Section 114C.27 — No Effect On Other Rights.
114C.27 NO EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS. Sections 114C.20 to 114C.28 do not affect, impair, or alter: (1) rights of a regulated entity that chooses not to participate, or is not eligible to participate, in the environmental improvement program; or (2) rights of other persons relative to the matters addressed by the environmental improvement program. History: […]
Section 114C.14 — Enforcement And Judicial Review.
114C.14 ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. Subdivision 1. Enforcement. A Minnesota XL permit may be enforced in any manner provided by law for the enforcement of permits issued under chapter 115 or 116, except for requirements of other state or local agencies that are included in the permit and except that the defense in section 609.671, […]
Section 114C.01 — Policy.
114C.01 POLICY. The legislature recognizes that Minnesota’s existing environmental laws play a critical role in protecting the environment. However, the legislature finds that environmental protection could be further enhanced by authorizing innovative advances in environmental regulatory methods. It is the policy of the legislature that Minnesota should develop environmental regulatory methods that: (1) encourage facility […]
Section 114C.02 — Definitions.
114C.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the definitions in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Pollution prevention. “Pollution prevention” has the meaning given in section 115D.03. Subd. 3. Source reduction. “Source reduction” has the meaning given in section 115A.03. Subd. 4. Stakeholders. “Stakeholders” means citizens in the […]
Section 114C.10 — Establishing Minnesota Xl Permit Project.
114C.10 ESTABLISHING MINNESOTA XL PERMIT PROJECT. Subdivision 1. Project. The Pollution Control Agency is authorized to establish and implement a permit project under sections 114C.10 to 114C.19. The purpose of the project is to work toward the policy goals listed in section 114C.01 by issuing and studying the effect of permits that require permittees to […]
Section 114C.11 — Minnesota Xl Permits.
114C.11 MINNESOTA XL PERMITS. Subdivision 1. Participation in project. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may solicit requests for participation and shall select the participants in the project based on the policy set forth in section 114C.01 and to satisfy the criteria of subdivisions 2 and 3. In addition, the commissioner shall select […]
Section 114C.12 — Procedure To Issue, Amend, And Revoke.
114C.12 PROCEDURE TO ISSUE, AMEND, AND REVOKE. Subdivision 1. Stakeholder group. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall: (1) ensure that the stakeholder group for each Minnesota XL permit includes members that represent diversity of stakeholders that emphasizes participation by members from the local community but does not exclude other stakeholders; (2) ensure that […]
Section 114C.13 — Fees.
114C.13 FEES. Minnesota XL permittees shall continue to be subject to the same fee structures they would have been subject to if they had obtained the permits that the Minnesota XL permit replaces. History: 1996 c 437 s 6