1997 Minnesota Statutes

     115A.156 Waste processing and collection facilities and 
  services; development grants. 

    Subdivision 1.    Purpose.  The director may make grants 
 to eligible recipients to determine the feasibility and method 
 of developing and operating specific types of commercial 
 facilities and services for collecting, processing, or 
 containment of hazardous waste and for improving management of 
 waste rendered nonhazardous and industrial waste.  Grants may be 
 made for:  

    (1) market assessment, including generator surveys; 

    (2) conceptual design and preliminary engineering; 

    (3) financial and business planning necessary to address 
 sources of funding, financial security, liability, pricing 
 structure, and similar matters necessary to the development and 
 proper operation of a facility or service; 

    (4) environmental impact and site analysis, preparation of 
 permit applications, and environmental and permit reviews; 

    (5) analysis of methods of overcoming identified technical, 
 institutional, legal, regulatory, market, or other constraints; 
 and 

    (6) analysis of other factors affecting development, 
 operation, and use of a facility or service.  

    Subd. 2.    Eligibility.  A person proposing to develop 
 and operate specific collection, processing, or containment 
 facilities or services to serve generators in the state and 
 persons seeking to develop or operate specific types of 
 facilities or services to manage industrial waste generated in 
 the state, are eligible for a grant.  The director may give 
 preference to applications by associations of two or more 
 generators in the state proposing to develop and operate 
 commercial facilities or services for collection, processing, or 
 containment of their hazardous wastes. 

    Subd. 3.    Procedure for awarding grants.  The director 
 may establish procedures for awarding grants under this section. 
 The procedures for awarding grants shall include consideration 
 of the following factors:  

    (1) the need to provide collection, processing, or 
 containment for a variety of types of hazardous wastes; 

    (2) the extent to which the facility or service would 
 provide a significant amount of processing, collection, or 
 containment capacity for waste generated in the state, measured 
 by the volume of waste to be managed, the number and geographic 
 distribution of generators to be served, or the reduction of 
 risk to public health and safety and the environment achieved by 
 the operation of the facility or service; 

    (3) the availability of the facility or service to all 
 generators needing the service in the area to be served; 

    (4) the contribution of the facility or service to 
 achieving the policies and objectives of the hazardous waste 
 management plan; 

    (5) participation by persons with demonstrated experience 
 in developing, designing, or operating hazardous waste 
 collection, processing, or containment facilities or services; 

    (6) the need for assistance from the director to accomplish 
 the work; 

    (7) the extent to which a proposal would produce and 
 analyze new information; and 

    (8) other factors established by the director consistent 
 with the purposes of this section.  

    Subd. 4.    Limitations.  A grant may not exceed $50,000.
 The director may award more than one grant for a single proposed 
 facility or service if the director finds that results of 
 previous studies justify additional work on other aspects of the 
 development and operation of the facility or service.  Grant 
 money may not be spent for capital improvements or equipment.  

    Subd. 5.    Matching funds required.  (a) For hazardous 
 waste, a recipient other than an association of generators in 
 the state must agree to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of 
 the study.  An association of two or more generators in the 
 state must agree to pay at least 20 percent of the cost of the 
 study.  

    (b) For industrial waste, a grant must be matched by money 
 or in-kind services provided by the grantee covering at least 50 
 percent of the project cost.  

    HIST: 1984 c 640 s 32; 1984 c 644 s 11; 1987 c 348 s 9-11; 
 1988 c 685 s 6-8; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1994 c 639 art 5 s 3; 
 1996 c 305 art 2 s 22 

*   NOTE:  This section is repealed on the effective date of 
*rules adopted under section 115A.0716.  Laws 1996, chapter 470, 
*section 29.