1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to environment; establishing an assessment for each mattress and box
1.3 spring sold in the state to fund grants to local governments to expand mattress
1.4 recycling programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
1.5 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [115A.1425] MATTRESS RECYCLING GRANTS.
1.8 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
1.9the meanings given.
1.10 (b) "Brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that identifies a mattress or box
1.11spring, rather than its components, and attributes the mattress or box spring to the owner
1.12or licensee of the brand as the producer.
1.13 (c) "Producer" means a person that:
1.14 (1) has legal ownership of the brand, brand name, or cobrand of a mattress or box spring
1.15sold in the state;
1.16 (2) imports a mattress or box spring branded by a producer that meets clause (1) when
1.17the producer has no physical presence in the United States;
1.18 (3) if clauses (1) and (2) do not apply, makes unbranded mattresses or box springs that
1.19are sold in the state; or
1.20 (4) sells mattresses or box springs at wholesale or retail in the state, does not have legal
1.21ownership of the brand, and elects to fulfill the responsibilities of the producer for the
1.22mattress or box spring by certifying that election in writing to the commissioner.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1980NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: CLARK and Kupec)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/27/2025
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy 2.1 (d) "Retailer" means a person who offers mattresses or box springs for sale at retail in
2.2the state.
2.3 (e) "Sale" or "sell" means transfer of title of a mattress or box spring for consideration,
2.4including a remote sale conducted through a sales outlet, catalog, website, or similar
2.5electronic means.
2.6 Subd. 2.Recycling assessments.(a) A producer of a mattress or box spring must add
2.7a recycling assessment of $5 to the cost of each mattress and box spring sold to retailers in
2.8the state by the producer and must remit the proceeds to the commissioner of the Pollution
2.9Control Agency on a quarterly basis.
2.10 (b) A retailer must add a recycling assessment of $5 to the purchase price of each mattress
2.11and box spring sold by the retailer in the state and must remit the proceeds to the
2.12commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency on a quarterly basis.
2.13 Subd. 3.Mattress recycling account.All proceeds remitted to the commissioner under
2.14subdivision 2 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a mattress recycling
2.15account in the special revenue fund. The amount deposited under this subdivision is annually
2.16appropriated to the commissioner to make grants under subdivision 4, and the commissioner
2.17may retain up to 2.5 percent of any grant award to pay for the costs of administering the
2.18grant.
2.19 Subd. 4.Mattress recycling grants.The commissioner may use money appropriated
2.20from the mattress recycling account to make grants to local governments to expand and
2.21support mattress recycling programs in the state.
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