Section 116.072 — Administrative Penalties.
116.072 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Authority to issue penalty orders. (a) The commissioner may issue an order requiring violations to be corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for violations of this chapter and chapters 114C, 115, 115A, 115D, and 115E, any rules adopted under those chapters, and any standards, limitations, or conditions established in an […]
Section 116.073 — Field Citations.
116.073 FIELD CITATIONS. Subdivision 1. Authority to issue. (a) Pollution Control Agency staff designated by the commissioner and Department of Natural Resources conservation officers may issue citations to a person who: (1) disposes of solid waste as defined in section 116.06, subdivision 22, at a location not authorized by law for the disposal of solid […]
Section 116.06 — Definitions.
116.06 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions given in this section shall obtain for the purposes of sections 116.01 to 116.075 except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by the context. Subd. 2. Air contaminant or air contamination. “Air contaminant” or “air contamination” means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of any dust, fume, mist, […]
Section 116.061 — Air Pollution; Emissions And Abatement.
116.061 AIR POLLUTION; EMISSIONS AND ABATEMENT. Subdivision 1. Emission notification required. (a) A person who controls the source of an emission must notify the agency immediately of excessive or abnormal unpermitted emissions that: (1) may cause air pollution endangering human health; (2) may cause air pollution damaging property; or (3) cause obnoxious odors constituting a […]
Section 116.01 — Policy.
116.01 POLICY. To meet the variety and complexity of problems relating to water, air and land pollution in the areas of the state affected thereby, and to achieve a reasonable degree of purity of water, air and land resources of the state consistent with the maximum enjoyment and use thereof in furtherance of the welfare […]
Section 116.011 — Pollution Report.
116.011 POLLUTION REPORT. A goal of the Pollution Control Agency is to reduce the amount of pollution that is emitted in the state. By April 1 of each even-numbered year, the Pollution Control Agency shall report the best estimate of the agency of the total volume of water and air pollution that was emitted in […]
Section 116.02 — Pollution Control Agency; Creation And Powers.
116.02 POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY; CREATION AND POWERS. Subdivision 1. Creation. A pollution control agency, designated as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, is hereby created. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 150] Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 150] Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 150] Subd. […]
Section 116.03 — Commissioner.
116.03 COMMISSIONER. Subdivision 1. Office. (a) The Office of Commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency is created and is under the supervision and control of the commissioner, who is appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. (b) The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner and assistant commissioners who shall be in the […]
Section 116.04 — Executive Secretary.
116.04 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency is the executive secretary and chief executive officer of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and is responsible for performing the executive duties of such agency prescribed by law. History: 1967 c 882 s 4; 1987 c 186 s 15
Section 116.05 — Cooperation.
116.05 COOPERATION. Subdivision 1. Other departments and agencies. All state departments and agencies are hereby directed to cooperate with the Pollution Control Agency and its commissioner and assist them in the performance of their duties, and are authorized to enter into necessary agreements with the agency, and the Pollution Control Agency is authorized to cooperate […]