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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to environment; providing for permitting efficiency; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>environmental review requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>84.027, by adding a subdivision; 115.07; 116.03, by adding a subdivision; 116.07, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>subdivision 2; 116D.04, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3a, 10; 116D.045, subdivisions 1, 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14a. <b>Permitting efficiency.</b> (a) It is the goal of the state that environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>and resource management permits be issued or denied within 150 days of the submission <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>of a substantially completed permit application. The commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>shall establish management systems designed to achieve the goal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(b) The commissioner shall prepare semiannual permitting efficiency reports that <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>include statistics on meeting the goal in paragraph (a). The reports are due February 1 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>August 1 each year. For permit applications that have not met the goal, the report must <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>state the reasons for not meeting the goal, steps that will be taken to complete action on <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>the application, and the expected timeline. In stating the reasons for not meeting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>goal, the commissioner shall separately identify delays caused by the responsiveness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>the proposer, lack of staff, scientific or technical disagreements, or the level of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>engagement. The report must specify the number of days from initial submission of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>application to the day of determination that the application is complete. The report for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>August 1 each year must aggregate the data for the year and assess whether program <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>or system changes are necessary to achieve the goal. The report must be posted on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>department's Web site and submitted to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>members of the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>natural resources policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(c) The commissioner shall allow electronic submission of environmental review <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>and permit documents to the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(d) Beginning July 1, 2011, within 30 business days of application for a permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>subject to paragraph (a), the commissioner of natural resources shall notify the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>proposer, in writing, of whether or not the permit application is complete enough for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>processing. If the permit is incomplete, the commissioner must identify where deficiencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>exist and advise the applicant on how they can be remedied. A resubmittal of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>application begins a new 30-day review period. If the commissioner fails to notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>project proposer of completeness within 30 business days, the application is deemed to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>substantially complete and subject to the 150-day permitting review period in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(a) from the date it was submitted. This paragraph does not apply to an application for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>permit that is subject to a grant or loan agreement under chapter 446A.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115.07, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><b>115.07 VIOLATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Obtain permit.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), it shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>is unlawful for any person to construct, install, or operate a disposal system, or any part <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>thereof, until plans therefor shall and specifications for the disposal system have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>submitted to the agency, unless the agency shall have waived the waives submission <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>thereof to it of the plans and specifications and a written permit therefor shall have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>for the disposal system is granted by the agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(b) If a person who discharges a pollutant into the waters of the state is required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>statute or rule to obtain a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit or a state <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>disposal system permit, the person may construct or install, prior to issuance of the permit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>at the person's own risk, a disposal system or any part thereof, unless the action taken:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(1) is prohibited by federal law or regulation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(2) is by a municipality constructing a wastewater system with a design capacity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>200,000 gallons per day, or less;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>(3) is subject to environmental review under chapter 116D, and prohibited from <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>commencing construction until that process is completed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>(4) is subject to a grant or loan agreement under chapter 446A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(5) requires a construction storm water permit under rules of the agency; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>(6) requires a subsurface sewage treatment system permit under rules of the agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>The person is prohibited from operating the system or discharging pollutants into <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>the waters of the state until a written permit for the discharge is granted by the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>and until plans and specifications for the disposal system have been approved, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>agency waives the submission of plans and specifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(c) For disposal systems operated on streams with extreme seasonal flows, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>agency must allow seasonal permit limits based on a fixed or variable effluent limit when <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>the municipality operating the disposal system requests them and is in compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>agency water quality standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Permission for extension.