Minn. Stat. § 115A.1445

Current through 2024, c. 127

Section 115A.1445 - COMMISSIONER RESPONSIBILITIES

The commissioner must:

(1) appoint the initial membership of the advisory board by January 1, 2025, as required under section 115A.1444;

(2) provide administrative and operating support to the advisory board, as required under section 115A.1444, subdivision 10;

(3) complete a preliminary assessment by December 31, 2025, and complete an initial needs assessment by December 31, 2026, and update the needs assessment every five years thereafter, as required under section 115A.1450;

(4) approve stewardship plans and amendments to stewardship plans according to section 115A.1451;

(5) provide lists established according to the requirements of section 115A.1453 to all producer responsibility organizations by July 1, 2028;

(6) establish statewide requirements as required under section 115A.1451, subdivision 7;

(7) post on the agency's website:

(i) the most recent registration materials submitted by producer responsibility organizations, including all information submitted under section 115A.1443, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (4);

(ii) a list of registered service providers;

(iii) the most recent needs assessments;

(iv) any stewardship plan or amendment submitted by a producer responsibility organization under section 115A.1451 that is in draft form during the public comment period;

(v) the most recent lists established as required under section 115A.1453;

(vi) the list of exempt materials and covered materials exempt from performance targets and statewide requirements as approved in the stewardship plan;

(vii) links to producer responsibility organization websites;

(viii) comments of the public, advisory board, and producer responsibility organizations on the documents listed in items (iii) to (vi), and, if any, the responses of the commissioner to those comments; and

(ix) links to adopted rules implementing sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463;

(8) provide producer responsibility organizations with information regarding Minnesota and federal laws that prohibit toxic substances in covered materials, toxic substances' potential environmental impacts and human health impacts, and best practices to reduce intentionally added toxic substances as identified in the needs assessment;

(9) approve the selection of independent auditors to perform an annual financial audit of each producer responsibility organization; and

(10) consider and respond in writing to all written comments received from the advisory board.

Minn. Stat. § 115A.1445

Added by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 116,s 5-6, eff. 8/1/2024.