1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; providing for refund of certain permit application fees;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.03, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subd. 8.Permit application fees; refund.  If the commissioner does not issue or deny 
1.8 	a tier 2 permit within the earlier of 150 days after the commissioner determines that a permit 
1.9 	application is complete or 180 days after the permit application is submitted, the 
1.10 	commissioner must refund to the permit applicant any fees that are collected by the 
1.11 	commissioner under section 116.07, subdivision 4d, and related to the permit application. 
1.12 	After refunding fees under this subdivision, the commissioner must act on the permit 
1.13 	application without collecting any additional fees.