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), it <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>shall be is unlawful for any person to make any change in, addition to, or extension of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>existing disposal system or point source, or part thereof, to effect any facility expansion, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>production increase, or process modification which results in new or increased discharges <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>of pollutants, or to operate such system or point source, or part thereof as so changed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>added to, or extended until plans and specifications therefor shall have been submitted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>the agency, unless the agency shall have waived the waives submission thereof to it of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>the plans and specifications and a written permit therefor shall have been for the change, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>addition, or extension is granted by the agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(b) If a person who discharges a pollutant into the waters of the state is required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>statute or rule to obtain a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit or a state <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>disposal system permit, the person may, prior to issuance of the permit, at the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>own risk, act to change, add to, or extend an existing disposal system or point source, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>part thereof, unless the action taken:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(1) is prohibited by federal law or regulation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(2) is by a municipality constructing a wastewater system with a design capacity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>200,000 gallons per day, or less;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>(3) is subject to environmental review under chapter 116D, and prohibited from <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>commencing construction until that process is completed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(4) is subject to a grant or loan agreement under chapter 446A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(5) requires a construction storm water permit under rules of the agency; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(6) requires a subsurface treatment system permit under rules of the agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>The person is prohibited from operating the system or discharging pollutants into <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>the waters of the state until a written permit for the discharge is granted by the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>and until plans and specifications for the disposal system have been approved, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>agency waives the submission of plans and specifications.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2b. <b>Permitting efficiency.</b> (a) It is the goal of the state that environmental and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>resource management permits be issued or denied within 150 days of the submission of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>substantially completed permit application. The commissioner of the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>Agency shall establish management systems designed to achieve the goal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>(b) The commissioner shall prepare semiannual permitting efficiency reports that <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>include statistics on meeting the goal in paragraph (a). The reports are due February 1 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>August 1 each year. For permit applications that have not met the goal, the report must <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>state the reasons for not meeting the goal, steps that will be taken to complete action on <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>the application, and the expected timeline. In stating the reasons for not meeting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>goal, the commissioner shall separately identify delays caused by the responsiveness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>the proposer, lack of staff, scientific or technical disagreements, or the level of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>engagement. The report must specify the number of days from initial submission of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>application to the day of determination that the application is complete. The report for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>August 1 each year must aggregate the data for the year and assess whether program <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>or system changes are necessary to achieve the goal. The report must be posted on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>agency's Web site and submitted to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>members of the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>environment policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(c) The commissioner shall allow electronic submission of environmental review <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>and permit documents to the agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(d) Beginning July 1, 2011, within 30 business days of application for a permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>subject to paragraph (a), the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>the project proposer, in writing, of whether or not the permit application is complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>enough for processing. If the permit is incomplete, the commissioner must identify where <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>deficiencies exist and advise the applicant on how they can be remedied. A resubmittal of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>the application begins a new 30-day review period. If the commissioner fails to notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>project proposer of completeness within 30 business days, the application is deemed to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>substantially complete and subject to the 150-day permitting review period in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>(a) from the date it was submitted. This paragraph does not apply to an application for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>permit that is subject to a grant or loan agreement under chapter 446A.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Adoption of standards.</b> (a) The Pollution Control Agency shall improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>air quality by promoting, in the most practicable way possible, the use of energy sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>and waste disposal methods which produce or emit the least air contaminants consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>with the agency's overall goal of reducing all forms of pollution. The agency shall also <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>adopt standards of air quality, including maximum allowable standards of emission of air <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>contaminants from motor vehicles, recognizing that due to variable factors, no single <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>standard of purity of air is applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Pollution Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>characteristics of air contaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>which may cause air pollution in one area of the state, may cause less or not cause any air <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>pollution in another area of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>such factors, including others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>zoning classifications, topography, prevailing wind directions and velocities, and the fact <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>that a standard of air quality which may be proper as to an essentially residential area of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>the state, may not be proper as to a highly developed industrial area of the state. Such <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>standards of air quality shall be premised upon scientific knowledge of causes as well as <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>effects based on technically substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>local government unit shall set standards of air quality which are more stringent than <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>those set by the Pollution Control Agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>(b) The Pollution Control Agency shall promote solid waste disposal control <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>by encouraging the updating of collection systems, elimination of open dumps, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>improvements in incinerator practices. The agency shall also adopt standards for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>control of the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>and sewage sludge for the prevention and abatement of water, air, and land pollution, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>recognizing that due to variable factors, no single standard of control is applicable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>all areas of the state. