Subdivision 1. Lien amount; property subject to lien. All cleanup action expenses for which a person is liable to the state under section 115B.04 or 115C.04, constitute a lien in favor of the state upon all real property that:
(1) is owned by the person at the time the environmental lien notice is filed; and
(2) is subject to or affected by the cleanup action.
Subd. 2. Attachment. An environmental lien attaches when:
(1) cleanup action costs are first incurred by the state with respect to a cleanup action;
(2) the person referred to in subdivision 1 is provided, by certified or registered mail, written notice of potential liability; and
(3) a lien notice is filed as provided in section 514.673.
Subd. 3. Continuation of lien. An environmental lien continues until the liability for the cleanup action costs, or a judgment against the person referred to in subdivision 1 arising out of the liability, is satisfied or becomes unenforceable through operation of the statute of limitations under section 115B.11 or 541.05, subdivision 1, clause (2), unless the lien is released under subdivision 5.
Subd. 4. Lien priority. An environmental lien is subject to the rights of any other person, including an owner, purchaser, holder of a mortgage or security interest, or judgment lien creditor, whose interest is perfected before a lien notice has been filed as provided in section 514.673. The rights of such other person must be afforded the same protections against an environmental lien as are afforded against a judgment lien which arises out of an unsecured obligation and which arises as of the time of the filing of the lien notice as provided in section 514.673.
Subd. 5. Release. (a) The commissioner shall release an environmental lien if:
(1) the environmental lien is satisfied;
(2) a legally enforceable agreement satisfactory to the agency under chapter 115B, or the commissioner under chapter 115C, has been executed relating to taking the cleanup action or reimbursing the agency for the cleanup action expenses;
(3) a claim or judgment for the cleanup action expenses is satisfied; or
(4) the environmental lien is unenforceable.
(b) The commissioner or the agency may release an environmental lien if the attachment or enforcement of the environmental lien is determined by the agency or commissioner not to be in the public interest.
(c) An environmental lien is unenforceable if:
(1) the lien is unenforceable under subdivision 3; or
(2) a determination is made by a court that the environmental lien is unenforceable.
(d) The commissioner shall execute the release of an environmental lien and file the release as provided in section 514.673, subdivision 2.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests
Chapter 514 — Liens Against Property
Section 514.01 — Mechanics, Laborers And Material Suppliers.
Section 514.02 — Nonpayment For Improvement; Penalties And Remedies.
Section 514.03 — Extent And Amount Of Lien.
Section 514.04 — Lines Of Railway, Telegraph, Or Similar Projects.
Section 514.05 — When Lien Attaches; Notice.
Section 514.06 — Title Of Vendor Or Consenting Owner, Subject To.
Section 514.07 — Payments Withheld; Lien Waivers.
Section 514.08 — Statement; Notice; Necessity For Recording; Contents.
Section 514.09 — Two Or More Buildings.
Section 514.10 — Foreclosure Of Liens.
Section 514.11 — Commencement Of Action; Proceedings.
Section 514.12 — Notice Of Lis Pendens.
Section 514.13 — Statutory Lienholder Rights; Nonexclusive.
Section 514.135 — Computation Of Interest On Claims.
Section 514.14 — Postponement, Judgment, Subrogation.
Section 514.15 — Judgment, Sale, Redemption.
Section 514.16 — Severance Of Building, Resale, Receiver.
Section 514.19 — Right Of Detainer.
Section 514.21 — Sale, When And Where Made; Notice.
Section 514.22 — Conduct Of Sale.
Section 514.221 — Creation; Perfection; Enforceability.
Section 514.40 — Liens, Preference.
Section 514.41 — Lien Statement, Filing; Assignment Of Lien.
Section 514.42 — Termination Of Lien.
Section 514.43 — Action; Attachment.
Section 514.44 — Allowance And Issue Of Writ.
Section 514.45 — Contents And Levy Of Writ.
Section 514.46 — Logs Scaled To Officer; Where Held; Fees.
Section 514.47 — Pleadings; Priority Of Liens.
Section 514.48 — Discharge Of Attachment; Bond.
Section 514.49 — Findings, Judgment, Costs.
Section 514.50 — Execution Sale.
Section 514.51 — Obstructing Or Intermixed Logs.
Section 514.54 — Timber Cut In Other States.
Section 514.55 — Stray Timber Secured In Other States.
Section 514.56 — Preservation And Enforcement.
Section 514.57 — Commissioner Of Natural Resources; Lien For Charges.
Section 514.58 — Sale And Distribution Of Proceeds.
Section 514.59 — Wages, Lien As Against Seizure.
Section 514.60 — Notice To Sheriff; Property Held.
Section 514.61 — Death Or Dissolution Of Employer.
Section 514.661 — Lien For Rental Value Of Farm Machinery During Mediation.
Section 514.67 — Inspections, Examinations, Or Other Governmental Services.
Section 514.671 — Definitions.
Section 514.672 — Environmental Lien.
Section 514.673 — Environmental Lien Notice.
Section 514.674 — Lien Enforcement; Limitation.
Section 514.675 — Lien Does Not Affect Other Remedies.
Section 514.676 — Amounts Received To Satisfy Lien.
Section 514.68 — Lien For Hospital Charges.
Section 514.69 — File With County.
Section 514.70 — County To Provide Record.
Section 514.73 — Liens Assignable.
Section 514.74 — Inaccuracies In Lien Statement.
Section 514.75 — Promissory Note; Effect.
Section 514.76 — Satisfaction; Penalty For Refusal.
Section 514.77 — Liens For Launderers.
Section 514.78 — Notification Of Owner; Sale.
Section 514.79 — Balance Of Proceeds Of Sale; Payment Of.
Section 514.93 — Summary Sale Of Unclaimed Animal; Notice; Proceeds; Record.
Section 514.94 — Rights Of Detainer, Lien And Sale Of Animals.
Section 514.945 — Agricultural Producer's Lien.
Section 514.963 — Crop Lien Definitions.
Section 514.964 — Agricultural Lien On Crops.
Section 514.965 — Livestock Lien Definitions.
Section 514.966 — Agricultural Lien On Livestock.
Section 514.971 — Definitions.
Section 514.972 — Lien Against Property.
Section 514.973 — Enforcement Of Lien.
Section 514.974 — Additional Notification Requirement.
Section 514.975 — Rental Agreements.
Section 514.976 — Disclosure And Actions.
Section 514.977 — Additional Remedies.
Section 514.978 — Waiver Or Modification Prohibited.
Section 514.979 — Advertising.
Section 514.980 — Medical Assistance Liens; Definitions.
Section 514.981 — Medical Assistance Lien.
Section 514.982 — Medical Assistance Lien Notice.
Section 514.983 — Lien Enforcement; Limitation.
Section 514.984 — Lien Does Not Affect Other Remedies.