2004 Minnesota Statutes

     473.8441 Local recycling development program. 

    Subdivision 1.    Definitions.  "Number of households" 
 has the meaning given in section 477A.011, subdivision 3a.  

    Subd. 2.    Program.  The director shall encourage the 
 development of permanent local recycling programs throughout the 
 metropolitan area.  The director shall make grants to qualifying 
 metropolitan counties as provided in this section. 

    Subd. 3.    Grants; eligible costs.  Grants may be used 
 to pay for planning, developing, and operating yard waste 
 composting and recycling programs. 

    Subd. 4.    Grant conditions.  The director shall 
 administer grants so that the following conditions are met: 

    (a) A county must apply for a grant in the manner 
 determined by the director.  The application must describe the 
 activities for which the grant will be used. 

    (b) The activities funded must be consistent with the 
 metropolitan policy plan and the county master plan. 

    (c) A grant must be matched by equal county expenditures 
 for the activities for which the grant is made. 

    (d) All grant funds must be used for new activities or to 
 enhance or increase the effectiveness of existing activities in 
 the county. 

    (e) Counties shall provide support to maintain effective 
 municipal recycling where it is already established. 

    Subd. 5.    Grant allocation procedure.  (a) The 
 director shall distribute the funds annually so that each 
 qualifying county receives an equal share of 50 percent of the 
 allocation to the program described in this section, plus a 
 proportionate share of the remaining funds available for the 
 program.  A county's proportionate share is an amount that has 
 the same proportion to the total remaining funds as the number 
 of households in the county has to the total number of 
 households in all metropolitan counties.  

    (b) To qualify for distribution of funds, a county, by 
 April 1 of each year, must submit to the director for approval a 
 report on expenditures and activities under the program during 
 the preceding fiscal year and any proposed changes in its 
 recycling implementation strategy or performance funding 
 system.  The report shall be included in the county report 
 required by section 473.803, subdivision 3.  

    HIST: 1987 c 348 s 46; 1989 c 325 s 63; 1993 c 249 s 41; 1995 
 c 247 art 2 s 47-49