Minnesota Statutes Environmental Protection (Ch. 114C-116I) § 115A.1447. Producer responsibility organization responsibilities

(1) register with the commissioner, as required undersection 115A.1443;

(2) submit a stewardship plan to the commissioner by October 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, as required undersection 115A.1451;

(3) implement stewardship plans approved by the commissioner undersection 115A.1451;

(4) forward upon receipt from the commissioner the lists established undersection 115A.1453to all service providers that participate in a stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility organization;

(5) collect producer fees as required undersection 115A.1454;

(6) submit the reports required undersection 115A.1456;

(7) ensure that producers operating under a stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility organization comply with the requirements of the stewardship plan and withsections 115A.144to115A.1463;

(8) expel a producer from the producer responsibility organization if efforts to return the producer to compliance with the plan or with the requirements ofsections 115A.144to115A.1463are unsuccessful;

(9) notify the commissioner when a producer has been expelled;

(10) consider and respond in writing to comments received from the advisory board, including justifications for not incorporating board recommendations;

(11) provide producers with information regarding state and federal laws that prohibit substances in covered materials, includingsections 115A.965,116.943,325F.075,325F.172to325F.179, and all laws prohibiting toxic substances in covered materials;

(12) maintain a website undersection 115A.1457;

(13) notify the commissioner within 30 days of a change made to the contact information for a person responsible for implementing the stewardship plan, to board membership, or to the executive director;

(14) assist service providers to identify and use responsible markets;

(15) reimburse service providers in a timely manner using applicable reimbursement rates; and

(16) comply with all other applicable requirements ofsections 115A.144to115A.1463.