
76.2 	introduced into the state. Covered material does not include exempt materials.
76.3 		Subd. 10.Covered materials type. "Covered materials type" means a singular and 
76.4 	specific type of covered material, such as paper, plastic, metal, or glass, that can be 
76.5 	categorized based on distinguishing chemical or physical properties, including properties 
76.6 	that allow for a covered materials type to be aggregated into a commonly defined discrete 
76.7 	commodity category for purposes of reuse, recycling, or composting, and based on similar 
76.8 	uses in the form of a product or package.
76.9 		Subd. 11.De minimis producer. "De minimis producer" means a person that in the 
76.10 	most recent fiscal year:
76.11 	(1) introduced less than one ton of covered material into this state; or
76.12 	(2) earned global gross revenues of less than $2,000,000.
76.13 		Subd. 12.Drop-off collection site. "Drop-off collection site" means a physical location 
76.14 	where covered materials are accepted from the public and that is open a minimum of 12 
76.15 	hours weekly throughout the year.
76.16 		Subd. 13.Environmental impact. "Environmental impact" means the impact of a 
76.17 	covered material on human health and the environment from extraction and processing of 
76.18 	the raw materials composing the material through manufacturing; distribution; use; recovery 
76.19 	for reuse, recycling, or composting; and final disposal.
76.20 		Subd. 14.Exempt materials. "Exempt materials" means materials, or any portion of 
76.21 	materials, that:
76.22 	(1) are packaging for infant formula, as defined in United States Code, title 21, section 
76.23 	321(z);
76.24 	(2) are packaging for medical food, as defined in United States Code, title 21, section 
76.25 	360ee(b)(3);
76.26 	(3) are packaging for a fortified oral nutritional supplement used by persons who require 
76.27 	supplemental or sole source nutrition to meet nutritional needs due to special dietary needs 
76.28 	directly related to cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, malnutrition, or failure to thrive, 
76.29 	as those terms are defined by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision;
76.30 	(4) are a product, including its peripheral accessories, and the packaging or packaging 
76.31 	components for any investigational or approved product regulated as a drug or medical 
76.32 	device by the United States Food and Drug Administration;
77.1 	(5) are medical equipment or products or their components, including consumable 
77.2 	medical equipment or products and their components, and the packaging or packaging 
77.3 	components for any products used in health care settings, including hospitals and clinics 
77.4 	that are regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration or used for infection 
77.5 	prevention and dispensing of medication;
77.6 	(6) are medical equipment or products and the packaging or packaging components for 
77.7 	any product intended for Research Use Only as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and 
77.8 	Cosmetic Act, United States Code, title 21, section 360 et seq.;
77.9 	(7) are drugs, biological products, parasiticides, medical devices, or in vitro diagnostics 
77.10 	used to treat, or administered to, animals and regulated by the United States Food and Drug 
77.11 	Administration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States Code, title 
77.12 	21, section 301 et seq., by the United States Department of Agriculture under the federal 
77.13 	Virus-Serum-Toxin Act, United States Code, title 21, section 151 et seq.;
77.14 	(8) are packaging for products regulated or by the United States Environmental Protection 
77.15 	Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, United States Code, 
77.16 	title 7, section 136 et seq.;
77.17 	(9) are packaging used to contain liquefied petroleum gas and are designed to be refilled;
77.18 	(10) are paper products used for a print publication that primarily includes content derived 
77.19 	from primary sources related to news and current events;
77.20 	(11) are packaging used to contain hazardous or flammable products regulated by the 
77.21 	2012 federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communications 
77.22 	Standard, Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.200, that prevents the packaging 
77.23 	from being waste reduced or made reusable, recyclable, or compostable, as determined by 
77.24 	the commissioner; or
77.25 	(12) are packaging that is being collected and properly managed through a paint 
77.26 	stewardship plan approved under section 115A.1415.
77.27 		Subd. 15.Food packaging. "Food packaging" has the meaning given in section 325F.075 
77.28 	and only includes those materials that are supplied to a residential consumer.
77.29 		Subd. 16.Independent auditor. "Independent auditor" means an independent and 
77.30 	actively licensed certified public accountant that is:
77.31 	(1) retained by a producer responsibility organization;
78.1 	(2) not otherwise employed by or affiliated with a producer responsibility organization; 
78.2 	and
78.3 	(3) qualified to conduct an audit under state law.
78.4 		Subd. 17.Infrastructure investment. "Infrastructure investment" means an investment 
78.5 	by a producer responsibility organization that funds or reimburses service providers for:
78.6 	(1) equipment or facilities in which covered materials are prepared for reuse, recycling, 
78.7 	or composting;
78.8 	(2) equipment or facilities used for waste reduction, reuse, recycling, or composting of 
78.9 	covered materials; or
78.10 	(3) the expansion or strengthening of demand for and use of covered materials by 
78.11 	responsible markets in the state or region.
78.12 		Subd. 18.Introduce. "Introduce" means to sell, offer for sale, distribute, or use to ship 
78.13 	a product within or into this state.
78.14 		Subd. 19.Living wage. "Living wage" means the minimum hourly wage necessary to 
78.15 	allow a person working 40 hours per week to afford basic needs.
78.16 		Subd. 20.Needs assessment. "Needs assessment" means an assessment conducted 
78.17 	according to section 115A.1450. Except where the context requires otherwise, needs 
78.18 	assessment means the most recently completed needs assessment.
78.19 		Subd. 21.Nondisclosure agreement. "Nondisclosure agreement" means an agreement 
78.20 	that requires the parties to the agreement to treat private and nonpublic data submitted to 
78.21 	facilitate completion of a needs assessment according to the definitions and requirements 
78.22 	established in section 115A.06, subdivision 13.
78.23 		Subd. 22.Packaging. "Packaging" has the meaning given in section 115A.03 and 
78.24 	includes food packaging and only includes those materials that are supplied to a residential 
78.25 	consumer. Packaging does not include exempt materials.
78.26 		Subd. 23.Paper product. "Paper product" means a product made primarily from wood 
78.27 	pulp or other cellulosic fibers, except that paper product does not include bound books or 
78.28 	products that recycling or composting facilities will not accept because of the unsafe or 
78.29 	unsanitary nature of the paper product.
78.30 		Subd. 24.Postconsumer recycled content. "Postconsumer recycled content" means 
78.31 	the portion of a product composed of postconsumer material, expressed as a percentage of 
78.32 	the total weight of the product.
79.1 		Subd. 25.Producer. (a) "Producer" means the following person responsible for 
79.2 	compliance with requirements under this act for a covered material sold, offered for sale, 
79.3 	or distributed in or into this state:
79.4 	(1) for items sold in or with packaging at a physical retail location in this state:
79.5 	(i) if the item is sold in or with packaging under the brand of the item manufacturer or 
79.6 	is sold in packaging that lacks identification of a brand, the producer is the person that 
79.7 	manufactures the item;
79.8 	(ii) if there is no person to which item (i) applies, the producer is the person that is 
79.9 	licensed to manufacture and sell or offer for sale to consumers in this state an item with 
79.10 	packaging under the brand or trademark of another manufacturer or person;
79.11 	(iii) if there is no person to which item (i) or (ii) applies, the producer is the brand owner 
79.12 	of the item;
79.13 	(iv) if there is no person described in item (i), (ii), or (iii) within the United States, the 
79.14 	producer is the person who is the importer of record for the item into the United States for 
79.15 	use in a commercial enterprise that sells, offers for sale, or distributes the item in this state; 
79.16 	or
79.17 	(v) if there is no person described in items (i) to (iv), the producer is the person that first 
79.18 	distributes the item in or into this state;
79.19 	(2) for items sold or distributed in packaging in or into this state via e-commerce, remote 
79.20 	sale, or distribution:
79.21 	(i) for packaging used to directly protect or contain the item, the producer of the packaging 
79.22 	is the same as the producer identified under clause (1); and
79.23 	(ii) for packaging used to ship the item to a consumer, the producer of the packaging is 
79.24 	the person that packages the item to be shipped to the consumer;
79.25 	(3) for packaging that is a covered material and is not included in clauses (1) and (2), 
79.26 	the producer of the packaging is the person that first distributes the item in or into this state;
79.27 	(4) for paper products that are magazines, catalogs, telephone directories, or similar 
79.28 	publications, the producer is the publisher;
79.29 	(5) for paper products not described in clause (4):
79.30 	(i) if the paper product is sold under the manufacturer's own brand, the producer is the 
79.31 	person that manufactures the paper product;
80.1 	(ii) if there is no person to which item (i) applies, the producer is the person that is the 
80.2 	owner or licensee of a brand or trademark under which the paper product is used in a 
80.3 	commercial enterprise, sold, offered for sale, or distributed in or into this state, whether or 
80.4 	not the trademark is registered in this state;
80.5 	(iii) if there is no person to which item (i) or (ii) applies, the producer is the brand owner 
80.6 	of the paper product;
80.7 	(iv) if there is no person described in item (i), (ii), or (iii) within the United States, the 
80.8 	producer is the person that imports the paper product into the United States for use in a 
80.9 	commercial enterprise that sells, offers for sale, or distributes the paper product in this state; 
80.10 	or
80.11 	(v) if there is no person described in items (i) to (iv), the producer is the person that first 
80.12 	distributes the paper product in or into this state; and
80.13 	(6) a person is the producer of a covered material sold, offered for sale, or distributed 
80.14 	in or into this state, as defined in clauses (1) to (5), except:
80.15 	(i) where another person has mutually signed an agreement with a producer as defined 
80.16 	in clauses (1) to (5) that contractually assigns responsibility to the person as the producer, 
80.17 	and the person has joined a registered producer responsibility organization as the responsible 
80.18 	producer for that covered material under this act. In the event that another person is assigned 
80.19 	responsibility as the producer under this subdivision, the producer under clauses (1) to (5) 
80.20 	must provide written certification of that contractual agreement to the producer responsibility 
80.21 	organization; and
80.22 	(ii) if the producer described in clauses (1) to (5) is a business operated wholly or in part 
80.23 	as a franchise, the producer is the franchisor if that franchisor has franchisees that have a 
80.24 	commercial presence within the state.
80.25 	(b) "Producer" does not include:
80.26 	(1) government agencies, municipalities, or other political subdivisions of the state;
80.27 	(2) registered 501(c)(3) charitable organizations and 501(c)(4) social welfare 
80.28 	organizations;
80.29 	(3) de minimis producers;
80.30 	(4) a mill that uses any virgin wood fiber in the products it produces; or
80.31 	(5) a paper mill that produces container board derived from 100 percent postconsumer 
80.32 	recycled content and non-postconsumer recycled content.
81.1 		Subd. 26.Producer responsibility organization. "Producer responsibility organization" 
81.2 	means a nonprofit corporation that is tax exempt under chapter 501(c)(3) of the federal 
81.3 	Internal Revenue Code and that is created by a group of producers to implement activities 
81.4 	under this act.
81.5 		Subd. 27.Recycling. "Recycling" has the meaning given in section 115A.03 except that 
81.6 	recycling does not include reuse or composting, as defined in this act.
81.7 		Subd. 28.Recycling rate. "Recycling rate" means the amount of covered material, in 
81.8 	aggregate or by individual covered materials type, recycled in a calendar year divided by 
81.9 	the total amount of covered materials sold or distributed into the state by the relevant unit 
81.10 	of measurement established in section 115A.1451.
81.11 		Subd. 29.Refill. "Refill" means the continued use of a covered material by a consumer 
81.12 	through a system that is:
81.13 	(1) intentionally designed and marketed for repeated filling of a covered material to 
81.14 	reduce demand for new production of the covered material;
81.15 	(2) supported by adequate logistics and infrastructure to provide convenient access for 
81.16 	consumers; and
81.17 	(3) compliant with all applicable state and local statute, rule, ordinance, or other law 
81.18 	governing health and safety.
81.19 		Subd. 30.Responsible market. "Responsible market" means a materials market that:
81.20 	(1) reuses, recycles, composts, or otherwise recovers materials and disposes of 
81.21 	contaminants in a manner that protects the environment and minimizes risks to public health 
81.22 	and worker health and safety;
81.23 	(2) complies with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, rules, ordinances, or 
81.24 	other laws governing environmental, health, safety, and financial responsibility;
81.25 	(3) possesses all requisite licenses and permits required by government agencies;
81.26 	(4) if the market operates in the state, manages waste according to the waste management 
81.27 	goal and priority order of waste management practices stated in section 115A.02; and
81.28 	(5) minimizes adverse impacts to environmental justice areas.
81.29 		Subd. 31.Return rate. "Return rate" means the amount of reusable covered material in 
81.30 	aggregate or by individual covered materials type, collected for reuse by the producer or 
81.31 	service provider in a calendar year, divided by the total amount of reusable covered materials 
82.1 	sold or distributed into the state by the relevant unit of measurement established in section 
82.2 	115A.1451.
82.3 		Subd. 32.Reusable. "Reusable" means capable of reuse.
82.4 		Subd. 33.Reuse. "Reuse" means the return of a covered material to the marketplace and 
82.5 	the continued use of the covered material by a producer or service provider when the covered 
82.6 	material is:
82.7 	(1) intentionally designed and marketed to be used multiple times for its original intended 
82.8 	purpose without a change in form;
82.9 	(2) designed for durability and maintenance to extend its useful life and reduce demand 
82.10 	for new production of the covered material;
82.11 	(3) supported by adequate logistics and infrastructure at a retail location, by a service 
82.12 	provider, or on behalf of or by a producer, that provides convenient access for consumers; 
82.13 	and
82.14 	(4) compliant with all applicable state and local statutes, rules, ordinances, or other laws 
82.15 	governing health and safety.
82.16 		Subd. 34.Reuse rate. "Reuse rate" means the share of units of a covered material sold 
82.17 	or distributed into the state in a calendar year that are deemed reusable by the commissioner 
82.18 	according to section 115A.1451.
82.19 		Subd. 35.Service provider. "Service provider" means an entity that collects, transfers, 
82.20 	sorts, processes, recovers, or otherwise prepares covered materials for reuse, recycling, or 
82.21 	composting. A political subdivision that provides or that contracts or otherwise arranges 
82.22 	with another party to provide reuse, collection, recycling, or composting services for covered 
82.23 	materials within its jurisdiction may be a service provider regardless of whether it provided, 
82.24 	contracted for, or otherwise arranged for similar services before the approval of the applicable 
82.25 	stewardship plan.
82.26 		Subd. 36.Third-party certification. "Third-party certification" means certification by 
82.27 	an accredited independent organization that a standard or process required by this act, or a 
82.28 	stewardship plan approved under this act, has been achieved.
82.29 		Subd. 37.This act. "This act" means sections 115A.144 to 115A.1462.
82.30 		Subd. 38.Toxic substance. "Toxic substance" means hazardous waste, a problem 
82.31 	material, a chemical or chemical class regulated under section 115A.965, 116.943, 325F.075, 
82.32 	or 325F.172 to 325F.179, or a chemical of high concern identified under section 116.9402.
83.1 		Subd. 39.Waste reduction or source reduction. "Waste reduction" or "source reduction" 
83.2 	has the meaning given in section 115A.03, except that waste reduction or source reduction 
83.3 	does not include reuse, but does include refill, as defined in this act.

