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SF4533 • 2026

New disposal facilities near school prohibition provision

New disposal facilities near school prohibition provision

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Xiong, McEwen, Rarick, Abeler
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

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New disposal facilities near school prohibition provision

New disposal facilities near school prohibition provision

What This Bill Does

  • New disposal facilities near school prohibition provision

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

New disposal facilities near school prohibition provision

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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