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HF3842 • 2026

New disposal facilities near schools prohibited.

New disposal facilities near schools prohibited.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dippel
Last action
2026-03-02
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-02 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

New disposal facilities near schools prohibited.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to environment; prohibiting new disposal facilities near schools; proposing

coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[115A.9175] SITING PROHIBITION FOR DISPOSAL FACILITIES.

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The commissioner must not issue a solid waste management facility permit to a new

disposal facility if the facility site is within 1,320 feet of an elementary or secondary school.

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