Minnesota Session Laws - 2004, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 157-H.F.No. 1836 
                  An act relating to the environment; clarifying 
                  permitting for mineral tailing deposition into mine 
                  pits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 
                  116.0717. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116.0717, is 
        amended to read: 
           116.0717 [TACONITE MINERALS DEPOSITION.] 
           Notwithstanding rules prohibiting discharge of waste into 
        saturated zones or rules governing variance procedures, the 
        Pollution Control Agency may issue a permit for deposition of 
        fine tailings from taconite minerals processing facilities into 
        taconite mine pits provided the proposer demonstrates through an 
        environmental impact statement and risk assessment that the 
        deposition will not pose an unreasonable risk of pollution or 
        degradation of groundwater. 
           Presented to the governor April 12, 2004 
           Signed by the governor April 14, 2004, 4:05 p.m.