83.4 	Sec. 3. [115A.1442] ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
83.5 	Producers must implement and finance a statewide program for packaging and paper 
83.6 	products in accordance with this act that encourages packaging redesign to reduce the 
83.7 	environmental impacts and human health impacts and that reduces generation of covered 
83.8 	materials waste through waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting and by providing 
83.9 	for negotiation and execution of agreements to collect, transport, and process used covered 
83.10 	materials for reuse, recycling, and composting.

83.11 	Sec. 4. [115A.1443] REGISTRATION OF PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY 
83.12 	ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.
83.13 		Subdivision 1.Annual registration. (a) By July 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, 
83.14 	producers must appoint a producer responsibility organization. The producer responsibility 
83.15 	organization must register with the commissioner by July 1, 2026, and each January 1 
83.16 	thereafter by submitting the following:
83.17 	(1) contact information for a person responsible for implementing an approved 
83.18 	stewardship plan;
83.19 	(2) a list of all member producers that will operate under the stewardship plan 
83.20 	administered by the producer responsibility organization and, for each producer, a list of 
83.21 	all brands of the producer's covered materials introduced;
83.22 	(3) copies of written agreements with each producer stating that each producer agrees 
83.23 	to operate under an approved stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility 
83.24 	organization;
83.25 	(4) a list of current board members and the executive director if different than the person 
83.26 	responsible for implementing approved stewardship plans; and
83.27 	(5) documentation demonstrating adequate financial responsibility and financial controls 
83.28 	to ensure proper management of funds and payment of the annual fee required under 
83.29 	subdivision 2.
83.30 	(b) Following the approval of the initial producer responsibility organization and the 
83.31 	initial stewardship plan, if more than a single producer responsibility organization is 
83.32 	established, the producers and producer responsibility organizations must establish a 
84.1 	coordinating body and process to prevent redundancy. The stewardship plans of all producer 
84.2 	responsibility organizations must be integrated into a single stewardship plan that covers 
84.3 	all requirements of this act and encompasses all producers when submitted to the 
84.4 	commissioner for approval. The annual reports of all producer responsibility organizations 
84.5 	must be integrated into a single annual report that covers all requirements of this act and 
84.6 	encompasses all producers when submitted to the commissioner.
84.7 		Subd. 2.Registration fee. (a) As part of its annual registration with the commissioner, 
84.8 	a producer responsibility organization must submit to the commissioner an annual fee for 
84.9 	the following year, as determined by the commissioner. Beginning October 1, 2026, and 
84.10 	annually thereafter, the commissioner must notify registered producer responsibility 
84.11 	organizations in writing of the amount of the fee for the following year. If there is more 
84.12 	than one registered producer responsibility organization, the coordinating body described 
84.13 	in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), must equitably apportion payment of the annual fee between 
84.14 	all registered producer responsibility organizations. The annual fee must be set at an amount 
84.15 	anticipated to in the aggregate meet but not exceed the commissioner's estimate of the costs 
84.16 	required to perform the commissioner's duties as described in section 115A.1445 and to 
84.17 	otherwise administer, implement, and enforce this act.
84.18 	(b) The commissioner must reconcile the fees paid by a producer responsibility 
84.19 	organization under this subdivision with the actual costs incurred by the agency on an annual 
84.20 	basis, by means of credits or refunds to or additional payments required of a producer 
84.21 	responsibility organization, as applicable.
84.22 		Subd. 3.Initial producer responsibility organization registration; implementation 
84.23 	fee. (a) By January 1, 2025, producers must appoint a producer responsibility organization. 
84.24 	The producer responsibility organization must register with the commissioner by submitting 
84.25 	the following:
84.26 	(1) contact information for a person responsible for implementing an approved 
84.27 	stewardship plan;
84.28 	(2) a list of current member producers and their written agreements confirming producers 
84.29 	will operate under an approved stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility 
84.30 	organization;
84.31 	(3) a plan for recruiting additional member producers and executing written agreements 
84.32 	confirming producers will operate under an approved stewardship plan administered by the 
84.33 	producer responsibility organization;
85.1 	(4) a list of current board members and the executive director if different than the person 
85.2 	responsible for implementing approved stewardship plans; and
85.3 	(5) documentation demonstrating adequate financial responsibility and financial controls 
85.4 	to ensure proper management of funds and payment of the annual fee required under 
85.5 	subdivision 2.
85.6 	(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the commissioner may not allow 
85.7 	registration of more than one producer responsibility organization under this section before 
85.8 	the first stewardship plan approved by the commissioner expires. If more than one producer 
85.9 	responsibility organization applies to register under this section before the first stewardship 
85.10 	plan is approved by the commissioner, the commissioner must select the producer 
85.11 	responsibility organization that will represent producers until the first stewardship plan 
85.12 	expires and must return the registration fee paid by applicants who are not selected. When 
85.13 	selecting a producer responsibility organization, the commissioner must consider whether 
85.14 	the producer responsibility organization:
85.15 	(1) has a governing board consisting of producers that represent a diversity of covered 
85.16 	materials introduced; and
85.17 	(2) demonstrates adequate financial responsibility and financial controls to ensure proper 
85.18 	management of funds.
85.19 	(c) By January 1, 2025, and annually until the first stewardship plan is approved, the 
85.20 	commissioner must provide written notice to the initial producer responsibility organization 
85.21 	appointed by producers of the commissioner's estimate of the cost of conducting the 
85.22 	preliminary needs assessment, initial needs assessment, and the commissioner's costs to 
85.23 	administer this act during the period prior to plan approval. The producer responsibility 
85.24 	organization must remit payment in full for these costs to the commissioner within 45 days 
85.25 	of receipt of this notice. The producer responsibility organization may charge each member 
85.26 	producer to cover the cost of its implementation fee according to each producer's unit-, 
85.27 	weight-, volume-, or sales-based market share or by another method it determines to be an 
85.28 	equitable determination of each producer's payment obligation.
85.29 		Subd. 4.Requirement for additional producer responsibility organizations. After 
85.30 	the first stewardship plan approved by the commissioner expires, the commissioner may 
85.31 	allow registration of more than one producer responsibility organization if:
85.32 	(1) producers of a covered materials type or a specific covered material appoint a producer 
85.33 	responsibility organization; or
86.1 	(2) producers organize under additional producer responsibility organizations that meet 
86.2 	the criteria established in subdivision 3, paragraph (a).
86.3 		Subd. 5.Registration of service providers. (a) By January 1, 2027, and annually 
86.4 	thereafter, a service provider seeking reimbursement for services provided under an approved 
86.5 	stewardship plan according to section 115A.1451 must register with the commissioner by 
86.6 	submitting the following information:
86.7 	(1) contact information for a person representing the service provider; and
86.8 	(2) address of the service provider.
86.9 	(b) A service provider may register at any time.

