SF 1266

2nd Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/06/2012 03:13pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; making changes to state government resource
recovery program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15,
subdivisions 2, 9, 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15,
subdivisions 4, 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Duties of commissioner of administration.

The commissioner of
administration shall develop policies to require state agencies and the state legislature to
separate all recyclable and reusable commodities wherever feasible. The commissioner
shall develop and institute procedures for the separation, collection, and storage of used
commodities wherever feasible in state agencies and shall establish policies for the reuse,
sale, or disposition of recovered materials and surplus property. The commissioner shall
promote and publicize the waste reduction and waste separation and recovery procedures
on an ongoing basis to all state employees. The commissioner shall issue guidelines
for the procurement of recyclable commodities and commodities containing recycled
materials that include definitions of recycled materials, the percentage of recycled
materials to be contained in each commodity and performance specifications. To the
extent practicable, the guidelines shall be written so as to give preference to recyclable
commodities and commodities containing recycled materials. The commissioner shall
inform state agencies whenever recycled commodities are available for purchase. The
commissioner shall investigate opportunities for the inclusion of and may include local
governments and regional agencies in administrative state programs to reduce waste, and
to separate and recover recyclable and reusable commodities.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Recycling goal.

By December 31, 1996, the commissioner shall The goal
of resource recovery is to recycle at least 60 percent by weight of the solid waste generated
by state offices and other state operations located in the metropolitan area. By March 1 of
each year, the commissioner shall report to the Pollution Control Agency the estimated
recycling rates by county for state offices and other state operations in the metropolitan
area for the previous calendar year for all state offices and state operations in facilities
under the custodial control of the Department of Administration. The Pollution Control
Agency shall incorporate these figures into the reports submitted by other state offices and
state operations and by the counties under section 115A.557, subdivision 3, to determine
each county's progress toward the goal in section 115A.551, subdivision 2.

Each state agency in the metropolitan area shall work to meet the recycling goal
individually. If the goal is not met by an agency, the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency shall notify that agency that the goal has not been met and the reasons
the goal has not been met and shall provide information to the employees in the agency
regarding recycling opportunities and expectations.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Materials recovery facility; materials collection; waste audits.

(a)
The commissioner of the Department of Administration shall establish a central materials
recovery facility to manage recyclable materials collected from state offices and other state
operations in the metropolitan area. The facility must be located as close as practicable to
the State Capitol complex and must be large enough to accommodate temporary storage
of recyclable materials collected from state offices and other state operations in the
metropolitan area and the processing of those materials for market.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a recyclable materials collection and
transportation system for state offices and other state operations in the metropolitan area
that will maximize the types and amount of materials collected and the number of state
offices and other state operations served, and will minimize barriers to effective and
efficient collection, transportation, and marketing of recyclable materials.

(c) The commissioner shall perform regular audits on the solid waste and recyclable
materials collected to identify materials upon which to focus waste reduction, reuse,
and recycling activities and to measure:

(1) progress made toward the recycling goal in subdivision 9;

(2) progress made to reduce waste generation; and

(3) potential for additional waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.

(d) (b) The commissioner may contract with private entities for the activities required
in this subdivision if the commissioner determines that it would be cost-effective to do so.

Sec. 4. REPEALER.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivisions 4 and 6, are repealed.