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Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Authors added Slocum and Liebling Bill Text
Beverage container deposit and labeling required, container deposit refund
return provided, unclaimed deposit payment required, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Authors added Slocum and Liebling Bill Text
Beverage container recycling required by manufacturers, penalties provided, and
money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Author stricken Hortman Bill Text
Pollution Control Agency temporarily prohibited from establishing or holding
stakeholder groups or meetings.
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register Bill TextHF 3661 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Greenhouse gasses with high global warming potential emissions or leakage report required, sale of certain refrigerants prohibited, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction report required. Section 1: Remedies available language is modified. Section 2: Greenhouse gas emission reduction attainment; policy development process language is provided. Subdivision 1. Definition. Subdivision 2. Purpose. Subdivision 3. Biennial reduction progress report. Subdivision 4. Annual legislative proposal. Section 3: Definitions are provided. Subdivision 1. Applicability. Subdivision 2. Agency. Subdivision 3. Carbon dioxide equivalent. Subdivision 4. Commissioner. Subdivision 5. Global warming. Subdivision 6. Global warming potential or GWP. Subdivision 7. High-GWP greenhouse gas. Subdivision 8. Mobile air conditioner. Subdivision [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance Bill Text
Closed landfill cleanup funding provided, Pollution Control Agency directed to
provide cleanup of certain closed landfill sites, revenue bonds authorized, and
money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Division action, to pass as amended and return to Finance Bill Text
HF 3293
SECOND ENGROSSMENT
Pollution Control Agency required to analyze cumulative pollution effects in an
area prior to issuing a permit.
Section 1: Permits language modified.
SNA 5/8/08
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Author added McFarlane Bill Text
HF 3238
THIRD ENGROSSMENT
Sustainable water use provided; conservation rate structures, contaminated well
disclosure, and groundwater information sharing required, and advisory committee
expiration date extended.
Section 1: Development language modified.
Section 2: Water supply plans; demand reduction language modified.
Section 3: Conservation rate structure required language provided.
Section 4: Groundwater information standard language provided.
Section 5: Contaminated well disclosure language modified.
Section 6: Planning activities language is modified.
Section 7: Advisory committee language modified.
Section 8: Application language provided.
SNA 3/17/08
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Environment and Natural Resources Bill Text
Low-carbon fuel standard established to reduce carbon intensity of fuels by
2020, statutory references aligned, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Authors added Bly and Westrom Bill Text
Biomass gasification facilities air emissions assessment study authorized, and
money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Authors added Bly and Westrom Bill Text
Biomass; Pollution Control Agency funding provided to fully characterize
emissions from biomass gasification facilities, and money appropriated.
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Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring the pollution control agency (PCA) in cooperation with state and local
government agencies to study the effect of global climate change for determining
state impact and response strategies; requiring a report to the legislature by a
certain date
(je)
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for a lake
restoration grant program to issue grants to soil and water conservation
district offices, lake improvement districts and other local units of government
to meet certain goals of the clean water legacy act, match requirement;
requiring the commissioner in conjunction with the commissioner of the pollution
control agency (PCA) to award grants and specifying certain duties; requiring
report to the legislature by a certain date
(je)
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring the commissioner of health to study the health impacts related to the
use of crumb rubber within synthetic turf and the potential health risks and
health effects of synthetic turf; defining certain terms; prohibiting the
installation of synthetic turf on an athletic playing field until the
commissioner of health in consultation with the commissioner of the pollution
control agency (PCA) has prepared a site specific impact report on the health
and environmental effects of the use or installation of synthetic turf on an
athletic field; appropriating money to the commissioner of health
(me)
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Clarifying a certain prior appropriation to commissioner of employment and
economic development (DEED) for a grant to city of Worthington to remediate
contaminated soil and redevelop the site of the former Campbell soup factory;
exempting the appropriation from greater Minnesota redevelopment account
provisions
(je)
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text1E Relating to motor fuels; modifying the definition of biodiesel fuel and increasing the minimum content of biodiesel fuel in diesel fuel, specifying biodiesel content goals; establishing a panel composed of the commissioners of agriculture, commerce and pollution control agency (PCA) and specifying duties, clarifying minimum content exceptions; requiring the commissioner of agriculture to issue a report annually by a certain date to the legislature regarding the implementation of biodiesel minimum content requirements; requiring the commissioners of finance, commerce and the PCA to develop and submit to the legislature a proposal for eliminating redundant fuel inspections and dedicating petroleum inspection fee revenue to the weights and measures division of the department of commerce; requiring the commissioners of agriculture and commerce to consider and provide recommendations to maximize the performance of biodiesel show full description
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Appropriating money to the commissioner of the pollution control agency (PCA)
and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Albert
Lea for construction of remedial systems at the Albert Lea landfill
(me)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Increasing the legal amount of explosives allowed in certain fireworks
(rt)
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring the environmental quality board (EQB) in consultation with pollution
control agency (PCA) and the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to study
and adopt rules to develop an alternative environmental review process for
certain biofuel production facilities; specifying process guidelines; requiring
a report to the legislature by a certain date
(me)
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring the pollution control agency (PCA) to appoint an ombudsman for
groundwater pollution education and assistance in the state classified service,
prescribing duties, permitting independence in action, requiring knowledge of
federal and state water quality laws and regulations, control technologies and
federal and state regulatory processes, requiring the PCA to provide office
support
(rt)
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Prohibiting the pollution control agency (PCA) from issuing a solid waste
disposal facility permit to an owner or operator of a land disposal facility in
certain areas
(je)
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