86.10 	Sec. 5. [115A.1444] ESTABLISHMENT OF PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY 
86.11 	ADVISORY BOARD.
86.12 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Producer Responsibility Advisory Board is established 
86.13 	to review all activities conducted by producer responsibility organizations under this act 
86.14 	and to advise the commissioner and producer responsibility organizations regarding the 
86.15 	implementation of this act.
86.16 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The membership of the advisory board consists of persons 
86.17 	appointed by the commissioner by January 1, 2025, as follows:
86.18 	(1) two members representing manufacturers of covered materials or a statewide or 
86.19 	national trade association representing those manufacturers;
86.20 	(2) two members representing recycling facilities that manage covered materials;
86.21 	(3) one member representing a waste hauler or a statewide association representing waste 
86.22 	haulers;
86.23 	(4) one member representing retailers of covered materials or a statewide trade association 
86.24 	representing those retailers;
86.25 	(5) one member representing a statewide nonprofit environmental organization;
86.26 	(6) one member representing a community-based nonprofit environmental justice 
86.27 	organization;
86.28 	(7) one member representing a waste facility that receives and sorts covered materials 
86.29 	and transfers them to another facility for reuse, recycling, or composting;
86.30 	(8) one member representing a waste facility that receives compostable materials for 
86.31 	composting or a statewide trade association that represents such facilities;
87.1 	(9) two members representing an entity that develops or offers for sale covered materials 
87.2 	that are designed for reuse and maintained through a reuse system or infrastructure or a 
87.3 	statewide or national trade association that represents such entities;
87.4 	(10) three members representing organizations of political subdivisions, with at least 
87.5 	one member representing a political subdivision outside the metropolitan area;
87.6 	(11) two members representing other stakeholders or additional members of interests 
87.7 	represented under clauses (1) to (10) as determined by the commissioner; and
87.8 	(12) one member representing the commissioner.
87.9 	(b) In making appointments under paragraph (a), the commissioner:
87.10 	(1) may not appoint members who are state legislators or registered lobbyists;
87.11 	(2) may not appoint members who are employees of a producer required to be members 
87.12 	of a producer responsibility organization in this state under this act; and
87.13 	(3) must endeavor to appoint members from all regions of the state.
87.14 		Subd. 3.Terms; removal. A member of the advisory board appointed under subdivision 
87.15 	2, paragraph (a), clause (12), serves at the pleasure of the commissioner. All other members 
87.16 	serve for a term of four years, except that the initial term for nine of the initial appointees 
87.17 	must be two years so that membership terms are staggered. Members may be reappointed 
87.18 	but may not serve more than eight consecutive years. Removing members and filling of 
87.19 	vacancies is governed by section 15.059, subdivision 4. Except as otherwise provided, 
87.20 	chapter 15 does not apply to the board.
87.21 		Subd. 4.Compensation. Members of the board must be compensated according to 
87.22 	section 15.059, subdivision 3.
87.23 		Subd. 5.Quorum. A majority of the voting board members constitutes a quorum. If 
87.24 	there is a vacancy in the membership of the board, a majority of the remaining voting 
87.25 	members of the board constitutes a quorum.
87.26 		Subd. 6.Voting. Action by the advisory board requires a quorum and a majority of those 
87.27 	present and voting. All members of the advisory board, except the member appointed under 
87.28 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (12), are voting members of the board.
87.29 		Subd. 7.Meetings. The advisory board must meet at least two times per year and may 
87.30 	meet more frequently upon ten days' written notice at the request of the chair or a majority 
87.31 	of its members.
87.32 		Subd. 8.Open meetings. Meetings of the board must comply with chapter 13D.
88.1 		Subd. 9.Chair. At its initial meeting, and every two years thereafter, the advisory board 
88.2 	must elect a chair and vice-chair from among its members.
88.3 		Subd. 10.Administrative and operating support. The commissioner must provide 
88.4 	administrative and operating support to the advisory board and may contract with a third-party 
88.5 	facilitator to assist in administering the activities of the advisory board, including establishing 
88.6 	a website or landing page on the agency website.
88.7 		Subd. 11.Conflict of interest policies. The commissioner must assist the advisory board 
88.8 	in developing policies and procedures governing the disclosure of actual or perceived 
88.9 	conflicts of interest that advisory board members may have as a result of their employment 
88.10 	or financial holdings of themselves or of family members. Each advisory board member is 
88.11 	responsible for reviewing the conflict of interest policies and procedures. An advisory board 
88.12 	member must disclose any instance of actual or perceived conflicts of interest at each meeting 
88.13 	of the advisory board at which recommendations regarding stewardship plans, programs, 
88.14 	operations, or activities are made by the advisory board.

88.15 	Sec. 6. [115A.1445] COMMISSIONER RESPONSIBILITIES.
88.16 	The commissioner must:
88.17 	(1) appoint the initial membership of the advisory board by January 1, 2025, according 
88.18 	to section 115A.1444;
88.19 	(2) provide administrative and operating support to the advisory board, as required by 
88.20 	section 115A.1444, subdivision 10;
88.21 	(3) complete a preliminary needs assessment by December 31, 2025, an initial needs 
88.22 	assessment by December 31, 2026, and update the needs assessment every five years 
88.23 	thereafter, according to section 115A.1450;
88.24 	(4) approve stewardship plans and amendments to stewardship plans according to section 
88.25 	115A.1451;
88.26 	(5) provide lists established according to the requirements of section 115A.1453 to all 
88.27 	producer responsibility organizations by March 1, 2027;
88.28 	(6) establish or approve requirements according to section 115A.1451, subdivision 7;
88.29 	(7) post on the agency's website:
88.30 	(i) the most recent registration materials submitted by producer responsibility 
88.31 	organizations, including all information submitted under section 115A.1443, subdivision 
88.32 	1;
89.1 	(ii) a list of registered service providers;
89.2 	(iii) the most recent needs assessments;
89.3 	(iv) any stewardship plan or amendment submitted by a producer responsibility 
89.4 	organization under section 115A.1451 that is in draft form during the public comment 
89.5 	period;
89.6 	(v) the most recent lists established according to section 115A.1453;
89.7 	(vi) the list of exempt materials and covered materials exempt from performance targets 
89.8 	and statewide requirements as approved in the stewardship plan;
89.9 	(vii) links to producer responsibility organization websites;
89.10 	(viii) comments of the public, advisory board, and producer responsibility organizations 
89.11 	on the documents listed in items (iii), (iv), (v), and (ix), and the responses of the 
89.12 	commissioner to those comments; and
89.13 	(ix) links to adopted rules implementing this act;
89.14 	(8) provide producer responsibility organizations with information regarding Minnesota 
89.15 	and federal laws that prohibit toxic substances in covered materials;
89.16 	(9) require each producer responsibility organization to secure an independent auditor 
89.17 	to perform an annual financial audit of program operations and approve the selection of 
89.18 	each auditor; and
89.19 	(10) consider and respond in writing to all written comments received from the advisory 
89.20 	board.

89.21 	Sec. 7. [115A.1446] PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ADVISORY BOARD 
89.22 	RESPONSIBILITIES.
89.23 	The Producer Responsibility Advisory Board must:
89.24 	(1) convene its initial meeting by March 1, 2025;
89.25 	(2) consult with the commissioner regarding the scope of the needs assessments and to 
89.26 	provide written comments on needs assessments, according to section 115A.1450, subdivision 
89.27 	2;
89.28 	(3) advise on the development of stewardship plans and amendments to stewardship 
89.29 	plans under section 115A.1451;
90.1 	(4) submit comments to producer responsibility organizations and to the commissioner 
90.2 	on any matter relevant to the administration of this act; and
90.3 	(5) provide written comments to the commissioner during any rulemaking process 
90.4 	undertaken by the commissioner under section 115A.1459.

90.5 	Sec. 8. [115A.1447] PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ORGANIZATION 
90.6 	RESPONSIBILITIES.
90.7 	A producer responsibility organization must:
90.8 	(1) annually register with the commissioner, according to section 115A.1443;
90.9 	(2) submit a stewardship plan to the commissioner by March 1, 2027, and every five 
90.10 	years thereafter, according to section 115A.1451;
90.11 	(3) implement stewardship plans approved by the commissioner under section 115A.1451 
90.12 	and to comply with the requirements of this act;
90.13 	(4) forward upon receipt from the commissioner the lists established according to section 
90.14 	115A.1453 to all service providers that participate in a stewardship plan administered by 
90.15 	the producer responsibility organization;
90.16 	(5) collect producer fees according to section 115A.1454;
90.17 	(6) submit the reports required by section 115A.1456;
90.18 	(7) ensure that producers operating under a stewardship plan administered by the producer 
90.19 	responsibility organization comply with the requirements of the stewardship plan and with 
90.20 	this act;
90.21 	(8) expel a producer from the producer responsibility organization if efforts to return 
90.22 	the producer to compliance with the plan or with the requirements of this act are unsuccessful. 
90.23 	The producer responsibility organization must notify the commissioner when a producer 
90.24 	has been expelled under this clause;
90.25 	(9) consider and respond in writing to comments received from the advisory board, 
90.26 	including justifications for not incorporating any recommendations;
90.27 	(10) provide producers with information regarding state and federal laws that prohibit 
90.28 	substances in covered materials, including sections 115A.965, 116.943, 325F.075, 325F.172 
90.29 	to 325F.179, and all laws prohibiting toxic substances in covered materials;
90.30 	(11) maintain a website according to section 115A.1457;
91.1 	(12) notify the commissioner within 30 days if a change is made to the contact information 
91.2 	for a person responsible for implementing the stewardship plan, a change to the board 
91.3 	members, or a change to the executive director;
91.4 	(13) assist service providers in identifying and using responsible markets;
91.5 	(14) reimburse service providers in a timely manner and according to reimbursement 
91.6 	rates approved in a stewardship plan as established according to section 115A.1451; and
91.7 	(15) comply with all other applicable requirements of this act.

