SF 2286

2nd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/09/2010 12:14pm

A bill for an act
relating to recycling; requiring certain state building projects to recycle at least
50 percent of nonhazardous construction and demolition waste; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [16B.327] RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
WASTE FROM STATE BUILDINGS; REQUIREMENT.
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new text begin The commissioner shall require in contracts for the construction, renovation, or
demolition of a state building that the contractor and any subcontractor must divert from
deposit in a landfill and must recycle at least 50 percent of the nonhazardous construction
and demolition waste, measured by tonnage or volume, produced by the project or
demonstrate that the waste was delivered to construction and demolition waste recycling
facilities that maintain a 50 percent annual recycling rate. This requirement applies to a
project to construct, renovate, or demolish a state building that receives funding from the
bond proceeds fund after January 1, 2011, provided that:
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new text begin (1) the project is located within 40 miles of a construction and demolition waste
recycling facility that meets the requirements of this section and can process the applicable
building materials; and
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new text begin (2) for construction and renovation projects, funding from the bond proceeds fund is
$5,000,000 or more.
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new text begin For the purposes of this section, "state building" means a building wholly owned or
leased by a state agency, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, or the University
of Minnesota.
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