2007 Minnesota Statutes

116F.05 POWERS AND DUTIES.
    Subdivision 1. State powers. In administering and enforcing sections 116F.01 to 116F.08,
the agency may:
(a) initiate and conduct public education programs which encourage the conservation of
solid materials, the reduction of solid waste generation, and the reduction of environmental
impact of solid waste;
(b) encourage the development of markets for reusable or recyclable solid materials;
(c) conduct studies of the environmental, resource and economic impact, and of the relative
advisability or preference of use, of various material components which enter the solid waste
stream;
(d) develop recommendations to encourage redesign and the standardization of material
composition and configuration, in order to facilitate material reuse or recyclability;
(e) assist in the planning and development of resource recovery systems; and
(f) encourage the extension of the useful lives of products, and the reduction of both solid
waste generation and solid waste management costs.
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1980 c 564 art 13 s 2]
    Subd. 3. Limitation. In exercising its powers under this section, the agency shall seek
those alternatives which maximize the conservation of energy and materials while minimizing
the environmental impact and the cost to the people of the state. Consideration shall be given to
economic factors, including but not limited to, effects on the labor force.
History: 1973 c 748 s 5