1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; prohibiting regulation of wood-burning heaters;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 13.Wood-burning heaters. The agency shall not regulate the manufacture, 
1.8 	performance, or use of residential wood-burning heaters or appliances through a state 
1.9 	implementation plan or otherwise, unless first specifically authorized to do so by the 
1.10 	legislature. No rule respecting establishment or enforcement of performance standards for 
1.11 	residential wood-burning heaters or appliances is effective unless and until first approved 
1.12 	by the legislature. No employee of the state shall enforce any new rules or regulations 
1.13 	concerning residential wood-burning furnaces, stoves, fireplaces, or heaters.