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

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7f.Temporary grain storage facility; fugitive emissions standards. (a) 
1.9 	Minnesota Rules, part 7011.1005, does not apply to operations of a commodity facility that 
1.10 	uses portable equipment to handle grain stored in a temporary storage facility.
1.11 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "temporary storage facility" means a facility 
1.12 	storing grain that:
1.13 	(1) uses an asphalt, concrete, or comparable base material;
1.14 	(2) has rigid, self-supporting sidewalls;
1.15 	(3) provides adequate aeration; and
1.16 	(4) provides an acceptable covering.

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