SF 663
CCR--SF0663 - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014)
Posted on 05/02/2014 05:12 p.m.
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1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 663
1.2A bill for an act
1.3relating to state government; making changes to resource recovery provisions;
1.4amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.15, subdivisions 2, 9, 10.
1.5April 30, 2014
1.6The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas
1.7President of the Senate
1.8The Honorable Paul Thissen
1.9Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.10We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 663 report that we have agreed upon the
1.11items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.12That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 663 be further
1.13amended as follows:
1.14Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.15 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to
1.16read:
1.17 Subd. 2. Duties of commissioner of administration. The commissioner of
1.18administration shall develop policies to require state agencies and the state legislature to
1.19separate all recyclable and reusable commodities wherever feasible. The commissioner
1.20shall develop and institute procedures for the separation, collection, and storage of used
1.21commodities wherever feasible in state agencies and shall establish policies for the reuse,
1.22sale, or disposition of recovered materials and surplus property. The commissioner shall
1.23promote and publicize the waste reduction and waste separation and recovery procedures
1.24on an ongoing basis to all state employees. The commissioner shall issue guidelines
1.25for the procurement of recyclable commodities and commodities containing recycled
1.26materials that include definitions of recycled materials, the percentage of recycled
1.27materials to be contained in each commodity and performance specifications. To the
1.28extent practicable, the guidelines shall be written so as to give preference to recyclable
1.29commodities and commodities containing recycled materials. The commissioner shall
2.1inform state agencies whenever recycled commodities are available for purchase. The
2.2commissioner shall investigate opportunities for the inclusion of and may include local
2.3governments and regional agencies in administrative state programs to reduce waste, and
2.4to separate and recover recyclable and reusable commodities.
2.5 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.15, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
2.6 Subd. 9. Recycling goal. By December 31, 1996, the commissionernew text begin Each state new text end
2.7new text begin agencynew text end shall recycle at least 60 percent by weight of the solid waste generated by state
2.8new text begin itsnew text end offices and other state operations located in the metropolitan areanew text begin at a rate that is the new text end
2.9new text begin highest of: (1) 60 percent by weight; (2) the recycling rate required of a metropolitan new text end
2.10new text begin county under section 115A.551, subdivision 2a; or (3) the recycling rate in compliance new text end
2.11new text begin with the solid waste management policy plan goals under section 473.149. Each state new text end
2.12new text begin agency shall recycle at least 60 percent by weight of the solid waste generated by its new text end
2.13new text begin offices and other operations located outside of the metropolitan areanew text end . By March 1 of each
2.14year, the commissionernew text begin each state agencynew text end shall report to the Pollution Control Agency
2.15the estimated recycling rates by county for state offices and other state operations in the
2.16metropolitan area for the previous calendar yearnew text begin from the previous calendar year. State new text end
2.17new text begin agencies shall report progress in achieving the recycling goal in the format specified by new text end
2.18new text begin the Pollution Control Agencynew text end . The Pollution Control Agency shall incorporate these
2.19figures into the reports submitted by the counties under section
115A.557, subdivision 3,
2.20to determine each county's progress toward the goal in section
115A.551, subdivision 2new text begin 2anew text end .
2.21Each state agency in the metropolitan area shall work to meet the recycling goal
2.22individually. If the goal is not met by an agency, the commissioner shall notify that
2.23agency that the goal has not been met and the reasons the goal has not been met and shall
2.24provide information to the employees in the agency regarding recycling opportunities
2.25and expectations.new text begin If the recycling goal is not met by a state agency, that agency shall new text end
2.26new text begin provide information to all employees in the agency regarding recycling opportunities and new text end
2.27new text begin expectations, and notify the Pollution Control Agency of the action that has been taken to new text end
2.28new text begin meet the recycling goal.new text end
2.29 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.15, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
2.30 Subd. 10. Materials recovery facility; materials collection; waste audits. (a) The
2.31commissioner of the Department of Administration shall establish a central materials
2.32recovery facility to manage recyclable materials collected from state offices and other state
2.33operations in the metropolitan area. The facility must be located as close as practicable to
2.34the State Capitol complex and must be large enough to accommodate temporary storage
3.1of recyclable materials collected from state offices and other state operations in the
3.2metropolitan area and the processing of those materials for market.
