2025 Session Last amended: 2005 session

§ 115A.32 — Rules

Plain-Language Summary

This law requires the Environmental Quality Board to adopt rules for its supplementary review of waste facility decisions. The board must consult with the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency in all its activities under this section. These rules govern how the board reviews local government denials of permitted waste facilities.

115A.32 RULES.

The board shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 14 to govern its activities under sections 115A.32 to 115A.39. For the purposes of sections 115A.32 to 115A.39, “board” means the Environmental Quality Board established in section 116C.03. In all of its activities and deliberations under sections 115A.32 to 115A.39, the board shall consult with the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.

History:

1980 c 564 art 4 s 1; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1992 c 593 art 1 s 11; 1995 c 247 art 2 s 9; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161

History: History: 1980 c 564 art 4 s 1; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1992 c 593 art 1 s 11; 1995 c 247 art 2 s 9; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161

Practical Notes

The Environmental Quality Board serves as an appeals body when local governments block permitted waste facilities. The rulemaking requirement ensures the review process follows established procedures under the Administrative Procedure Act (chapter 14).

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes