as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/10/2010 03:51pm
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Introduction | Posted on 03/10/2010 |
A bill for an act
relating to solid waste; requiring certain commercial buildings to recycle;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115A.151.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115A.151, is amended to read:
(a) A public entity new text begin and the owner of a commercial building new text end shall:
(1) ensure that facilities under its control, from which mixed municipal solid waste
is collected, have containers for at least three recyclable materials, such as, but not limited
to, paper, glass, plastic, and metal; and
(2) transfer all recyclable materials collected to a recycler.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "public entity" means the state, an office, agency, or institution of the state,
the Metropolitan Council, a metropolitan agency, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control
Commission, the legislature, the courts, a county, a statutory or home rule charter city, a
town, a school district, a special taxing district, or any entity that receives an appropriation
from the state for a capital improvement project after August 1, 2002;
(2) "metropolitan agency" and "Metropolitan Council," have the meanings given
them in section 473.121; deleted text begin anddeleted text end
(3) "Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission" means the commission created
in section 473.702deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (4) "commercial building" means a building that contains a business classified in
sectors 42 to 81 under the North American Industrial Classification System and that
contracts for 16 cubic yards or more per week of solid waste collection.new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2011.
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