1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; limiting fees for certain
1.3 	septic system tank installations; amending Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes 2004, section 115.551.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 115.551, is
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 	115.551 TANK FEE.
1.9 	(a) An installer shall pay a fee of $25 for each septic
1.10 	system tank installed in the previous calendar year.  The fees
1.11 	required under this section must be paid to the commissioner by
1.12 	January 30 of each year.  The revenue derived from the fee
1.13 	imposed under this section shall be deposited in the
1.14 	environmental fund and is exempt from section 16A.1285.
1.15 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for the purposes of
1.16 	performance-based individual sewage treatment systems, the tank
1.17 	fee is limited to $25 per household system installation.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005.