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall give <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>due recognition to the fact that elements of control which may be reasonable and proper <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>in densely populated areas of the state may be unreasonable and improper in sparsely <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>populated or remote areas of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>such factors, including others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>topography, soils and geology, climate, transportation, and land use. Such standards of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>control shall be premised on technical criteria and commonly accepted practices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(c) The Pollution Control Agency shall also adopt standards describing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>maximum levels of noise in terms of sound pressure level which may occur in the outdoor <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>atmosphere, recognizing that due to variable factors no single standard of sound pressure <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>is applicable to all areas of the state. Such standards shall give due consideration to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>such factors as the intensity of noises, the types of noises, the frequency with which <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>noises recur, the time period for which noises continue, the times of day during which <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>noises occur, and such other factors as could affect the extent to which noises may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or could interfere <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or property. In adopting standards, the Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>of noise or the duration of its presence in the outdoor atmosphere, which may cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>noise pollution in one area of the state, may cause less or not cause any noise pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>in another area of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>factors, including others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>zoning classifications, topography, meteorological conditions and the fact that a standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>which may be proper in an essentially residential area of the state, may not be proper as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>a highly developed industrial area of the state. Such noise standards shall be premised <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>upon scientific knowledge as well as effects based on technically substantiated criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>and commonly accepted practices. No local governing unit shall set standards describing <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>the maximum levels of sound pressure which are more stringent than those set by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>Pollution Control Agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>(d) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt standards for the identification of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>hazardous waste and for the management, identification, labeling, classification, storage, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of hazardous waste, recognizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>that due to variable factors, a single standard of hazardous waste control may not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>shall recognize that elements of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>populated areas of the state may be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>or remote areas of the state. The agency shall consider existing physical conditions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>topography, soils, and geology, climate, transportation and land use. Standards of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>hazardous waste control shall be premised on technical knowledge, and commonly <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>accepted practices. Hazardous waste generator licenses may be issued for a term not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>exceed five years. No local government unit shall set standards of hazardous waste control <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>which are in conflict or inconsistent with those set by the Pollution Control Agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(e) A person who generates less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste per month is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>exempt from the following agency hazardous waste rules:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>(1) rules relating to transportation, manifesting, storage, and labeling for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>photographic fixer and x-ray negative wastes that are hazardous solely because of silver <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>content; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>(2) any rule requiring the generator to send to the agency or commissioner a copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>of each manifest for the transportation of hazardous waste for off-site treatment, storage, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>or disposal, except that counties within the metropolitan area may require generators to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>provide manifests.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>Nothing in this paragraph exempts the generator from the agency's rules relating to on-site <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>accumulation or outdoor storage. A political subdivision or other local unit of government <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>may not adopt management requirements that are more restrictive than this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>(f) In any rulemaking proceeding under chapter 14 to adopt standards for air quality, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>solid waste, or hazardous waste under this chapter, or standards for water quality under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>chapter 115, the statement of need and reasonableness must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>(1) an assessment of any differences between the proposed rule and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>(i) existing federal standards adopted under the Clean Air Act, United States Code, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>title 42, section 7412(b)(2); the Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>1312(a) and 1313(c)(4); and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>Code, title 42, section 6921(b)(1);<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>(ii) similar standards in states bordering Minnesota; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>(iii) similar standards in states within the Environmental Protection Agency Region <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>5; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>(2) a specific analysis of the need and reasonableness of each difference.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><b>APPLICATION.</b>This section applies to proceedings in which the notice under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>section 14.14, subdivision 1a, or 14.22, is made on or after the effective date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116D.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>meanings given to them in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>(a) "Natural resources" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>116B.02, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(b) "Pollution, impairment or destruction" has the meaning given it in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>116B.02, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>(c) "Environmental assessment worksheet" means a brief document which is <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>designed to set out the basic facts necessary to determine whether an environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>impact statement is required for a proposed action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(d) "Governmental action" means activities, including projects wholly or partially <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>conducted, permitted, assisted, financed, regulated, or approved by units of government <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>including the federal government.