91.8 	Sec. 9. [115A.1448] PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITIES.
91.9 		Subdivision 1.Registration required; prohibition of sale. (a) After January 1, 2025, 
91.10 	a producer must be a member of a producer responsibility organization registered in this 
91.11 	state.
91.12 	(b) After January 1, 2029, no producer may introduce covered materials, either separately 
91.13 	or when used to package another product, unless the producer operates under a written 
91.14 	agreement with a producer responsibility organization to operate under an approved 
91.15 	stewardship plan.
91.16 	(c) After January 1, 2032, no producer may introduce covered materials unless the 
91.17 	covered materials are:
91.18 	(1) reusable and capable of being managed through a reuse system that meets the reuse 
91.19 	rate and return rate required under section 115A.1451, subdivision 7;
91.20 	(2) capable of refill and supported by a refill system;
91.21 	(3) included on the list established under section 115A.1453, subdivision 1; or
91.22 	(4) included on the list established under section 115A.1453, subdivision 2.
91.23 	(d) A producer responsibility organization may petition the commissioner for a two-year 
91.24 	extension to comply with the requirements of paragraph (c). The commissioner may approve 
91.25 	the extension if the petition demonstrates that the market or technical issues prevent a 
91.26 	covered material from being considered reusable or included in the lists established under 
91.27 	section 115A.1453. The producer responsibility organization may petition the commissioner 
91.28 	for additional extensions in annual increments until January 1, 2040, if the producer 
91.29 	responsibility organization demonstrates that market or technical issues persist.
91.30 		Subd. 2.Duties. A producer must:
92.1 	(1) implement the requirements of the stewardship plan under which the producer 
92.2 	operates;
92.3 	(2) pay producer fees according to section 115A.1454; and
92.4 	(3) comply with all other applicable requirements of this act.

92.5 	Sec. 10. [115A.1449] SERVICE PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITIES.
92.6 	A service provider receiving reimbursement or funding under an approved stewardship 
92.7 	plan must:
92.8 	(1) ensure the collection, transportation, and management of covered materials generated 
92.9 	in the state pursuant to the lists established under section 115A.1453 or covered materials 
92.10 	that are capable of refill or reuse;
92.11 	(2) register with the commissioner and submit invoices to the producer responsibility 
92.12 	organization for reimbursement for services rendered;
92.13 	(3) meet performance standards established in an approved stewardship plan under 
92.14 	section 115A.1451;
92.15 	(2) ensure that covered materials are sent to responsible markets;
92.16 	(3) provide documentation to the producer responsibility organization on the amounts, 
92.17 	covered materials types, and volumes of covered materials collected, transported, and 
92.18 	managed for recycling, composting, or reuse; and
92.19 	(6) comply with all other applicable requirements of this act.

92.20 	Sec. 11. [115A.1450] NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.
92.21 		Subdivision 1.Needs assessments required. (a) By December 31, 2025, and every five 
92.22 	years thereafter, the commissioner must complete a preliminary needs assessment according 
92.23 	to this section.
92.24 	(b) By December 31, 2026, and every five years thereafter, the commissioner must 
92.25 	complete a statewide needs assessment according to this section. The commissioner may 
92.26 	adjust what is required to be included in a specific needs assessment to inform the next 
92.27 	stewardship plan.
92.28 		Subd. 2.Input from interested parties. In conducting a needs assessment, the 
92.29 	commissioner must:
93.1 	(1) initiate a consultation process to obtain recommendations from the advisory board, 
93.2 	political subdivisions, service providers, producer responsibility organizations, and other 
93.3 	interested parties regarding the type and scope of information that should be collected and 
93.4 	analyzed in the statewide needs assessment required by this section;
93.5 	(2) contract with a third party who is not a producer or a producer responsibility 
93.6 	organization to conduct the needs assessment; and
93.7 	(3) prior to finalizing the needs assessment, make the draft needs assessment available 
93.8 	for comment by the advisory board, producer responsibility organizations, and the public. 
93.9 	The commissioner must respond in writing to the comments and recommendations of the 
93.10 	advisory board and producer responsibility organizations.
93.11 		Subd. 3.Content of preliminary needs assessment. A preliminary needs assessment 
93.12 	must be completed for a preceding period of no less than 12 months and no more than 36 
93.13 	months, that includes:
93.14 	(1) tons of collected covered materials;
93.15 	(2) recycling and composting program characteristics, including a description of 
93.16 	single-stream and dual-stream recycling systems used in the state and prevalence of use, 
93.17 	average frequency of collection of covered materials for recycling and composting, types 
93.18 	of collection containers used, and commonly accepted materials for recycling and 
93.19 	composting;
93.20 	(3) total number and types of single-family and multifamily households and residential 
93.21 	properties receiving recycling and composting collection services;
93.22 	(4) processing capacity at recycling facilities, including total tons processed and number 
93.23 	of bales created, the range of material composition and bales produced, and current 
93.24 	technologies utilized;
93.25 	(5) size and number of depot, container, or drop-off locations;
93.26 	(6) size and number of transfer stations and transfer locations;
93.27 	(7) average term length of residential recycling and composting collection contracts 
93.28 	issued by political subdivisions and an assessment of contract cost structures;
93.29 	(8) average recycling facility processing fees charged to collectors delivering covered 
93.30 	materials for recycling;
93.31 	(9) available markets in the state for covered materials and the capacity of those markets; 
93.32 	and
94.1 	(10) covered materials sales by volume, weight, and material types introduced by 
94.2 	producers.
94.3 		Subd. 4.Content of needs assessment. A needs assessment must include at least the 
94.4 	following:
94.5 	(1) an evaluation of the performance of:
94.6 	(i) existing waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting efforts for each covered 
94.7 	materials type, as applicable, including collection rates, recycling rates, composting rates, 
94.8 	reuse rates, and return rates for each covered materials type;
94.9 	(ii) overall recycling rate, composting rate, reuse rate, and return rate for all covered 
94.10 	materials; and
94.11 	(iii) the extent to which postconsumer recycled content, by the best estimate, is or could 
94.12 	be incorporated into each covered materials type, as applicable;
94.13 	(2) an evaluation of a representative sample of management of covered materials with 
94.14 	mixed municipal solid waste, as source-separated recyclable materials, and as 
94.15 	source-separated compostable materials as received by waste management, recycling, and 
94.16 	composting facilities in the state, and relevant findings from any publicly available waste 
94.17 	stream evaluations conducted within the previous year, to evaluate the amount and portion 
94.18 	of covered materials being disposed of that would otherwise be recyclable or compostable;
94.19 	(3) proposals for a range of outcomes for each covered materials type to be accomplished 
94.20 	within a five-year time frame in multiple units of measurement, including but not limited 
94.21 	to unit-based, weight-based, and volume-based, for each of the following:
94.22 	(i) waste reduction;
94.23 	(ii) reuse rate and return rates;
94.24 	(iii) recycling rates;
94.25 	(iv) composting rates; and
94.26 	(v) postconsumer recycled content, if applicable;
94.27 	(4) proposals for a range of outcomes for the categories established in section 115A.1451, 
94.28 	subdivision 7, that consider:
94.29 	(i) information contained in or used to prepare a needs assessment according to this 
94.30 	subdivision;
94.31 	(ii) goals and requirements of the Waste Management Act under this chapter;
95.1 	(iii) statewide goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions under section 216H.02;
95.2 	(iv) need for continuous progress toward generating less waste from covered materials 
95.3 	and the complete reuse, recycling, or composting of the covered materials that are generated, 
95.4 	in doing so reducing impacts to human health and the environment;
95.5 	(v) a preference for statewide requirements that accomplish and further the goals and 
95.6 	requirements in clauses (2) to (4) as soon as practicable and to the maximum extent 
95.7 	achievable; and
95.8 	(vi) information from packaging and paper producer responsibility programs operating 
95.9 	in other jurisdictions;
95.10 	(5) an evaluation of the following factors for each covered material collected for recycling 
95.11 	or composting:
95.12 	(i) availability of recycling and composting collection services;
95.13 	(ii) recycling and composting processing infrastructure;
95.14 	(iii) capacity and technology for sorting covered materials;
95.15 	(iv) availability of responsible end markets;
95.16 	(v) presence and amount of processing residuals, contamination, and toxic substances;
95.17 	(vi) quantity of material estimated to be available and recoverable;
95.18 	(vii) projected future conditions for items (i) to (vi); and
95.19 	(viii) other criteria or factors determined by the commissioner;
95.20 	(6) recommended collection methods by covered materials type to maximize collection 
95.21 	efficiency, feedstock quality, level of service, and convenience for collection of covered 
95.22 	materials included on lists established in section 115A.1453;
95.23 	(7) proposed plans and metrics for how to measure progress in achieving performance 
95.24 	targets and statewide requirements;
95.25 	(8) an evaluation of options for third-party certification of activities to meet obligations 
95.26 	of this act;
95.27 	(9) an inventory of the current system including:
95.28 	(i) infrastructure, capacity, performance, funding level, and method and sources of 
95.29 	financing for the existing waste reduction, reuse, collection, transportation, processing, 
95.30 	recycling, and composting systems for covered materials operating in the state;
96.1 	(ii) an estimate of total annual collection and processing service costs based on registered 
96.2 	service provider costs; and
96.3 	(iii) availability and cost of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting services 
96.4 	for covered materials at single-family residences, at multifamily residences, and in public 
96.5 	places where political subdivisions arrange for collection of recyclable or compostable 
96.6 	materials, including identification of disparities in the availability of these services in 
96.7 	environmental justice areas compared with other areas and proposals for reducing or 
96.8 	eliminating those disparities;
96.9 	(10) an evaluation of investments needed to increase waste reduction, reuse, recycling, 
96.10 	and composting rates of covered materials according to the range of proposed performance 
96.11 	targets and statewide requirements including investments that would:
96.12 	(i) maintain or improve operations of existing infrastructure and accounts for waste 
96.13 	reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting of covered materials;
96.14 	(ii) expand the availability and accessibility of recycling collection services for recyclable 
96.15 	covered materials to all residents of the state at a comparable level of convenience as 
96.16 	collection services for mixed municipal solid waste; and
96.17 	(iii) establish and expand the availability and accessibility of reuse services for reusable 
96.18 	covered materials;
96.19 	(11) a recommended methodology for applying criteria and formulas to establish 
96.20 	reimbursement rates as described in section 115A.1455;
96.21 	(12) an assessment of the viability and robustness of markets for recyclable covered 
96.22 	materials and the degree to which these markets can be considered responsible markets;
96.23 	(13) an assessment of the level and causes of contamination of source-separated recyclable 
96.24 	materials, source-separated compostable materials and collected reusables, and the impacts 
96.25 	of contamination on service providers, including the cost to manage this contamination;
96.26 	(14) an assessment of what toxic substances might be intentionally added to covered 
96.27 	materials and best practices to eliminate or mitigate their use or presence in covered materials;
96.28 	(15) an assessment of current best practices to increase public awareness, educate, and 
96.29 	complete outreach activities accounting for culturally responsive materials and methods 
96.30 	and an evaluation of the efficacy of these efforts including assessments and evaluations of 
96.31 	current best practices and efforts on:
97.1 	(i) using product labels as a means of informing consumers about environmentally sound 
97.2 	use and management of covered materials;
97.3 	(ii) increasing public awareness of how to use and manage covered materials in an 
97.4 	environmentally sound manner and how to access waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and 
97.5 	composting services; and
97.6 	(iii) encouraging behavior change to increase participation in waste reduction, reuse, 
97.7 	recycling, and composting programs;
97.8 	(16) identification of the covered materials with the most significant environmental 
97.9 	impact, including assessing each covered material's generation of hazardous waste, generation 
97.10 	of greenhouse gases, environmental justice impacts, public health impacts, and other impacts; 
97.11 	and
97.12 	(17) other items identified by the commissioner that would aid the creation of the 
97.13 	stewardship plan, its administration, and the enforcement of this act.
97.14 		Subd. 5.Needs assessment as baseline. When determining the extent to which any 
97.15 	statewide requirement or performance target under this act has been achieved, information 
97.16 	contained in a needs assessment must serve as the baseline for that determination, when 
97.17 	applicable.
97.18 		Subd. 6.Participation required. (a) A service provider or other person with data or 
97.19 	information necessary to complete a needs assessment must provide the data or information 
97.20 	to the commissioner upon request. A service provider or other person who does not want 
97.21 	to be identified with information submitted to the commissioner under this subdivision may 
97.22 	request to proceed under a nondisclosure agreement. A nondisclosure agreement is limited 
97.23 	to the items under section 115A.06, subdivision 13. Once a request is made, the requestor, 
97.24 	the commissioner, and all third parties participating in the completion of the needs assessment 
97.25 	in whatever capacity must enter into a nondisclosure agreement. Once these parties have 
97.26 	entered into a nondisclosure agreement, the requestor must submit the necessary data or 
97.27 	information to the contractor selected by the commissioner according to subdivision 2, who 
97.28 	must aggregate and anonymize the data or information, excluding location data necessary 
97.29 	to assess needs, received from all parties proceeding under a nondisclosure agreement under 
97.30 	this subdivision and must then submit the aggregated anonymized information to the 
97.31 	commissioner or to the party or parties contracted to complete the needs assessment, including 
97.32 	assessing each covered material's generation of hazardous waste, generation of greenhouse 
97.33 	gases, environmental justice impacts, public health impacts, and other impacts.
98.1 	(b) The commissioner, any employee of the agency, or any agent thereof, when authorized 
98.2 	by the commissioner, may enter upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of 
98.3 	obtaining information necessary for completing the evaluation in subdivision 4, clause (2).

