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Introduced
02/19/2024
02/19/2024
In Committee
05/01/2024
05/01/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/20/2024
05/20/2024
Introduced Session
93rd Legislature 2023-2024
Bill Summary
A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural resources; modifying prior appropriations; providing for and modifying disposition of certain receipts; modifying and establishing duties, authorities, and prohibitions regarding environment and natural resources; modifying and creating environment and natural resources programs; modifying and creating grant programs; modifying remedies, penalties, and enforcement; modifying requirements for recreation vehicles; modifying state trail, state forest, and state park provisions; modifying forestry provisions; modifying game and fish provisions; modifying water law; modifying environmental review and permitting requirements; authorizing sales, conveyances, and leases of certain state lands; establishing a Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction program; modifying and providing for fees; making technical changes; requiring reports; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 84.788, subdivisions 5a, 6; 85.015, subdivision 1b; 93.25, subdivisions 1, 2; 94.343, subdivision 8a; 94.3495, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3; 115.071, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 116.07, subdivision 9, by adding subdivisions; 116.11; 116.92, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 115.03, subdivision 1; 325E.3892, subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3; article 3, section 35; article 8, section 6, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 86B; 93; 115A; 116; 282; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 85.012, subdivisions 27b, 58; 97B.802; 138.662, subdivision 33.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a comprehensive program for packaging and paper product stewardship in Minnesota. Key provisions include:
- Requiring producers of covered materials (packaging and paper products) to join a producer responsibility organization that will implement a statewide program to reduce waste and increase recycling, composting, and reuse of these materials.
- Establishing a Producer Responsibility Advisory Board to review the activities of the producer responsibility organizations and provide input.
- Requiring the Pollution Control Agency to complete periodic needs assessments to inform the development of stewardship plans by the producer responsibility organizations.
- Setting requirements for the stewardship plans, including performance targets and statewide requirements for recycling, composting, reuse, and use of postconsumer recycled content.
- Providing for the registration and reimbursement of service providers that collect, transport, and process the covered materials.
- Prohibiting the sale of certain covered materials that are not reusable, recyclable, or compostable after 2032, with some exceptions.
- Authorizing rulemaking by the Pollution Control Agency to implement the program.
- Establishing enforcement provisions, including civil penalties for violations.
The bill aims to encourage packaging redesign, reduce environmental and health impacts, and increase waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting of packaging and paper products in Minnesota.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Government Affairs
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Authors added McEwen; Morrison (on 05/17/2024)
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