2005 Minnesota Statutes

     115A.07 Duties; general. 

    Subdivision 1.    Interagency coordination.  The 
 director shall inform the commissioner of employment and 
 economic development of the office's activities, solicit the 
 advice and recommendations of the agency, and coordinate its 
 work with the regulatory and enforcement activities of the 
 agency. 

    Subd. 2.    Biennial report.  Before November 15 of each 
 even-numbered year the director shall prepare and submit to the 
 Environment and Natural Resources Committees of the senate and 
 house of representatives, the Finance Division of the senate 
 Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, and the house of 
 representatives Committee on Environment and Natural Resources 
 Finance a report of the office's operations and activities 
 pursuant to sections 115A.01 to 115A.72 and any recommendations 
 for legislative action.  The report shall include a proposed 
 work plan for the following biennium.  

    Subd. 3.    Uniform waste statistics; rules.  The 
 director, after consulting with the commissioner, local 
 government units, and other interested persons, may adopt rules 
 to establish uniform methods for collecting and reporting waste 
 reduction, generation, collection, transportation, storage, 
 recycling, processing, and disposal statistics necessary for 
 proper waste management and for reporting required by law.  
 Prior to publishing proposed rules, the director shall submit 
 draft rules to the Environment and Natural Resources Committees 
 of the senate and house of representatives, the Finance Division 
 of the senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, 
 and the house of representatives Committee on Environment and 
 Natural Resources Finance for review and comment.  Rules adopted 
 under this subdivision apply to all persons and units of 
 government in the state for the purpose of collecting and 
 reporting waste-related statistics requested under or required 
 by law. 

    HIST: 1980 c 564 art 2 s 4; 1981 c 356 s 119,248; 1983 c 289 s 
 115 subd 1; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1987 c 384 
 art 2 s 18; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1992 c 593 art 1 s 9; 1995 c 
 247 art 2 s 2; 1996 c 470 s 27; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1