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>(e) "Governmental unit" means any state agency and any general or special purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>unit of government in the state including, but not limited to, watershed districts organized <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>under chapter 103D, counties, towns, cities, port authorities, housing authorities, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>economic development authorities established under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.090</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.108</statute_ref>, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>including courts, school districts, Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, and regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>development commissions other than the Metropolitan Council.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>When prepared.</b> Where there is potential for significant environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action shall be preceded by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>The environmental impact statement shall be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>document which describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>environmental impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>their impacts, and explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>action could be mitigated. The environmental impact statement shall also analyze those <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>economic, employment and sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>be implemented. To ensure its use in the decision-making process, the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>impact statement shall be prepared as early as practical in the formulation of an action. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>No mandatory environmental impact statement may be required for an ethanol plant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>41A.09, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), that produces less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>125,000,000 gallons of ethanol annually and is located outside of the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(a) The board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets shall be prepared <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>(b) The responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>completion of an environmental assessment worksheet in a manner to be determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>the board and shall provide copies of the environmental assessment worksheet to the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>and its member agencies. Comments on the need for an environmental impact statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>may be submitted to the responsible governmental unit during a 30-day period following <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>publication of the notice that an environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>The responsible governmental unit's decision on the need for an environmental impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>statement shall be based on the environmental assessment worksheet and the comments <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>received during the comment period, and shall be made within 15 days after the close of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>the comment period. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>additional days upon the request of the responsible governmental unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(c) An environmental assessment worksheet shall also be prepared for a proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>action whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>individuals, submitted before the proposed project has received final approval by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>appropriate governmental units, demonstrates that, because of the nature or location of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>proposed action, there may be potential for significant environmental effects. Petitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>requesting the preparation of an environmental assessment worksheet shall be submitted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>the board. The chair of the board shall determine the appropriate responsible governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>unit and forward the petition to it. A decision on the need for an environmental assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>worksheet shall be made by the responsible governmental unit within 15 days after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>petition is received by the responsible governmental unit. The board's chair may extend <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>the 15-day period by not more than 15 additional days upon request of the responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>governmental unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(d) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>(1) the proposed action is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>(i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>(ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>capacity of less than 1,000 animal units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>the proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>Control Agency feedlot rules; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>(3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>days prior to the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>animal feedlot facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>addition to other exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(e) The board may, prior to final approval of a proposed project, require preparation <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>of an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>by the board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>specifically provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(f) An early and open process shall be utilized to limit the scope of the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>impact statement to a discussion of those impacts, which, because of the nature or location <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>of the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>shall be utilized to determine the form, content and level of detail of the statement as well <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>as the alternatives which are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>the permits which will be required for the proposed action shall be identified during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>scoping process. Further, the process shall identify those permits for which information <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>will be developed concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>shall provide in its rules for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>determinations reached in the process shall be incorporated into the order requiring the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>preparation of an environmental impact statement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(g) The responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>duplication and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>and between environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>information needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>other actions required for a proposed project shall be developed in conjunction with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>preparation of an environmental impact statement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>(h) An environmental impact statement shall be prepared and its adequacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>determined within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>consent of the parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>unit shall determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>days after notice is published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>the board chooses to determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>environmental impact statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>unit shall have 60 days to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>(i) The proposer of a specific action may include in the information submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>responsible governmental unit a preliminary draft environmental impact statement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>this section on that action for review, modification, and determination of completeness and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>adequacy by the responsible governmental unit. A preliminary draft environmental impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>statement prepared by the project proposer and submitted to the responsible governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>unit shall identify or include as an appendix all studies and other sources of information <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>used to substantiate the analysis contained in the preliminary draft environmental impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>statement. The responsible governmental unit shall require additional studies, if needed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>and obtain from the project proposer all additional studies and information necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>the responsible governmental unit to perform its responsibility to review, modify, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>determine the completeness and adequacy of the environmental impact statement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116D.04, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Final decisions.