98.4 	Sec. 12. [115A.1451] STEWARDSHIP PLAN.
98.5 		Subdivision 1.Stewardship plan required. By March 1, 2027, and every five years 
98.6 	thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit a stewardship plan to the 
98.7 	commissioner that describes the proposed operation by the organization of programs to 
98.8 	fulfill the requirements of this act and that incorporates the findings and results of needs 
98.9 	assessments. Once approved, a stewardship plan remains in effect for five years, as amended, 
98.10 	or until a subsequent stewardship plan is approved.
98.11 		Subd. 2.Advisory board review of draft plan and amendments. A producer 
98.12 	responsibility organization must submit a draft stewardship plan or draft amendment to the 
98.13 	advisory board at least 60 days prior to submitting the draft plan or draft amendment to the 
98.14 	commissioner to allow the advisory board to submit comments and must address advisory 
98.15 	board comments and recommendations prior to submission of the draft plan or draft 
98.16 	amendment to the commissioner.
98.17 		Subd. 3.Content of stewardship plans. A proposed stewardship plan must include at 
98.18 	least the following:
98.19 	(1) performance targets as applicable to each covered materials type to be accomplished 
98.20 	within a five-year period, established in subdivision 5, paragraph (a);
98.21 	(2) a description of the anticipated method of collection, how reimbursements will 
98.22 	support a level of convenience for collection, service convenience metrics, processing 
98.23 	infrastructure and management methods to be used for each covered materials type, and 
98.24 	how these will meet the statewide requirements established in subdivision 7 for covered 
98.25 	materials:
98.26 	(i) included on the list established in section 115A.1453, subdivision 1;
98.27 	(ii) included on the list established in section 115A.1453, subdivision 2;
98.28 	(iii) that are reusable covered materials managed through a reuse system; and
98.29 	(iv) that are capable of refill and managed through a system of waste reduction;
98.30 	(3) proposals for exemptions from performance targets and statewide requirements for 
98.31 	covered materials that cannot be waste reduced or made reusable, recyclable, or compostable 
99.1 	due to federal or state health and safety requirements, identifying the specific federal or 
99.2 	state requirements and their impact on the covered materials;
99.3 	(4) a plan for how the producer responsibility organization will measure recycling, waste 
99.4 	reduction, reuse, composting, and inclusion of postconsumer recycled content, according 
99.5 	to subdivision 6 and by covered materials type as applicable;
99.6 	(5) third-party certifications as required by the commissioner or voluntarily undertaken;
99.7 	(6) a budget identifying funding needs for each of the five calendar years covered by 
99.8 	the plan, producer fees, a description of the process used to calculate the fees, and an 
99.9 	explanation of how the fees meet the requirements of section 115A.1454;
99.10 	(7) set goals for infrastructure investments, including a description of how the process 
99.11 	to offer and select opportunities will be conducted in an open, competitive, and fair manner; 
99.12 	how it will address gaps in the system not met by service providers; and potential financial 
99.13 	and legal instruments to be used;
99.14 	(8) an explanation of how the program will be paid for by the producer responsibility 
99.15 	organization through fees from producers, without any new or additional consumer-facing 
99.16 	fee to members of the public, businesses, service providers, the state or any political 
99.17 	subdivisions, or any other person who is not a producer, unless the fee is:
99.18 	(i) a deposit made in connection with a product's refill, reuse, or recycling that can be 
99.19 	redeemed by a consumer; or
99.20 	(ii) a charge for service by a service provider, regardless of whether registered;
99.21 	(9) a description of activities to be undertaken during the next five calendar years, which 
99.22 	must at a minimum describe how the producer responsibility organization, acting on behalf 
99.23 	of producers, will:
99.24 	(i) minimize the environmental impacts and human health impacts of covered materials, 
99.25 	including assessing each covered material's generation of hazardous waste, generation of 
99.26 	greenhouse gases, environmental justice impacts, public health impacts, and other impacts;
99.27 	(ii) incorporate as program objectives the improved design of covered materials according 
99.28 	to section 115A.1454, subdivision 1, clause (2);
99.29 	(iii) provide funding to expand and increase the convenience of waste reduction, reuse, 
99.30 	collection, recycling, and composting services according to the order of the waste 
99.31 	management hierarchy under section 115A.02;
100.1 	(iv) provide for reasonable reimbursement rates for statewide coverage of recycling 
100.2 	services for covered materials on the lists established in section 115A.1453 to single-family 
100.3 	residences, multifamily residences, and political subdivisions arranging for collection, 
100.4 	transportation, and processing of recyclable materials at a comparable level of convenience 
100.5 	as services for mixed municipal solid waste according to section 115A.1455; and
100.6 	(v) monitor to ensure that postconsumer recycled materials are delivered to responsible 
100.7 	markets;
100.8 	(10) describe how the producer responsibility organization will promote the opportunity 
100.9 	for all service providers to register with the commissioner and to submit for reimbursement 
100.10 	with the producer responsibility organization;
100.11 	(11) a description of how the program will reimburse service providers under an approved 
100.12 	stewardship plan, including but not limited to:
100.13 	(i) the use of differentiated rates developed according to the requirements and factors 
100.14 	established under section 115A.1455, subdivision 4;
100.15 	(ii) clear and reasonable timelines for reimbursement, with a frequency of no less than 
100.16 	monthly unless agreed to by a service provider and a producer responsibility organization; 
100.17 	and
100.18 	(iii) a process to resolve disputes that arise between the producer responsibility 
100.19 	organization and a service provider regarding the determination and payment of 
100.20 	reimbursements;
100.21 	(12) performance standards for service providers that are reimbursed under an approved 
100.22 	stewardship plan, including but not limited to the following, as applicable to the service 
100.23 	provided:
100.24 	(i) requirements that service providers must accept all covered materials on the lists 
100.25 	established by the commissioner under section 115A.1453; and
100.26 	(ii) labor standards and safety practices, including but not limited to safety programs, 
100.27 	health benefits, and living wages;
100.28 	(13) a description of how the producer responsibility organization will treat and protect 
100.29 	nonpublic data submitted by service providers;
100.30 	(14) a description of how the producer responsibility organization will provide technical 
100.31 	assistance to:
100.32 	(i) service providers in order to deliver covered materials to responsible markets;
101.1 	(ii) producers regarding toxic substances in covered materials and actions producers can 
101.2 	take to reduce intentionally added toxic substances in covered materials, including verification 
101.3 	by suppliers through certificates of compliance, upon request; and
101.4 	(iii) producers to make changes in product design that reduce the environmental impact 
101.5 	of covered materials or that increase the recoverability or marketability of covered materials 
101.6 	for reuse, recycling, or composting;
101.7 	(15) a description of how the producer responsibility organization will increase public 
101.8 	awareness, educate, and complete outreach activities accounting for culturally responsive 
101.9 	materials and methods and evaluate the efficacy of these efforts including how the producer 
101.10 	responsibility organization will:
101.11 	(i) assist producers in improving product labels as a means of informing consumers 
101.12 	about refilling, reusing, recycling, composting, and other environmentally sound methods 
101.13 	of managing covered materials;
101.14 	(ii) increase public awareness of how to use and manage covered materials in an 
101.15 	environmentally sound manner and how to access waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and 
101.16 	composting services; and
101.17 	(iii) encourage behavior change to increase participation in waste reduction, reuse, 
101.18 	recycling, and composting programs;
101.19 	(16) a summary of consultations held with the advisory board and other stakeholders to 
101.20 	provide input to the stewardship plan, a list of recommendations that were incorporated into 
101.21 	the stewardship plan as a result, and a list of rejected recommendations and the reasons for 
101.22 	rejection; and
101.23 	(17) strategies to incorporate findings from any relevant studies required by the 
101.24 	legislature.
101.25 		Subd. 4.Plan and amendment review and approval procedure. (a) The commissioner 
101.26 	must review and approve, deny, or request additional information for a draft stewardship 
101.27 	plan or a draft plan amendment no later than 120 days after the date the commissioner 
101.28 	receives it from a producer responsibility organization. The commissioner must post the 
101.29 	draft plan or draft amendment on the agency's website and allow public comment for no 
101.30 	less than 45 days before approving, denying, or requesting additional information on the 
101.31 	draft plan or draft amendment.
101.32 	(b) If the commissioner denies, or requests additional information for, a draft plan or 
101.33 	draft amendment, the commissioner must provide the producer responsibility organization 
102.1 	with the reasons, in writing, that the plan or plan amendment does not meet the plan 
102.2 	requirements of subdivision 3. The producer responsibility organization shall have 60 days 
102.3 	from the date that the rejection or request for additional information is received to submit 
102.4 	to the commissioner any additional information necessary for the approval of the draft plan 
102.5 	or draft amendment. The commissioner shall review and approve or disapprove the revised 
102.6 	draft plan or draft amendment no later than 60 days after the date the commissioner receives 
102.7 	it.
102.8 	(c) A producer responsibility organization may resubmit a draft plan or draft amendment 
102.9 	to the commissioner on not more than two occasions. If after the second resubmission, the 
102.10 	commissioner determines that the draft plan or draft amendment does not meet the plan 
102.11 	requirements of this act, the commissioner must modify the draft plan or draft amendment 
102.12 	as necessary for it to meet the requirements of this act and approve it.
102.13 	(d) Upon recommendation by the advisory board, or upon the commissioner's own 
102.14 	initiative, the commissioner may require an amendment to a stewardship plan if the 
102.15 	commissioner determines that an amendment is necessary to ensure that the producer 
102.16 	responsibility organization maintains compliance with the requirements of this act.
102.17 		Subd. 5.Performance targets. (a) The producer responsibility organization must propose 
102.18 	performance targets based on the needs assessment that meet the statewide requirements in 
102.19 	subdivision 7 that must be included in a stewardship plan approved under this section. 
102.20 	Performance targets must include reuse rates, return rates, recycling rates, composting rates, 
102.21 	and targets for waste reduction, and postconsumer recycled content by covered materials 
102.22 	type that are to be achieved by the end of the stewardship plan's term. The producer 
102.23 	responsibility organization must select the unit that is most appropriate to measure each 
102.24 	performance target as informed by the needs assessment.
102.25 	(b) The commissioner may require that a producer responsibility organization obtain 
102.26 	third-party certification of any activity or achievement of any standard required by this act. 
102.27 	The commissioner must provide a producer responsibility organization with notice of at 
102.28 	least one year prior to requiring use of third-party certification under this paragraph if such 
102.29 	certifications are readily available, applicable, and of reasonable cost.
102.30 	(c) Proposed performance targets must demonstrate continuous improvement in reducing 
102.31 	environmental impacts and human health impacts of covered materials over time.
102.32 		Subd. 6.Measurement criteria for performance targets. (a) For purposes of 
102.33 	determining whether recycling performance targets are being met, except as modified by 
102.34 	the commissioner, a stewardship plan must provide for the measurement of the amount of 
103.1 	recycled material to be at the point at which material leaves a recycling facility and must 
103.2 	account for:
103.3 	(1) levels of estimated contamination documented by the facility;
103.4 	(2) any exclusions for fuel or energy capture; and
103.5 	(3) compliance with sections 115A.965, 116.943, 325F.075, and 325F.172 to 325F.179, 
103.6 	and all other laws pertaining to toxic substances in covered materials.
103.7 	(b) For purposes of determining whether waste reduction performance targets are being 
103.8 	met, a stewardship plan must provide for the measurement of the amount of waste reduction 
103.9 	of covered materials in a manner that can determine the extent to which the amount of 
103.10 	material used for a covered material is eliminated beyond what is necessary to efficiently 
103.11 	deliver a product without damage or spoilage, or other means of covered material redesign 
103.12 	to reduce overall use and environmental impacts.
103.13 	(c) For purposes of determining whether reuse targets are being met, a stewardship plan 
103.14 	must provide for the measurement of the amount of reusable covered materials to be at the 
103.15 	point at which reusable covered materials meet the following criteria as demonstrated by 
103.16 	the producer and approved by the commissioner:
103.17 	(1) whether the average minimum number of cycles of reuses within a recognized reuse 
103.18 	system has been met based on the number of times an item must be reused for it to have 
103.19 	lower environmental impacts than the single-use versions of those items; and
103.20 	(2) whether the demonstrated or research-based anticipated return rate of the covered 
103.21 	material to the reuse system has been met.
103.22 	(d) For other targets, the producer responsibility organization must propose a calculation 
103.23 	point for review and approval as part of the stewardship plan based on findings from the 
103.24 	needs assessment.
103.25 		Subd. 7.Statewide requirements. (a) The commissioner must establish or approve 
103.26 	statewide requirements and the date the statewide requirements must be met for the following 
103.27 	categories:
103.28 	(1) recycling rate;
103.29 	(2) composting rate;
103.30 	(3) reuse rate;
103.31 	(4) return rate;
104.1 	(5) the percentage of covered materials introduced that must be waste reduced; and
104.2 	(6) the percentage of postconsumer recycled content that covered materials introduced 
104.3 	must contain, including an overall percentage for all covered materials, as applicable, 
104.4 	excluding compostable materials that cannot include postconsumer recycled content because 
104.5 	unique chemical or physical properties or health and safety requirements prohibit introduction 
104.6 	of postconsumer recycled content.
104.7 	(b) The commissioner may use the following information and criteria when establishing 
104.8 	statewide requirements under paragraph (a):
104.9 	(1) needs assessments under section 115A.1450;
104.10 	(2) goals and requirements of the Waste Management Act under this chapter;
104.11 	(3) statewide goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions under section 216H.02;
104.12 	(4) need for continuous progress toward generating less waste from covered materials 
104.13 	and the complete reuse, recycling, or composting of the covered materials that are generated, 
104.14 	in doing so reducing impacts to human health and the environment;
104.15 	(5) a preference for statewide requirements that accomplish and further the goals and 
104.16 	requirements in clauses (2) to (4) as soon as practicable and to the maximum extent 
104.17 	achievable; and
104.18 	(6) information from packaging and paper producer responsibility programs operating 
104.19 	in other jurisdictions.
104.20 	(c) The commissioner must consult with the product stewardship organization on the 
104.21 	proposed statewide requirements and must submit proposed statewide requirements under 
104.22 	paragraph (a) to the advisory board and consider the board's recommendations before 
104.23 	finalizing the statewide requirements.
104.24 	(d) Every five years, the commissioner must review the statewide requirements established 
104.25 	under paragraph (a). If the commissioner decides an update is not warranted at that time, 
104.26 	the commissioner must submit the reasoning to the advisory board and consider the board's 
104.27 	recommendations before making a final decision. If the commissioner decides an update is 
104.28 	warranted, the process in paragraphs (b) and (c) must be utilized.
104.29 	(e) The producer responsibility organization must ensure the statewide requirements are 
104.30 	met.

