2025 Session
Last amended: 1987 session
§ 116C.73 — Transporting Radioactive Wastes Into State
Plain-Language Summary
Restricts bringing radioactive waste into Minnesota for storage or disposal.
116C.73 TRANSPORTING RADIOACTIVE WASTES INTO STATE.
Notwithstanding any provision of sections 216C.05 to 216C.381 to the contrary, no person shall transport radioactive wastes into the state of Minnesota for the purpose of disposal by burial in soil or permanent storage within Minnesota unless expressly authorized by the Minnesota legislature, except that radioactive wastes may be transported into the state for temporary storage in accordance with applicable federal and state law for up to 12 months pending transportation out of the state.
History:
1977 c 416 s 3; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 19; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 10
History: History: 1977 c 416 s 3; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 19; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 10
Practical Notes
Radioactive waste from other states cannot be brought into Minnesota without state approval.