Minnesota Statutes 116.915 – Mercury Reduction
Subdivision 1.Goal.
It is the goal of the state to reduce mercury contamination by reducing the release of mercury into the air and water of the state by 60 percent from 1990 levels by December 31, 2000, and by 70 percent from 1990 levels by December 31, 2005. The goal applies to the statewide total of releases from existing and new sources of mercury. The commissioner shall publish updated estimates of 1990 releases in the State Register.
Subd. 2.Reduction strategies.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 116.915
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 116.915
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
The commissioner shall implement the strategies recommended by the Mercury Contamination Reduction Initiative Advisory Council and identified on pages 31 to 42 of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s report entitled “Report on the Mercury Contamination Reduction Initiative Advisory Council’s Results and Recommendations” as transmitted to the legislature by the commissioner’s letter dated March 15, 1999. The commissioner shall solicit, by July 1, 1999, voluntary reduction agreements from sources that emit more than 50 pounds of mercury per year.
Subd. 3.
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