Minnesota § 115A.63 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 115A.63 — SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Minnesota § 115A.63

PartENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Ch. 115AWASTE MANAGEMENT

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Minn. Stat. § 115A.63 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Legal status.
Solid waste management districts established pursuant to sections115A.62to115A.72shall be public corporations and political subdivisions of the state.

Subd. 2.Establishment.
The commissioner may establish waste districts as public corporations and political subdivisions of the state, define the powers of such districts in accordance with sections115A.62to115A.72, define and alter the boundaries of the districts as provided in section115A.64, and terminate districts as provided in section115A.66. The commissioner shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 14 governing the establishment, alteration, and termination of districts.

Subd. 3.Restrictions.
No waste district shall be established within the boundaries of the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District esta

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Subdivision 1.Legal status.
Solid waste management districts established pursuant to sections115A.62to115A.72shall be public corporations and political subdivisions of the state.

Subd. 2.Establishment.
The commissioner may establish waste districts as public corporations and political subdivisions of the state, define the powers of such districts in accordance with sections115A.62to115A.72, define and alter the boundaries of the districts as provided in section115A.64, and terminate districts as provided in section115A.66. The commissioner shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 14 governing the establishment, alteration, and termination of districts.

Subd. 3.Restrictions.
No waste district shall be established within the boundaries of the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District established under chapter 458D. No waste district shall be established wholly within one county. The commissioner shall not establish a waste district within or extending into the metropolitan area, nor define or alter the powers or boundaries of a district, unless the articles of incorporation of the district require that the district will have the same procedural and substantive responsibilities, duties, and relationship to the metropolitan agencies as a metropolitan county. The commissioner shall require the completion of a comprehensive solid waste management plan conforming to the requirements of section115A.46, by petitioners seeking to establish a district.

Legislative History

1980 c 564 art 8 s 2;1982 c 424 s 130;1989 c 335 art 1 s 269;1992 c 464 art 1 s 15;1992 c 593 art 1 s 19;1994 c 639 art 5 s 3;1995 c 247 art 2 s 17;1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161