1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 04/30/2018 12:11pm
A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; clarifying application of fugitive emission standards to
certain commodity facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.07,
by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a)
Monitoring requirements and discharge levels for fugitive emissions under agency rules do
not apply to operations of a dry bulk agricultural commodity facility that use portable
equipment to handle grain stored in a temporary storage facility.
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(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "temporary storage facility" means a facility
designed for the temporary storage of grain that:
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(1) uses an asphalt, concrete, or comparable base material;
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(2) has rigid, self-supporting sidewalls;
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(3) provides adequate aeration;
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(4) provides an acceptable covering; and
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(5) provides for the storage of dry bulk agricultural commodities for up to one year.
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