116.93 LAMP RECYCLING FACILITIES.
Subdivision 1.
Definition. For the purposes of this section, "lamp recycling facility" means a
facility operated to remove, recover, and recycle for reuse mercury or other hazardous materials
from fluorescent or high intensity discharge lamps.
Subd. 2.
Lamp recycling facility; permits or licenses. (a) A person may not operate a
lamp recycling facility without obtaining a permit or license for the facility from the agency.
The permit or license must require:
(1) a plan for response to releases, including emergency response;
(2) proof of financial responsibility for closure and any necessary postclosure care at the
facility which may include a performance bond or other insurance; and
(3) liability insurance or another financial mechanism that provides proof of financial
responsibility for response actions required under chapter 115B.
(b) A lamp recycling facility that is licensed or permitted by a county under section
473.811,
subdivision 5b
, complies with this subdivision if the license or permit held by the facility contains
at least all the terms and conditions required by the agency for a license or permit issued under
this subdivision.
(c) A lamp recycling facility with a demonstrated capability for recycling that is in operation
prior to adoption of rules for a licensing or permitting process for the facility by the agency
may continue to operate in accordance with a compliance agreement or other approval by the
commissioner until a license or permit is issued by the agency under this subdivision.
History: 1993 c 249 s 29