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MN HF3378
Bill
Status
2/17/2020
Primary Sponsor
Ami Wazlawik
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AI Summary
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Requires the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency commissioner to hold a public informational meeting before finalizing any stipulation agreement or consent decree with a facility where the settlement amount exceeds $25,000
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Meeting must be held at a convenient time and location near the facility to describe the amount, frequency, duration, and chemical nature of pollution released by the facility and associated public health and environmental risks
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Allows public members, including those potentially exposed to facility pollution, to inform the agency about facility-public interactions, operational problems or incidents, and suggest preferred supplemental environmental projects for inclusion in settlement agreements
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Defines "supplemental environmental project" as a project benefiting the environment or public health that a regulated facility agrees to undertake as part of a settlement to resolve noncompliance
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Effective the day following final enactment
Legislative Description
Pollution Control Agency required to hold public hearing.
Last Action
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division
3/12/2020