SF 1132

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/11/2015 03:08pm

A bill for an act
relating to solid waste; amending uses of state grants to counties for solid waste
reduction and recycling; amending allocation of solid waste management tax
revenues; requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2014, sections 115A.557, subdivision 2; 297H.13, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.557, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:

Subd. 2.

Purposes for which money may be spent.

(a) A county receiving money
distributed by the commissioner under this section may use the money only for the
development and implementation of programs to:

(1) reduce the amount of solid waste generated;

(2) recycle the maximum amount of solid waste technically feasible;

(3) create and support markets for recycled products;

(4) remove problem materials from the solid waste stream and develop proper
disposal options for them;

(5) inform and educate all sectors of the public about proper solid waste management
procedures;

(6) provide technical assistance to public and private entities to ensure proper solid
waste management;

(7) provide educational, technical, and financial assistance for litter prevention;

(8) process mixed municipal solid waste generated in the county at a resource
recovery facility located in Minnesota; deleted text begin and
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(9) compost source-separated compostable materials, including the provision of
receptacles for residential composting deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
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new text begin (10) collect and transport food donated to humans or to be fed to animals; and
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new text begin (11) process source-separated compostable materials in anaerobic digesters.
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(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2015 and continuing thereafter, of any money distributed
by the commissioner under this section to a metropolitan county, as defined in section
473.121, subdivision 4, that exceeds the amount the county was eligible to receive under
this section in fiscal year 2014: (1) at least 50 percent must be expended on activities in
paragraph (a), deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin clauses new text end (9) new text begin to (11) new text end ; and (2) the remainder must be expended on
activities in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7) and (9) new text begin to (11) new text end that advance the county toward
achieving its recycling goal under section 115A.551.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297H.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Allocation of revenues.

(a) deleted text begin $33,760,000, or 70 percent, whichever is
greater, deleted text end Of the amounts remitted under this chapter new text begin , 75 percent in fiscal years 2016 and
2017, 80 percent in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and 100 percent thereafter, new text end must be
credited to the environmental fund established in section 16A.531, subdivision 1.

(b) The remainder new text begin in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 new text end must be deposited into the general fund.

new text begin (c) Beginning in fiscal year 2016 and continuing each year thereafter, the difference
between the amount deposited in the environmental fund under paragraph (a) and the
amount that would have been deposited under paragraph (a), before being amended by
this act, must be expended on activities in section 115A.557, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
clauses (1) to (7) and (9) to (11).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 3. new text begin RECYCLING MARKET DEVELOPMENT; STUDY.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in consultation with the
commissioner of employment and economic development, the University of Minnesota,
and representatives of Minnesota counties and Minnesota businesses that process
recyclable materials, selected by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency,
shall analyze current and projected recycling markets and the potential for developing
new products using recycled materials in order to develop policy options for the state
to consider to assist counties in meeting the 2030 recycling goals of 75 percent in the
metropolitan area and 50 percent in greater Minnesota. The analysis must:
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new text begin (1) estimate the quantity and quality of recyclables, including source-separated
organics, available currently and projected to 2030;
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new text begin (2) examine current recyclable materials markets available to Minnesota and
opportunities for market growth and diversification;
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new text begin (3) analyze individual components of recyclable materials' postcollection supply
chain, from transportation and storage to processing and new product development,
focusing on opportunities for value-added processing opportunities;
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new text begin (4) compile a schedule that indicates when the major elements of Minnesota's
recycling infrastructure are expected to reach the end of their useful life and will need to
be replaced, and at what estimated cost, and include the need for and cost of recycling
infrastructure in areas that are currently unserved or underserved; and
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new text begin (5) report on current and planned research to develop new products incorporating the
use of recycled materials and discuss future research needs and potential funding sources.
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new text begin (b) The analysis must include policy recommendations on ways the state can
advance opportunities for new product and market development and help to increase the
financial investment necessary for the state to reach its established recycling goals. By
February 15, 2017, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall report the
findings and recommendations of the analysis to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over economic
development, workforce issues, and environment.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for completion of the report required under
section 3. This appropriation does not cancel.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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