115A.06 POWERS OF POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1989 c 335 art 1 s 270] Subd. 2. Rules. Unless otherwise provided, the commissioner shall promulgate rules in accordance with chapter 14 to govern the agency’s activities and implement this chapter. Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1989 c 335 art 1 s 270] Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1996 […]
115A.07 DUTIES; GENERAL. Subdivision 1. Interagency coordination. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall inform the commissioner of employment and economic development of the agency’s activities. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2012 c 272 s 98] Subd. 3. Uniform waste statistics; rules. The commissioner, after consulting with local government units and other interested persons, may adopt […]
115A.0716 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Grants. (a) The commissioner may make grants to any person for the purpose of researching, developing, and implementing projects or practices related to collection, processing, recycling, reuse, resource recovery, source reduction, and prevention of waste, hazardous substances, toxic pollutants, and problem materials; the development or implementation […]
115A.072 PUBLIC EDUCATION. Subdivision 1. Environmental education programs. The commissioner shall provide for the development and implementation of environmental education programs that are designed to meet the goals listed in section 115A.073. Subd. 2. Waste management education. In addition to the commissioner’s general duties established in subdivision 1, the commissioner shall: (1) develop a statewide […]
115A.073 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GOALS AND PLAN. The environmental education program described in this section and section 115A.074 has these goals for the pupils and other citizens of this state: (a) Pupils and citizens should be able to apply informed decision-making processes to maintain a sustainable lifestyle. In order to do so, citizens should: (1) understand […]
115A.074 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTERS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner may establish environmental education resource centers throughout the state as needed. The environmental education resource centers shall serve as a source of information and programs for citizens, provide ongoing contact with the public for feedback to the commissioner on regional environmental education issues and priorities, […]
115A.075 LEGISLATIVE POLICY AGAINST DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. (a) The legislature finds that hazardous waste must be managed in a manner that protects the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state and protects and conserves the state’s natural resources and environment; that reduction of the amount of waste generated and processing, treatment, […]
115A.10 DUTIES OF POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY; HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES; ENCOURAGING PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. The agency and the commissioner on behalf of the agency shall encourage the development and operation of hazardous waste facilities by private enterprise to the extent practicable and consistent with the purposes of sections 115A.01 to 115A.72 and the agency’s hazardous waste management […]
115A.11 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN. Subdivision 1. Requirement. The agency shall adopt, amend as appropriate, and implement a hazardous waste management plan. Subd. 1a. Policy. In developing and implementing the plan, the highest priority of the agency must be placed upon alternatives to land disposal of hazardous wastes including: technologies to modify industrial processes or […]
115A.121 TOXICS AND POLLUTION PREVENTION EVALUATION; CONSOLIDATED REPORT. The commissioner shall prepare and adopt a report on pollution prevention activities required in chapters 115A, 115D, and 325E. The report must include activities required under section 115A.1320. The commissioner must submit the report to the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment and […]
