1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to solid waste; placing moratorium on authority of local units of 
1.3 	government to organize solid waste collection;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, section 115A.94, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.94, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 8.Moratorium. A local government unit may not utilize the authority granted 
1.9 	under this section to organize collection between January 1, 2016, and January 1, 2021.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.11 	and applies to:
1.12 	(1) a city or town that has not established an organized collection options committee 
1.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 4a, before January 1, 2016; and
1.14 	(2) a county that has not passed an ordinance requiring cities and towns within the 
1.15 	county to organize collection under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 5, 
1.16 	before January 1, 2016.