2025 Session Last amended: 2005 session

§ 115A.42 — Regional and Local Solid Waste Management Planning

Plain-Language Summary

This law creates a program to help counties and regions plan how to manage solid waste. The commissioner runs the program outside the metro area, while the metro area follows a separate process. The program must meet federal requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Practical Notes
Counties outside the metro area work with the commissioner to develop solid waste plans. In the metro area, planning is handled under section 473.149. This section provides the legal basis for the state to guide and improve local waste management across Minnesota.