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SF 1852

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/09/2021 09:04am

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underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to environment; designating perfluorochemicals as hazardous substance;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.02, subdivision 8.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.02, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Hazardous substance.

"Hazardous substance" means:

(1) any commercial chemical designated pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, under United States Code, title 33, section 1321(b)(2)(A);

(2) any hazardous air pollutant listed pursuant to the Clean Air Act, under United States
Code, title 42, section 7412; deleted text begin and
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(3) any hazardous wastedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (4) perfluorochemicals.
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Hazardous substance does not include natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural
gas, synthetic gas usable for fuel, or mixtures of such synthetic gas and natural gas, nor
does it include petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end is not
otherwise a hazardous waste.