1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; prohibiting siting of land disposal facilities in certain 
1.3 	areas;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [115A.9175] LANDFILL; SITING.
1.6 	The agency may not issue a solid waste disposal facility permit to an owner or 
1.7 	operator of a land disposal facility that was not in operation prior to March 1, 2008, if 
1.8 	the facility is to be located on land, the sensitivity of which to water table groundwater 
1.9 	contamination is assessed as "high" or to bedrock groundwater contamination is assessed 
1.10 	as "high-moderate" or "high" by the Minnesota Geological Survey or the Department of 
1.11 	Natural Resources.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.