MN SF510

Establishes a requirement for cities and towns to create an organized collection options committee before implementing solid waste collection, with committee members appointed by the governing body and subject to open meeting requirements under chapter 13D.

Committee must examine at least two collection methods: single collector for entire city/town and multiple collectors serving designated sections, and must evaluate options based on criteria including costs, vehicle miles, city implementation costs, waste reduction incentives, and impacts on existing collectors.

Requires committee to collect information from other cities' organized collection systems and solicit input from the governing body, solid waste officials, licensed collectors, and residents before issuing a report with findings and recommendations.

Mandates governing body hold at least one public hearing after considering the committee report, with organized collection beginning no sooner than six months after the decision to implement.

Allows cities with multiple licensed collectors to use an alternative 60-day negotiation period between the city and collectors to develop a proposal for zone-based service before establishing the committee, requiring contracts of three to seven years and preserving existing haulers' market share proportionally.

Exempts cities and towns that had organized collection as of May 1, 2013 from these new requirements.

Repeals the previous subdivision 4 governing organized collection processes.