| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to solid waste; requiring surety bond for tire collectors; amending |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115A.902, by adding a subdivision. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115A.902, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 1a.Bond requirement.Before a permit is issued or renewed, a tire collector that |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8is required to obtain a permit under subdivision 1 must have on file with the commissioner |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9a surety bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state in the |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10sum of at least $150,000. The bond must be continuous in nature until canceled by the |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11surety. A surety must provide at least a 30-day notice in writing to the tire collector and to |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12the commissioner indicating the surety's intent to cancel the bond and the effective date of |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13the cancellation. The surety bond must be for the benefit of the citizens of the state and must |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14be conditioned upon the tire collector's willingness to comply with sections 115A.90 to |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15115A.914 and rules adopted thereunder. The surety's liability under this subdivision is |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16limited to the amount of the bond or the amount of the damages or moneys due, whichever |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17is less. This subdivision does not limit the amount of damages recoverable from a tire |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18collector to the amount of the surety bond. The bond must be made in a form prescribed by |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19the commissioner. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 25-03049 as introduced01/31/25 REVISOR CKM/MI |
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| 22 | 22 | | SENATE |
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| 23 | 23 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 24 | 24 | | S.F. No. 2179NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 25 | 25 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HOFFMAN and Hauschild) |
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| 26 | 26 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | Introduction and first reading03/06/2025 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy |
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