105.1 	Sec. 13. [115A.1453] RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE COVERED 
105.2 	MATERIALS LISTS.
105.3 		Subdivision 1.List required. By March 1, 2027, the commissioner must complete a 
105.4 	list of covered materials determined to be recyclable or compostable statewide through 
105.5 	systems where covered materials are commingled into a recyclables stream and a separate 
105.6 	compostables stream. These covered materials must be collected at a comparable level of  
105.7 	convenience as collection services for mixed municipal solid waste.
105.8 		Subd. 2.Alternative collection list required. By March 1, 2027, the commissioner 
105.9 	must complete a list of covered materials determined to be recyclable or compostable and 
105.10 	collected statewide through systems other than the system required for covered materials 
105.11 	on the list established in subdivision 1.
105.12 		Subd. 3.Input from interested parties. The commissioner must consult with the 
105.13 	advisory board, producer responsibility organizations, service providers, political 
105.14 	subdivisions, and other interested parties to develop or amend the recyclable or compostable 
105.15 	covered materials lists and must review any petitions by interested parties for addition or 
105.16 	removal of covered materials from the lists created under this section.
105.17 		Subd. 4.Criteria. In developing the lists under subdivisions 1 and 2, the commissioner 
105.18 	may consider the following criteria:
105.19 	(1) current availability of recycling collection services;
105.20 	(2) recycling collection and processing infrastructure;
105.21 	(3) capacity and technology for sorting covered materials;
105.22 	(4) availability of responsible end markets;
105.23 	(5) presence and amount of processing residuals and contamination;
105.24 	(6) quantity of material estimated to be available and recoverable;
105.25 	(7) projected future conditions for clauses (1) to (6);
105.26 	(8) if collected for recycling, the covered material type and form must be one that is 
105.27 	regularly sorted and aggregated into defined streams for recycling processes or the packaging 
105.28 	format must be specified in a relevant Institution of Scrap Recycling Industries specification; 
105.29 	and
105.30 	(9) other criteria or factors determined by the commissioner.
106.1 		Subd. 6.Amendment. The commissioner may amend a list completed under this section 
106.2 	at any time and must provide amended lists to producer responsibility organizations as soon 
106.3 	as possible after adopting an amendment. Producer responsibility organizations must provide 
106.4 	amended lists to service providers as soon as possible after receiving the amendment and 
106.5 	work to incorporate changes in relevant service provider reimbursement rates within a year.

106.6 	Sec. 14. [115A.1454] PRODUCER FEES.
106.7 		Subdivision 1.Annual fee. A producer responsibility organization must annually collect 
106.8 	a fee from each producer that must:
106.9 	(1) be based on the total amount of covered materials each producer introduces in the 
106.10 	prior year calculated on a per-unit basis, such as per ton, per item, or another unit of 
106.11 	measurement;
106.12 	(2) incentivize using materials and design attributes that reduce the environmental impacts 
106.13 	and human health impacts, as determined by the commissioner, of covered materials by the 
106.14 	following methods:
106.15 	(i) eliminating intentionally added toxic substances in covered materials;
106.16 	(ii) reducing the amount of packaging per individual covered material that is necessary 
106.17 	to efficiently deliver a product without damage or spoilage without reducing its ability to 
106.18 	be recycled or reducing the amount of paper used to manufacture individual paper products;
106.19 	(iii) increasing covered materials managed in a reuse system;
106.20 	(iv) increasing the proportion of postconsumer material in covered materials;
106.21 	(v) enhancing recyclability or compostability of a covered material; and
106.22 	(vi) increasing the amount of inputs derived from renewable and sustainable sources;
106.23 	(3) discourage using materials and design attributes in a producer's covered materials 
106.24 	whose environmental impacts and human health impacts, as determined by the commissioner, 
106.25 	can be reduced by the methods listed under clause (2);
106.26 	(4) prioritize reuse by charging covered materials that are managed through a reuse 
106.27 	system only once, upon initial entry into the marketplace; and
106.28 	(5) generate revenue sufficient to pay in full:
106.29 	(i) the annual registration fee required under section 115A.1443;
106.30 	(ii) financial obligations to complete activities described in an approved stewardship 
106.31 	plan and to reimburse service providers under section 115A.1455;
107.1 	(iii) the operating costs of the producer responsibility organization; and
107.2 	(iv) for the establishment and maintenance of a financial reserve that is sufficient to 
107.3 	operate the program in a fiscally prudent and responsible manner.
107.4 		Subd. 2.Overcollections. Revenue collected under this section that exceeds the amount 
107.5 	needed to pay the costs described in subdivision 1, clause (5), must be used to improve or 
107.6 	enhance program outcomes or to reduce producer fees according to provisions of an approved 
107.7 	stewardship plan.
107.8 		Subd. 3.Prohibited conduct. Fees collected under this section may not be used for 
107.9 	lobbying, as defined in section 3.084, subdivision 1.

