Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                        CHAPTER 282-S.F.No. 1367 
           An act relating to the environment; authorizing 
          administrative penalty orders for violations of 
          provisions relating to hazardous chemical reporting 
          requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, 
          section 299K.10, by adding a subdivision. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 299K.10, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
    Subd. 9.  [ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDERS.] The commission 
may issue an order requiring a violation of the federal act to 
be corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties.  
Except in the case of serious or repeated violations, the 
penalty assessed in the order must be forgiven if the person who 
is subject to the order corrects the violation before the 31st 
day after receiving the order.  The procedures in section 
116.072 must be followed when issuing administrative penalty 
orders under this subdivision.  The maximum amount of an 
administrative penalty order under this subdivision is $10,000 
for all violations identified in an inspection or a review of 
compliance.  
    Sec. 2.  [PLAN FOR USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDERS.] 
    The commission shall prepare a plan for use of the 
authority provided in section 1 by December 1, 1993.  The 
commission shall publish a notice of the availability of a draft 
plan in the State Register and allow a 30-day period for public 
comment before finalizing the plan. 
    Presented to the governor May 15, 1993 
    Signed by the governor May 19, 1993, 8:20 a.m.