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7035.4100 DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Agency.

"Agency" means the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Subp. 2.

Institution.

"Institution" means an incorporated private organization.

Subp. 3.

Metropolitan area.

"Metropolitan area" means the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

Subp. 4.

Metropolitan Council.

"Metropolitan Council" means that body as constituted by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473B.

Subp. 5.

Municipality.

"Municipality" means any city, village, borough, or any designated agency thereof.

Subp. 6.

Region.

"Region" means any county, group of counties, group of municipalities, any special district, or any designated agency thereof.

Subp. 7.

Resource conservation programs.

"Resource conservation programs" means programs which encourage solid materials conservation and the education of environmental impact from solid waste, including, but not limited to, public education and encouragement of market demand for reusable or recyclable materials. Generally such programs are not directly linked to the ultimate construction of a particular resource recovery facility but may include the initial feasibility study.

Subp. 8.

Resource recovery facility.

"Resource recovery facility" means structures, machinery, or devices which, singly or in combination, are designed, constructed, and operated so as to separate, process, connect, treat, or prepare collected solid waste in such a manner that component materials, substances, or recoverable resources may be used as a raw material or for other productive purposes.

Subp. 9.

Resource recovery system.

"Resource recovery system" means any system used for the recovery of material or energy from solid waste, or for the collection, transportation, separation, sorting, processing, or storage of solid materials which aids in the recovery of materials or energy from solid waste.

Subp. 10.

Resource recovery projects.

"Resource recovery projects" means projects which result in the design, installation, implementation, or operation of resource recovery systems or resource recovery facilities.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

Published Electronically:

September 7, 2006

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