SF 3261

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/18/2020 09:45am

A bill for an act
relating to environment; providing that certain authority of the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency related to priority qualified facilities expires; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2018, sections 115B.406, by adding subdivisions; 115B.407; 115B.408.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.406, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin By January 15 each year, the commissioner must submit a report
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy
and finance on the activities undertaken pursuant to sections 115B.406 to 115B.408 during
the previous calendar year.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.406, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires August 1, 2030.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.407, is amended to read:

115B.407 ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY AT
PRIORITY QUALIFIED FACILITIES.

(a) The commissioner may acquire interests in real property by donation or eminent
domain at all or a portion of a priority qualified facility. Condemnation under this section
includes acquisition of fee title or an easement. After acquiring an interest in real property
under this section, the commissioner must take environmental response actions at the priority
qualified facility according to sections 115B.39 to 115B.414 after the legislature makes an
appropriation for that purpose.

(b) The commissioner may dispose of real property acquired under this section according
to section 115B.17, subdivision 16.

(c) Chapter 117 governs condemnation proceedings by the commissioner under this
section. The exceptions under section 117.189 apply to the use of eminent domain authority
under this section.

(d) The state is not liable under this chapter solely as a result of acquiring an interest in
real property under this section.

new text begin (e) This section expires August 1, 2030.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.408, is amended to read:

115B.408 DEPOSITING PROCEEDS.

All amounts paid to the state under sections 115B.406 and 115B.407 must be deposited
in the state treasury and credited to the remediation fund. new text begin This section expires August 1,
2030.
new text end