as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to natural resources; requiring permits to be 1.3 issued for a taconite pellet production facility. 1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. [PERMITS TO BE ISSUED.] 1.6 The Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Quality Board, 1.7 Department of Natural Resources, and any other state agency with 1.8 applicable permit-granting authority shall, within three months 1.9 of the effective date of this section, grant all necessary 1.10 permits for a commercial value-added taconite pellet production 1.11 facility with an annual production tonnage of 2,000,000 or less 1.12 to a pilot facility that has been operating in the state for six 1.13 months or more producing value-added taconite pellet product. 1.14 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.15 Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.