1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to solid waste; modifying permissible uses of SCORE grants by counties;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115A.557, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115A.557, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Permissible expenditures. (a) A county receiving money distributed by the 
1.7 	commissioner under this section may use the money only for the development and 
1.8 	implementation of programs to:
1.9 	(1) reduce the amount of solid waste generated;
1.10 	(2) recycle the maximum amount of solid waste technically feasible;
1.11 	(3) create and support markets for recycled products;
1.12 	(4) remove problem materials from the solid waste stream and develop proper disposal 
1.13 	options for them;
1.14 	(5) inform and educate all sectors of the public about proper solid waste management 
1.15 	procedures;
1.16 	(6) provide technical assistance to public and private entities to ensure proper solid waste 
1.17 	management;
1.18 	(7) provide educational, technical, and financial assistance for litter prevention;
1.19 	~~(8) process mixed municipal solid waste generated in the county at a resource recovery~~ 
1.20 	~~facility located in Minnesota;~~
2.1 	~~(9)~~ (8) compost source-separated compostable materials, including the provision of 
2.2 	receptacles for residential composting;
2.3 	~~(10)~~ (9) prevent food waste or collect and transport food donated to humans or to be fed 
2.4 	to animals; and
2.5 	~~(11)~~ (10) process source-separated compostable materials that are to be used to produce 
2.6 	class I or class II compost, as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 7035.2836, after being 
2.7 	processed in an anaerobic digester, but not to construct buildings or acquire equipment.
2.8 	(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2015 and continuing thereafter, of any money distributed 
2.9 	by the commissioner under this section to a metropolitan county, as defined in section 
2.10 	473.121, subdivision 4, that exceeds the amount the county was eligible to receive under 
2.11 	this section in fiscal year 2014: (1) at least 50 percent must be expended on activities in 
2.12 	paragraph (a), clauses ~~(9)~~ (8) to ~~(11)~~ (10); and (2) the remainder must be expended on 
2.13 	activities in paragraph (a)~~, clauses (1) to (7) and (9) to (11)~~ that advance the county toward 
2.14 	achieving its recycling goal under section 115A.551.

2.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
2.16 	applies to any expenditure of money received under this section made on or after that date.