107.10 	Sec. 15. [115A.1455] SERVICE PROVIDER; REIMBURSEMENT.
107.11 		Subdivision 1.Service provider reimbursement required. The reimbursements 
107.12 	provided for waste reduction, reuse, processing, recycling, or composting services under 
107.13 	an approved stewardship plan shall only be provided to service providers that meet the 
107.14 	performance standards requirements established under an approved stewardship plan.
107.15 		Subd. 2.Collection of recyclables. If a household does not have access to collection 
107.16 	services at a comparable level of convenience as collection services for mixed municipal 
107.17 	solid waste for covered materials on the recyclable covered materials list established under 
107.18 	section 115A.1453, subdivision 1, the producer responsibility organization must ensure that 
107.19 	collection service is available to the household through a service provider.
107.20 		Subd. 3.Bidding processes. (a) For infrastructure investments included under an 
107.21 	approved stewardship plan, a producer responsibility organization must use the competitive 
107.22 	bidding processes established in section 16C.28, subdivision 1, and publicly post bid 
107.23 	opportunities except that preference must be given to existing facilities, providers of services, 
107.24 	and holders of service accounts in the state for waste reduction, reuse, collection, recycling, 
107.25 	and composting of covered materials.
107.26 	(b) No producer or producer responsibility organization may own or partially own 
107.27 	infrastructure that is used to fulfill obligations under this act except in the following 
107.28 	circumstances:
107.29 	(1) a producer may hold an ownership stake in infrastructure used to fulfill obligations 
107.30 	under this act so long as the stake was held prior to enactment of this act and said ownership 
107.31 	stake is fully disclosed by the producer to the producer responsibility organization; or
108.1 	(2) if, after a bidding process described in paragraph (a), no service provider bids on the 
108.2 	contract, the producer responsibility organization may make infrastructure investments 
108.3 	identified under an approved stewardship plan to implement the requirements in this act.
108.4 		Subd. 4.Reimbursement rates. (a) An approved stewardship plan must provide 
108.5 	reimbursement rates for services, collection, transportation, and management of covered 
108.6 	materials, exclusive of exempt materials, and incorporate relevant cost information identified 
108.7 	by the initial needs assessment. Reimbursement rates shall be established equivalent to 50 
108.8 	percent of the cost per ton by July 1, 2027, 75 percent of the cost per ton by July 1, 2028, 
108.9 	and 90 percent of the cost per ton by July 1, 2029, and each year thereafter and varied per 
108.10 	ton, as follows:
108.11 	(1) a fixed amount for each ton of covered material collected by a service provider that 
108.12 	reflects conditions that affect collection, recycling, and composting costs in the region or 
108.13 	jurisdiction in which the services are provided, including but not limited to:
108.14 	(i) the number and size of households;
108.15 	(ii) population density;
108.16 	(iii) collections methods employed;
108.17 	(iv) public education efforts;
108.18 	(v) distance to consolidation or transfer facilities; reuse, recycling, or composting 
108.19 	facilities; or to responsible markets;
108.20 	(vi) other factors that may contribute to regional or jurisdictional cost differences;
108.21 	(vii) proportion of covered compostable materials within all source-separated compostable 
108.22 	materials collected or managed through composting; and
108.23 	(viii) the general quality of materials recycled or composted by service providers;
108.24 	(2) a fixed amount for each ton of covered material recycled or composted by a service 
108.25 	provider in the prior calendar year based upon:
108.26 	(i) the average costs associated with the transportation and processing from a central 
108.27 	location within a political subdivision, of collected covered material from the political 
108.28 	subdivision to a recycling or composting facility;
108.29 	(ii) the processing of and removal of contamination from covered material by a recycling 
108.30 	or composting facility;
109.1 	(iii) the recycling or composting of covered materials in the state or in another jurisdiction 
109.2 	less the average fair market value for that covered material based on the market indices for 
109.3 	the region, updated monthly;
109.4 	(iv) costs associated with the management of contaminated materials removed from 
109.5 	collected covered material; and
109.6 	(v) the proportion of covered compostable materials within all source-separated 
109.7 	compostable materials collected or managed through composting;
109.8 	(3) an additional fixed amount, in excess of the rate provided under clause (2), for each 
109.9 	material type per ton for covered materials that are not included on the lists established 
109.10 	according to section 115A.1453, subdivision 1, that are recycled or composted by a service 
109.11 	provider in the prior calendar year less the average fair market value for that covered material 
109.12 	based on the market indices for the region, updated monthly;
109.13 	(4) a fixed amount for mixed recycling tons are managed through a process that includes 
109.14 	percentages of covered materials included on the lists established according to section 
109.15 	115A.1453, subdivision 1, and additional covered materials. The per ton fixed amount shall 
109.16 	be prorated for the values in clause (2), items (i) and (ii), based upon the most recent waste 
109.17 	characterization for mixed recycling ton averages;
109.18 	(5) a fixed amount, based on population served, for administrative costs of service 
109.19 	providers, including education, public awareness campaigns, and outreach program costs 
109.20 	as applicable; and
109.21 	(6) a fixed amount for the cost of managing covered materials capable of refill or reusable 
109.22 	covered materials for the costs associated with collection, cleaning, sanitation, distribution, 
109.23 	and management of contamination.
109.24 	(b) A service provider may retain all revenue from the sale of covered materials. Nothing 
109.25 	in this act may restrict a service provider from charging a fee for collection or processing 
109.26 	of covered materials to the extent that reimbursement from a producer responsibility 
109.27 	organization does not cover all costs of services, including operating profits and returns on 
109.28 	investments required by a service provider to provide sustainability of the services.
109.29 		Subd. 5.Local government authority. (a) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
109.30 	require a political subdivision to agree to operate under a stewardship plan, nor does it 
109.31 	restrict the authority of a political subdivision to provide waste management services to 
109.32 	residents or to contract with any entity to provide waste management services. Any political 
109.33 	subdivision that is also a service provider is eligible to be registered with the commissioner 
110.1 	and reimbursed per the rates and schedule approved in subdivision 4. If a majority of political 
110.2 	subdivisions in the state chooses not to participate in the program by January 1, 2030, the 
110.3 	commissioner shall revise the statewide requirements established under section 115A.1451, 
110.4 	subdivision 7.
110.5 	(b) Nothing in this act restricts the authority of a political subdivision to provide waste 
110.6 	management services to residents, to contract with any entity to provide waste management 
110.7 	services, or to exercise its authority granted under section 115A.94. A producer responsibility 
110.8 	organization may not restrict or otherwise interfere with a political subdivision exercising 
110.9 	its authority under section 115A.94 to organize collection of solid waste, including materials 
110.10 	collected for recycling or composting, or to extend, renew, or otherwise manage any contracts 
110.11 	entered into as a result of exercising such authority or otherwise resulting from a competitive 
110.12 	procurement process.
110.13 		Subd. 6.Dispute resolution. There must be a dispute resolution process for disputes 
110.14 	related to reimbursements utilizing third-party mediators.

110.15 	Sec. 16. [115A.1456] REPORTING.
110.16 		Subdivision 1.Producer responsibility organization annual report. (a) By July 1, 
110.17 	2031, and each July 1 thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit a written 
110.18 	report to the commissioner that contains, at a minimum, the following information for the 
110.19 	previous calendar year:
110.20 	(1) the amount of covered materials introduced by each covered materials type, reported 
110.21 	in the same units used to establish fees under section 115A.1454, subdivision 1, clause (1);
110.22 	(2) progress toward the performance targets reported in the same units used to establish 
110.23 	producer fees under section 115A.1454, subdivision 1, clause (1), and reported statewide 
110.24 	and for each county including:
110.25 	(i) the amount of covered materials successfully waste reduced, reused, recycled, and 
110.26 	composted by covered materials type and the strategies or collection method used; and
110.27 	(ii) information about third-party certifications obtained;
110.28 	(3) the total cost to implement the program and a detailed description of program 
110.29 	expenditures including:
110.30 	(i) the total amount of producer fees collected in the current calendar year; and
110.31 	(ii) a description of infrastructure investments made during the previous year;
111.1 	(4) a copy of a financial audit of program operations conducted by an independent auditor 
111.2 	approved by the commissioner that meets the requirements of the Financial Accounting 
111.3 	Standards Board's Accounting Standards Update 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 
111.4 	958), as amended;
111.5 	(5) a description of program performance problems that emerged in specific locations 
111.6 	and efforts taken or proposed by the producer responsibility organization to address them;
111.7 	(6) a discussion of technical assistance provided to producers regarding toxic substances 
111.8 	in covered materials and actions taken by producers to reduce intentionally added toxic 
111.9 	substances in covered materials beyond compliance with prohibitions already established 
111.10 	in law;
111.11 	(7) a description of public awareness, education, and outreach activities undertaken 
111.12 	including any evaluations conducted of their efficacy, plans for next calendar year's activities, 
111.13 	and an evaluation of the process established by the producer responsibility organization to 
111.14 	answer questions from consumers regarding collection, recycling, composting, waste 
111.15 	reduction, and reuse activities;
111.16 	(8) a summary of consultations held with the advisory board and how any feedback was 
111.17 	incorporated into the report as a result of the consultations, together with a list of rejected 
111.18 	recommendations and the reasons for rejection;
111.19 	(9) a list of any producers found to be out of compliance with this act, and actions taken 
111.20 	by the producer responsibility organization to return the producer to compliance, and 
111.21 	notification of any producers that are no longer participating in the producer responsibility 
111.22 	organization or have been expelled due to their lack of compliance;
111.23 	(10) any proposed amendments to the stewardship plan to improve program performance 
111.24 	or reduce costs, including changes to producer fees, infrastructure investments, or 
111.25 	reimbursement rates;
111.26 	(11) any recommendations for additions or removal of covered materials to or from the 
111.27 	recyclable or compostable covered materials lists developed under section 115A.1453; and
111.28 	(12) any information requested by the commissioner to assist with determining 
111.29 	compliance with this act.
111.30 	(b) Every fourth year after a stewardship plan is approved by the commissioner, a 
111.31 	performance audit of the program must be completed. The performance audit must conform 
111.32 	to audit standards established by the United States Government Accountability Office; the 
112.1 	National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers; or another nationally 
112.2 	recognized organization approved by the commissioner.
112.3 		Subd. 2.Report following unmet target. A producer responsibility organization that 
112.4 	fails to meet a performance target approved in a stewardship plan must, within 90 days of 
112.5 	filing an annual report under this section, file with the commissioner an explanation of the 
112.6 	factors contributing to the failure and propose an amendment to the stewardship plan 
112.7 	specifying changes in operations that the producer responsibility organization will make 
112.8 	that are designed to achieve the following year's targets. If a performance target is unmet 
112.9 	due to lack of political subdivision participation in the program, the commissioner shall 
112.10 	revise the statewide requirements developed under section 115A.1451, subdivision 7. If a 
112.11 	revision to the statewide performance targets is required and completed by the commissioner, 
112.12 	the producer responsibility organization may revise the performance targets at the same 
112.13 	time. An amendment filed under this subdivision must be reviewed by the advisory board 
112.14 	and reviewed and approved by the commissioner in the manner specified in section 
112.15 	115A.1451, subdivisions 2 and 4.
112.16 		Subd. 3.Commissioner's report. By October 15, 2034, and every five years thereafter, 
112.17 	the commissioner must submit a report to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority 
112.18 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over solid waste. The report must 
112.19 	contain a summary of the operations of the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act during 
112.20 	the previous five years, a summary of the needs assessment, a link to reports filed under 
112.21 	subdivisions 1 and 2, recommendations for policy, statutory, or regulatory changes to the 
112.22 	program, an analysis of the impacts of exempting certain materials from the definition of 
112.23 	covered materials and of exempting certain persons from the definition of producer, a list 
112.24 	of efforts undertaken by the commissioner to enforce and secure compliance with this act, 
112.25 	and any other information the commissioner deems to be relevant.
112.26 		Subd. 4.Duty to cooperate. Service providers must provide producer responsibility 
112.27 	organizations with data necessary to complete the reports required by this section upon 
112.28 	request.

