1999 Minnesota Code
Chapters 114C - 116I Environmental Protection
Chapter 115A Waste Management
Section 115A.0716 Environmental assistance grant and loan program.

115A.0716 Environmental assistance grant and loan program.

Subdivision 1. Grants. (a) The director may make grants to any person for the purpose of researching, developing, and implementing projects or practices related to collection, processing, recycling, reuse, resource recovery, source reduction, and prevention of waste, hazardous substances, toxic pollutants, and problem materials; the development or implementation of pollution prevention projects or practices; the collection, recovery, processing, purchasing, or market development of recyclable materials or compost; resource conservation; and for environmental education.

(b) In making grants, the office may give priority to projects or practices that have broad application in the state and are consistent with the policies established under sections 115A.02 and 115D.02.

(c) The director shall adopt rules to administer the grant program.

(d) For the purposes of this section:

(1) "pollution prevention" has the meaning given it in section 115D.03;

(2) "toxic pollutant" has the meaning given it in section 115D.03; and

(3) "hazardous substance" has the meaning given it in section 115D.03.

Subd. 2. Loans. (a) The director may make loans, or participate in loans, for capital costs or improvements related to any of the activities listed in subdivision 1.

(b) The director may work with financial institutions or other financial assistance providers in participating in loans under this section. The director may contract with financial institutions or other financial assistance providers for loan processing and/or administration.

(c) The director may also make grants, as authorized in subdivision 1, to enable persons to receive loans from financial institutions or to reduce interest payments for those loans.

(d) In making loans, the office may give priority to projects or practices that have broad application in the state and are consistent with the policies established under sections 115A.02 and 115D.02.

(e) The director shall adopt rules to administer the loan program.

HIST: 1996 c 470 s 6

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