2006 Minnesota Statutes

115A.12 ADVISORY COUNCILS.
(a) The commissioner shall establish an Environmental Innovations Advisory Council that is
broadly representative of the geographic areas and interests of the state.
(b) The Environmental Innovations Advisory Council shall have not less than nine or
more than 24 members. The membership shall consist of citizen, government, institutional,
and business representatives.
(c) The chair of the advisory council shall be appointed by the commissioner. The
commissioner shall provide administrative and staff services for the advisory council. The
advisory council shall have such duties as are assigned by law or the commissioner. The
Environmental Innovations Advisory Council shall make recommendations to the agency on
policy, programs, and legislation in pollution prevention, waste reduction, reuse, recycling,
and resource conservation. The Environmental Innovations Advisory Council shall focus on
developing and implementing innovative programs that improve Minnesota's environment by
emphasizing front-end preventative, and resource conservation approaches to preventing waste
and pollution. The council shall emphasize partnerships of government, citizens, institutions, and
business to develop and implement these programs. Members of the advisory council shall serve
without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as determined by the
commissioner. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the Environmental Innovations
Advisory Council expires June 30, 2009.
History: 1980 c 564 art 2 s 9; 1981 c 356 s 120; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1986 c 444; 1987
c 312 art 1 s 5; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 19; 1988 c 629 s 18; 1989 c 325 s 4; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 18 s
4; 1991 c 322 s 19; 1994 c 480 s 8; 1995 c 247 art 2 s 4; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 29; 1997 c 45 s 1;
2001 c 161 s 17; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 129,161