Bill Text: MN HF1470 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: State government resource recovery program changes made.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-18 - HF indefinitely postponed [HF1470 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1470-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to state government; making changes to state government resource
1.3recovery program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15,
1.4subdivisions 2, 9, 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.5chapter 16C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 4.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [16C.0851] WAIVER; WASTE CONTRACTS.
1.8Notwithstanding sections 16C.08, 16C.09, 43A.047, or other law to the contrary, the
1.9commissioner of administration may enter into or approve a service contract for waste
1.10removal without determining that no current state employee is able and available to
1.11perform the services called for by the contract.
1.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.14 Subd. 2. Duties of commissioner of administration. The commissioner of
1.15administration shall develop policies to require state agencies and the state legislature to
1.16separate all recyclable and reusable commodities wherever feasible.The commissioner
1.17shall develop and institute procedures for the separation, collection, and storage of used
1.18commodities wherever feasible in state agencies and shall establish policies for the reuse,
1.19sale, or disposition of recovered materials and surplus property. The commissioner shall
1.20promote and publicize the waste reduction and waste separation and recovery procedures
1.21on an ongoing basis to all state employees. The commissioner shall issue guidelines
1.22for the procurement of recyclable commodities and commodities containing recycled
1.23materials that include definitions of recycled materials, the percentage of recycled
2.1materials to be contained in each commodity and performance specifications. To the
2.2extent practicable, the guidelines shall be written so as to give preference to recyclable
2.3commodities and commodities containing recycled materials. The commissioner shall
2.4inform state agencies whenever recycled commodities are available for purchase. The
2.5commissioner shall investigate opportunities for the inclusion of and may include local
2.6governments and regional agencies in administrative state programs to reduce waste, and
2.7to separate and recover recyclable and reusable commodities.
2.8 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
2.9 Subd. 9. Recycling goal.By December 31, 1996, the commissioner shall The
2.10goal of resource recovery is to recycle at least 60 percentby weight of the solid waste
2.11generated by state offices and other state operationslocated in the metropolitan area. By
2.12March 1 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the Pollution Control Agency the
2.13estimated recycling ratesby county for state offices and other state operations in the
2.14metropolitan area for the previous calendar year for all state offices and state operations in
2.15facilities under the custodial control of the Department of Administration. The Pollution
2.16Control Agency shall incorporate these figures into the reports submitted by other state
2.17offices and state operations in the metropolitan area and by the counties under section
2.18115A.557, subdivision 3
, to determine each county's progress toward the goal in section
2.19115A.551, subdivision 2
.
2.20Each state agency in the metropolitan area shall work to meet the recycling goal
2.21individually.If the goal is not met by an agency, the commissioner shall notify that
2.22agency that the goal has not been met and the reasons the goal has not been met and shall
2.23provide information to the employees in the agency regarding recycling opportunities and
2.24expectations.
2.25 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
2.26 Subd. 10. Materials recovery facility; materials collection; waste audits. (a)
2.27The commissioner of the Department of Administration shall establish a central materials
2.28recovery facility to manage recyclable materials collected from state offices and other state
2.29operations in the metropolitan area. The facility must be located as close as practicable to
2.30the State Capitol complex and must be large enough to accommodate temporary storage
2.31of recyclable materials collected from state offices and other state operations in the
2.32metropolitan area and the processing of those materials for market.
2.33(b) The commissioner shall establish a recyclable materials collection and
2.34transportation system for state offices and other state operations in the metropolitan area
3.1that will maximize the types and amount of materials collected and the number of state
3.2offices and other state operations served, and will minimize barriers to effective and
3.3efficient collection, transportation, and marketing of recyclable materials.
3.4(c) The commissioner shall perform regular audits on the solid waste and recyclable
3.5materials collected to identify materials upon which to focus waste reduction, reuse,
3.6and recycling activities and to measure:
3.7(1) progress made toward the recycling goal in subdivision 9;
3.8(2) progress made to reduce waste generation; and
3.9(3) potential for additional waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.
3.10(d) (b) The commissioner may contract with private entities for the activities required
3.11in this subdivision if the commissioner determines that it would be cost-effective to do so.
3.12 Sec. 5. REPEALER.
3.13Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 4, is repealed.
1.3recovery program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15,
1.4subdivisions 2, 9, 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.5chapter 16C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 4.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [16C.0851] WAIVER; WASTE CONTRACTS.
1.8Notwithstanding sections 16C.08, 16C.09, 43A.047, or other law to the contrary, the
1.9commissioner of administration may enter into or approve a service contract for waste
1.10removal without determining that no current state employee is able and available to
1.11perform the services called for by the contract.
1.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.14 Subd. 2. Duties of commissioner of administration. The commissioner of
1.15administration shall develop policies to require state agencies and the state legislature to
1.16separate all recyclable and reusable commodities wherever feasible.
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1.22for the procurement of recyclable commodities and commodities containing recycled
1.23materials that include definitions of recycled materials, the percentage of recycled
2.1materials to be contained in each commodity and performance specifications. To the
2.2extent practicable, the guidelines shall be written so as to give preference to recyclable
2.3commodities and commodities containing recycled materials. The commissioner shall
2.4inform state agencies whenever recycled commodities are available for purchase. The
2.5commissioner shall investigate opportunities for the inclusion of and may include local
2.6governments and regional agencies in administrative state programs to reduce waste, and
2.7to separate and recover recyclable and reusable commodities.
2.8 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
2.9 Subd. 9. Recycling goal.
2.10goal of resource recovery is to recycle at least 60 percent
2.11generated by state offices and other state operations
2.12March 1 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the Pollution Control Agency the
2.13estimated recycling rates
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2.15facilities under the custodial control of the Department of Administration. The Pollution
2.16Control Agency shall incorporate these figures into the reports submitted by other state
2.17offices and state operations in the metropolitan area and by the counties under section
2.20Each state agency in the metropolitan area shall work to meet the recycling goal
2.21individually.
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2.25 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
2.26 Subd. 10. Materials recovery facility; materials collection; waste audits. (a)
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2.34transportation system for state offices and other state operations in the metropolitan area
3.1that will maximize the types and amount of materials collected and the number of state
3.2offices and other state operations served, and will minimize barriers to effective and
3.3efficient collection, transportation, and marketing of recyclable materials.
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3.11in this subdivision if the commissioner determines that it would be cost-effective to do so.
3.12 Sec. 5. REPEALER.
3.13Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.15, subdivision 4, is repealed.
