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Minnesota Statutes Metropolitan Area (Ch. 473-473J) § 473.615. Report; climate mitigation and adaptation

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) By January 31 annually, the commission must submit a report on climate mitigation and adaptation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.

(b) At a minimum, the report must:

(1) summarize activities and evaluate performance at the Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport in support of the following 2030 goals adopted by the commission:

(i) a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to a level that is at least 80 percent below 2015 levels;

(ii) a reduction in water usage per airline passenger to a level that is at least 15 percent below 2015 levels; and

(iii) diversion of at least 75 percent of all waste through waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting programs; and

(2) summarize findings from the commission's 2023 waste characterization study.

(c) The report due by January 31, 2024, must also include a plan and timeline for the reduction of single-use plastics, including but not limited to a potential ban on plastic water bottles. The commission must develop the plan following a stakeholder engagement process.

(d) This section expires June 30, 2030.

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