112.29 	Sec. 17. [115A.1457] PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ORGANIZATION 
112.30 	WEBSITES.
112.31 	A producer responsibility organization must maintain a website that uses best practices 
112.32 	for accessibility and contains at least:
112.33 	(1) information regarding a process that members of the public can use to contact the 
112.34 	producer responsibility organization with questions;
113.1 	(2) a directory of all service providers operating under the stewardship plan administered 
113.2 	by the producer responsibility organization, grouped by location or political subdivision, 
113.3 	and information about how to request service;
113.4 	(3) registration materials submitted to the commissioner under section 115A.1443;
113.5 	(4) the draft and approved stewardship plan and any draft and approved amendments;
113.6 	(5) information on how to manage materials included in lists established under section 
113.7 	115A.1453;
113.8 	(6) the list of exempt materials as defined in this act and covered materials exempt from 
113.9 	performance targets and statewide requirements as approved in the stewardship plan;
113.10 	(6) the most recent needs assessment and all past needs assessments;
113.11 	(7) annual reports filed by the producer responsibility organization;
113.12 	(8) a link to administrative rules implementing this act;
113.13 	(9) comments of the advisory board on the documents listed in clauses (4) and (7), and 
113.14 	the responses of the producer responsibility organization to those comments;
113.15 	(10) the names of producers and brands that are not in compliance with section 
113.16 	115A.1448;
113.17 	(11) a list, that is updated at least monthly, of all member producers that will operate 
113.18 	under the stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility organization and, 
113.19 	for each producer, a list of all brands of the producer's covered materials introduced in the 
113.20 	state; and
113.21 	(12) education materials on waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting for 
113.22 	producers and the general public.

113.23 	Sec. 18. [115A.1458] ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT.
113.24 	A producer responsibility organization that arranges collection, recycling, composting, 
113.25 	waste reduction, or reuse services under this act may engage in anticompetitive conduct to 
113.26 	the extent necessary to plan and implement collection, recycling, composting, waste 
113.27 	reduction, or reuse systems to meet the obligations under this act, and is immune from 
113.28 	liability under state laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, and unfair trade practices.

114.1 	Sec. 19. [115A.1459] RULEMAKING.
114.2 	The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this act. The 18-month time limit under 
114.3 	section 14.125 does not apply to the commissioner's rulemaking authority under this section.

114.4 	Sec. 20. [115A.1460] PROVIDING INFORMATION.
114.5 	Upon request of the commissioner for purposes of determining compliance with this 
114.6 	act, or for purposes of implementing this act, a person must furnish to the commissioner 
114.7 	any information that the person has or may reasonably obtain.

114.8 	Sec. 21. [115A.1461] DEPOSIT RETURN SYSTEM.
114.9 	(a) It is the intent of the legislature that if a bottle deposit return system is enacted in the 
114.10 	future, it will be harmonized with this act in a manner that ensures that:
114.11 	(1) materials covered in that system are exempt from this act or related financial 
114.12 	obligations are reduced;
114.13 	(2) colocation of drop-off facilities and alternative collection sites is maximized;
114.14 	(3) education and outreach is integrated between the two programs; and
114.15 	(4) waste reduction and reuse strategies are prioritized between the two programs.
114.16 	(b) Any implementation of a deposit return system is created with at least a two-year 
114.17 	transition period prior to the expiry of the currently approved stewardship plan and conducted 
114.18 	in a manner that does not create sudden and significant operational or financial disruption 
114.19 	to the implementation of a stewardship plan under section 115A.1451, including provisions 
114.20 	of recycling or reuse services contained in the plan.

114.21 	Sec. 22. [115A.1462] ENFORCEMENT.
114.22 	(a) The commissioner must enforce this act as provided under this section and sections 
114.23 	115.071 and 116.072. The commissioner may revoke a registration of a producer 
114.24 	responsibility organization or producer found to have violated this act.
114.25 	(b) Notwithstanding the penalty limits contained in section 115.071, subdivision 3, and 
114.26 	except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), a person that violates or fails to perform a 
114.27 	duty imposed by this act or any rule adopted thereunder is liable for a civil penalty not to 
114.28 	exceed $25,000 per day of violation.
114.29 	(c) Notwithstanding the penalty limits contained in section 115.071, subdivision 3, a 
114.30 	producer responsibility organization or producer that violates a provision of or fails to 
115.1 	perform a duty imposed by this act, a rule adopted thereunder, or requirements of a 
115.2 	stewardship plan approved by the commissioner, is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed 
115.3 	$25,000 per day of violation. For a second violation occurring within five years after the 
115.4 	approval of a stewardship plan, a producer responsibility organization or producer is liable 
115.5 	for a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000 per day of violation. For a third or subsequent 
115.6 	violation occurring within five years after the approval of a stewardship plan, a producer 
115.7 	responsibility organization or producer is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 
115.8 	per day of violation.

115.9 	Sec. 23. WORKPLACE CONDITIONS AND EQUITY STUDY.
 115.10 	(a) By January 1, 2032, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must contract 
115.11 	with a third party that is not a producer or a producer responsibility organization to conduct 
115.12 	a study of the recycling, composting, and reuse facilities operating in the state. The study 
115.13 	must analyze, at a minimum information about:
115.14 	(1) working conditions, wage and benefit levels, and employment levels of minorities 
115.15 	and women at those facilities;
115.16 	(2) barriers to ownership of recycling, composting, and reuse operations faced by women 
115.17 	and minorities;
115.18 	(3) the degree to which residents of multifamily buildings have less convenient access 
115.19 	to recycling, composting, and reuse opportunities than those living in single-family homes;
115.20 	(4) the degree to which environmental justice areas have access to fewer recycling, 
115.21 	composting, and reuse opportunities compared to other parts of the state;
115.22 	(5) the degree to which programs to increase access, convenience, and education are 
115.23 	successful in raising reuse, recycling, and composting rates in areas where participation in 
115.24 	these activities is low;
115.25 	(6) strategies to increase participation in reuse, recycling, and composting; and
115.26 	(7) the degree to which residents and workers in environmental justice areas are impacted 
115.27 	by emissions, toxic substances, and other pollutants from solid waste facilities in comparison 
115.28 	to other areas of the state and provide recommendations to mitigate those impacts.
115.29 	(b) The initial producer responsibility organization registered by the commissioner under 
115.30 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.144 to 115A.1462, must cover the cost of conducting 
115.31 	the study through its annual registration fee and recommended actions identified in the study 
115.32 	must be considered as part of future stewardship plans as required under Minnesota Statutes, 
116.1 	section 115A.1451, including adjustments to service provider reimbursements as established 
116.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.1455.

116.3 	Sec. 24. COVERED MATERIALS POLLUTION AND CLEANUP STUDY.
 116.4 	(a) By January 1, 2032, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in consultation 
116.5 	with the commissioners of health and natural resources, must contract with a third party 
116.6 	that is not a producer or a producer responsibility organization to conduct a study to identify 
116.7 	the contribution of covered products to litter and water pollution in Minnesota. The report 
116.8 	must at a minimum:
116.9 	(1) analyze historical and current environmental and human health impacts of littered 
116.10 	covered materials and their associated toxic substances in the environment;
116.11 	(2) estimate the cost of cleanup and prevention; and
116.12 	(3) provide recommendations for how to reduce and mitigate the impacts of litter in the 
116.13 	state.
116.14 	(b) The contracted third party must consult with units of local government, the 
116.15 	commissioners of health and natural resources, and environmental justice organizations.
116.16 	(c) The initial producer responsibility organization registered by the commissioner under 
116.17 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.144 to 115A.1462, must cover the cost of conducting 
116.18 	the study through its annual registration fee and recommended actions identified in the study 
116.19 	must be considered as part of future stewardship plans, as required under Minnesota Statutes, 
116.20 	section 115A.1451.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S3887-1 

85.012 STATE PARKS.Subd. 27b.
Hill-Annex Mine State Park, Itasca County. 

Subd. 58.
Upper Sioux Agency State Park, Yellow Medicine County. 

97B.802 SPECIAL CANADA-GOOSE SEASON; LICENSE REQUIRED.
Except as provided in this section, a person required to possess a small-game license may not take Canada geese during a special season without a valid special-season Canada-goose license in possession. Residents under age 18 or over age 65 and persons hunting on their own property are not required to possess the license. 

138.662 HISTORIC SITES.Subd. 33.Upper Sioux Agency. 
Upper Sioux Agency; Yellow Medicine County.