(a) The closed landfill investment fund is established in the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund and interest and other earnings on money in the fund. Funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445. The fund must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of Investment.
(b) Each fiscal year, up to $4,500,000 is appropriated from the closed landfill investment fund to the commissioner for the purposes of sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.
(c) If the commissioner determines that a release or threatened release from a qualified facility for which the commissioner has assumed obligations for environmental response actions under section 115B.40 or 115B.406 constitutes an emergency requiring immediate action to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage either to the public health or welfare or the environment or to a system designed to protect the public health or welfare or the environment, up to $9,000,000 in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (b) is appropriated to the commissioner in the first year of the biennium and may be spent by the commissioner to take reasonable and necessary emergency response actions. Money not spent in the first year of the biennium may be spent in the second year. If money is appropriated under this paragraph, the commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment policy and finance as soon as possible. The commissioner must maintain the fund balance to ensure long-term viability of the fund and reflect the responsibility of the landfill cleanup program in perpetuity.
(d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) expire June 30, 2025.
1999 c 231 s 143; 2003 c 128 art 2 s 30; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2013 c 114 art 4 s 82; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 97
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection
Chapter 115B — Environmental Response And Liability
Section 115B.02 — Definitions.
Section 115B.03 — Responsible Person.
Section 115B.04 — Liability For Response Costs And Natural Resources; Limitations And Defenses.
Section 115B.055 — Effect Of Removing And Repealing Certain Provisions.
Section 115B.06 — Application To Past Actions.
Section 115B.08 — Apportionment And Contribution.
Section 115B.09 — Comparative Fault And Contribution.
Section 115B.10 — No Avoidance Of Liability; Insurance And Subrogation.
Section 115B.11 — Statute Of Limitations.
Section 115B.12 — Other Remedies Preserved.
Section 115B.13 — Double Recovery Prohibited.
Section 115B.14 — Awarding Costs.
Section 115B.15 — Applicability.
Section 115B.16 — Disposition Of Facilities.
Section 115B.17 — State Response To Releases.
Section 115B.171 — Testing For Private Wells; East Metropolitan Area.
Section 115B.172 — Natural Resources Damages Account.
Section 115B.175 — Voluntary Response Actions; Liability Protection; Procedures.
Section 115B.177 — Owner Of Real Property Affected By Off-site Release.
Section 115B.178 — Association With Release; Commissioner's Determination.
Section 115B.179 — Commissioner's Authority Not Limited.
Section 115B.19 — Purpose Of Remediation Fund.
Section 115B.20 — Actions Using Money From Remediation Fund.
Section 115B.25 — Definitions.
Section 115B.26 — Paying Claims.
Section 115B.28 — Powers And Duties Of Agency.
Section 115B.29 — Eligible Persons.
Section 115B.30 — Eligible Injury And Damage.
Section 115B.31 — Other Actions.
Section 115B.32 — Claim For Compensation.
Section 115B.33 — Claim Standards.
Section 115B.34 — Compensable Losses.
Section 115B.35 — Determining Claims.
Section 115B.36 — Amount And Form Of Payment.
Section 115B.37 — Attorney Fees.
Section 115B.39 — Landfill Cleanup Program; Establishment.
Section 115B.402 — Illegal Actions At Qualified Facilities.
Section 115B.405 — Excluded Facilities.
Section 115B.406 — Priority Qualified Facilities.
Section 115B.407 — Acquiring And Disposing Of Real Property At Priority Qualified Facilities.
Section 115B.408 — Depositing Proceeds.
Section 115B.41 — Allocating Costs; Failure To Comply.
Section 115B.412 — Program Operation.
Section 115B.414 — Third-party Claims; Mediation; Defense.
Section 115B.42 — Remediation Fund.
Section 115B.421 — Closed Landfill Investment Fund.
Section 115B.43 — Reimbursable Parties And Expenses.
Section 115B.431 — Closed Landfill Solar Redevelopment And Reuse Account.
Section 115B.441 — Insurance Claims Settlement And Recovery Process; Findings And Purpose.
Section 115B.442 — Settlement Process; Information Gathering.
Section 115B.443 — Settlement Process.
Section 115B.444 — State Action Against Insurers.
Section 115B.445 — Depositing Proceeds.
Section 115B.48 — Definitions.
Section 115B.49 — Dry Cleaner Environmental Response And Reimbursement Account.
Section 115B.491 — Dry Cleaning Facility Use Fee; Facilities To File Return.
Section 115B.492 — Allocating Payment.
Section 115B.50 — Response Actions.
Section 115B.51 — Illegal Actions.
Section 115B.52 — Water Quality And Sustainability Account.
Section 115B.53 — Water Quality And Sustainability Stakeholders.