3.3(b)new text begin (a)new text end The commissioner shall establish a recyclable materials collection and
3.4transportation system for state offices and other state operations in the metropolitan area
3.5that will maximize the types and amount of materials collected and the number of state
3.6offices and other state operations served, and will minimize barriers to effective and
3.7efficient collection, transportation, and marketing of recyclable materials.
3.8(c) The commissioner shall perform regular audits on the solid waste and recyclable
3.9materials collected to identify materials upon which to focus waste reduction, reuse,
3.10and recycling activities and to measure:
3.11(1) progress made toward the recycling goal in subdivision 9;
3.12(2) progress made to reduce waste generation; and
3.13(3) potential for additional waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.
3.14(d)new text begin (b)new text end The commissioner may contract with private entities for the activities required
3.15in this subdivision if the commissioner determines that it would be cost-effective to do so.
3.16 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.151, is amended to read:
3.17115A.151 RECYCLABLE MATERIAL CONTAINERnew text begin RECYCLINGnew text end
3.18 REQUIREMENTS; PUBLIC ENTITIESnew text begin ; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGSnew text end .
3.19(a) A public entitynew text begin and an owner of a commercial buildingnew text end shall:
3.20(1) ensure that facilities under its control, from which mixed municipal solid waste
3.21is collected, have containers fornew text begin also collectnew text end at least three recyclable materials, such as, but
3.22not limited to, paper, glass, plastic, and metal; and
3.23(2) transfer all recyclable materials collected to a recycler.
3.24(b) For the purposes of this section:
3.25(1) "public entity" means the state, an office, agency, or institution of the state,
3.26the Metropolitan Council, a metropolitan agency, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control
3.27Commission, the legislature, the courts, a county, a statutory or home rule charter city, a
3.28town, a school district, a special taxing district, or any entity that receives an appropriation
3.29from the state for a capital improvement project after August 1, 2002;
3.30(2) "metropolitan agency" and "Metropolitan Council," have the meanings given
3.31them in section
473.121; and
3.32(3) "Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission" means the commission created
3.33in section
473.702new text begin ; andnew text end
3.34new text begin (4) "commercial building" means a building that:new text end
3.35new text begin (i) is located in a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121;new text end
4.1new text begin (ii) contains a business classified in sectors 42 to 81 under the North American new text end
4.2new text begin Industrial Classification System; andnew text end
4.3new text begin (iii) contracts for four cubic yards or more per week of solid waste collectionnew text end .
4.4new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2016.new text end
4.5 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.78, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.6 Subd. 4. Sharps. new text begin (a) A person shall not place sharps with recyclable materials, as new text end
4.7new text begin defined in section 115A.03.new text end
4.8new text begin (b) new text end Sharps, except those generated from a household or from a farm operation or
4.9agricultural business:
4.10(1) must be placed in puncture-resistant containers;
4.11(2) may not be compacted or mixed with other waste material whether or not the
4.12sharps are decontaminated unless it is part of an infectious waste decontamination process
4.13approved by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency that will prevent exposure
4.14during transportation and disposal; and
4.15(3) may not be disposed of at refuse-derived fuel facilities or at other facilities
4.16where waste is hand sorted.
4.17new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.new text end "
4.18Delete the title and insert:
4.19"A bill for an act
4.20relating to environment; making changes to resource recovery provisions;
4.21amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115A.15, subdivisions 2, 9, 10;
4.22115A.151; 116.78, subdivision 4."
We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.
Senate Conferees:
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Alice M. Johnson
John Marty
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David J. Osmek
House Conferees:
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Clark Johnson
Frank Hornstein
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Denny McNamara