</b> Within 90 30 days after final approval of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>environmental impact statement, final decisions shall be made by the appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>governmental units on those permits which were identified as required and for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>information was developed concurrently with the preparation of the environmental impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>statement. Provided, however, that the 90-day 30-day period may be extended where a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>longer period is permitted by section 15.99 or required by federal law or state statute or is <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>consented to by the permit applicant. The permit decision shall include the reasons for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>the decision, including any conditions under which the permit is issued, together with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>final order granting or denying the permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var><b>APPLICATION.</b>This section applies to matters in which final approval of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>environmental impact statement is made on or after the effective date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116D.04, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Review.</b> Decisions A person aggrieved by a final decision on the need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>an environmental assessment worksheet, the need for an environmental impact statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>and, or  the adequacy of an environmental impact statement may be reviewed by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>declaratory judgment action in the district court of the county wherein the proposed action, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>or any part thereof, would be undertaken is entitled to judicial review of the decision <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>under sections 14.63 to 14.68. A petition for a writ of certiorari by an aggrieved person <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>for judicial review under sections 14.63 to 14.68 must be filed with the Court of Appeals <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>and served on the responsible governmental unit not more than 30 days after the party <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>receives the final decision and order of the responsible governmental unit. Proceedings for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>review under this section must be instituted by serving a petition for a writ of certiorari <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>personally or by certified mail upon the responsible governmental unit and by promptly <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>filing the proof of service in the Office of the Clerk of the Appellate Courts and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>matter will proceed in the manner provided by the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>A copy of the petition must be provided to the attorney general at the time of service. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>Copies of the writ must be served, personally or by certified mail, upon the responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>governmental unit and the project proposer. The filing of the writ of certiorari does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>stay the enforcement of any other governmental action, provided that the responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>governmental unit may stay enforcement or the Court of Appeals may order a stay upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>terms it deems proper. Judicial review under this section shall be initiated within 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>days after the governmental unit makes the decision, and A bond may be required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>section 
         <statute_ref>562.02</statute_ref> unless at the time of hearing on the application for the bond the plaintiff <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>petitioner-relator has shown that the claim has sufficient possibility of success is likely <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>to succeed on the merits to sustain the burden required for the issuance of a temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>restraining order. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the requirements for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction pursuant to the Minnesota Rules of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>Civil Procedure for district courts. The board may initiate judicial review of decisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>referred to herein and the board or a project proposer may intervene as of right in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>proceeding brought under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var><b>APPLICATION.</b>This section applies to matters in which the final decision that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>subject to judicial review is made on or after the effective date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116D.045, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Assessment.</b> The board shall by rule adopt procedures to assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>the proposer of a specific action for reasonable costs of preparing, reviewing, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>distributing an the environmental impact statement on that action required pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>116D.04</statute_ref>. Such The costs shall be determined by the responsible governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>unit pursuant to the rules promulgated by the board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116D.045, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Use of assessment.</b> As necessary, the responsible governmental unit shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>assess the project proposer for reasonable costs that the responsible governmental unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>incurs in preparing, reviewing, and distributing the environmental impact statement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>the proposer shall pay the assessed cost to the responsible governmental unit. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>received under this subdivision by a responsible governmental unit may be retained by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>unit for the same purposes. Money received by a state agency must be credited to a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>account and is appropriated to the agency to cover the assessed costs incurred.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>RULE AMENDMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>resources, and the Environmental Quality Board, must amend rules necessary to conform <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>to this act. The commissioners and the board may use the good cause exemption under <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), and Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>This act is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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