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Metro water group sunset extended Chapter 19 (*HF834/SF5t5) 211OWS the A/Ietyopah- tan Council to continue to operate the Metropoliran Area Water Supply Advisory Conamittee th rough 2016. as described in MN Stat § 473.1565, subdivision .This applies only to th e 5 even-county in e ti,o area. Effiv iw, rei f.-v - arrivrl)i J ni)i i r Dec. 3 1, 2 0 12. (Ch 180-day process for adopting organized collection replaced with 60-day negotiation period C h a p te r 4 5 (*SF 5 10 / H F1 8) el i nis' fiat the c uni bersorne I 80-day ptocess for adopting organized collection, and replaces it with a 60-day negotiation period berween a city 2nd its licensed collectors. The new process is designed to give the current collectors the first chance to develop a proposal for organized collection. if the 6C--day negotiation period ends without an 2greeinent,a city can cominue the process by a-dopfing a resolution to form a committee to study orgai)ized collection and make reconirnendatiolls. Cities: that have already organized collection are exempt fron-i the new law. Their ciirrent organized collection lllcthods continue to govern. The steps for adopting organized solid waste collec- noil under the new law are -as foll.ows: • Notice to public and licensed COIJectors. Before forming a conimitLee to Study orgamized collecn-011., a city with more tan One licensed cohector must notify the public and its licensed - collectors that it is consider- ing organizing collection. The new law does not specify how notice should be provided. The League recani- uaends providing both published notice and individual mailed notice to each licensed collector. a] Sixty-day negotiation period. After a city provides n Ot i Ce of I rs intent t o consider orgaaizing collection . It must provide a 60-day I-legotiation period that is exclusive bctNYccn the city alld AS hcensed collectors.A city is 110t required to reach an agreement durli-ig this period. • The purpose of the negodati-On Period is to allow licensed collectors to develop a proposal in, which they, as m e mbers o f an organizatio n o I c of le ctors, c of I c- ct s ol i d wait e fi-oni designa te d s ecti o ns o f the cl ty. Tfi t. proposal must addresses sPecIfIC issues set out in the IICW law If all agreement is reached with a city's licensed coi- 1 ecto rs , i L mu st be effecti ve for th re e to seven yea rs. The city trust provide p-ublic notice and hold at least one public hearing before implementing the agree- ment. Organized collection cannot begin until at least six months after the effective date of the city's decisi on to implement organized collecti-on. COtmr]Littee formation. ffa city does not reach an agreement with its licensed collectors during the negotiation period, it can Form—by resolution an d. d organized collection OPU0115 conin-lit tec"to study Page 24 Attachment A various inethads of organizing col lccLion and issue a report TbC C-Ity COL[Ilcfl appoints the canunittee in embers, and the COMIllitteCL is subject to the Opej, Meehng Law-The commictee must exanune different methods of org;inizbig collection (two Or which arc s c ified in the law); establish a b 5 t of criteria for ped evaluating the different int-thods of collection; collect information from other cities and covnis with organized Collectio-ir; and seek i iput at a imnirnum from the city C oil n6l, th C local o ffid a] responsible for solid waste IS'Suesi 11-Censed solid waste and recycling collectors, and city residents. Public notice, public h eari ng, and implernenta- tion. A city must provide public notice and hold at JCaSL one public hearing before deciding to In-iplement organized CoUection. Organized collection cannot begin I until at least s"X Months after the effective date of the i city's decision to 1111plement organized collection. I 9ffect*LJr May 8, 2013, (CJ) Environrn-ent trust fund projects Chapter 5.1. (*HFI 1 13/SF987) i5 the annual package of PrOjects funded fi-om the elivironinent and nat-U'ral I resources trust fund, k�e hicla is s Funded through lottery pro- seeds, The Legislative citizen C Ornim ssi 02, 011 Minnesota FLe-sources i'.LCCMR) develops the recommendation for -a wide range of research and projects related to the environ- ment. Several of this year's approved projects are of interest to Cio-M * COunty geologic atlases. Subd. 3(b) provl des $1.2 million to the University of Minnesota to Continue to -accelerate completion of county geologic atlases. 0 Specified county geologic atlases. Stbd. 3(c) pro- vides $1.2 million to die University of Minnesota for a ddition a I work o n the sou my geol ogic a tlascs of I I ous ton and Winona Counties. a Wetland inventory. Subd. 3(d) provides $1 million to the Deparmient of Natural kesources fol- Continued work on a statewide wedand inventory. Hyd rogen genera ti on from Wa s tewa ter. S to bd. 5 (g) provides $240,000 to the University of Viinnesota to research uses of selected bacteria and poll 111 mern- bran es beirig used to generzte hydrogen from wastewa ter_ Etnerald ash borer. ubd. 6(c) prow, des $600,000 to the University Ormilinesotaand the Department of Agriculture to evaluate and Implement de-tection options for emerald ash borer. Effurti'vejwly 1� 2013. (CJ) Otnnibus lands bill Chapter 7.3 i *HF740/SF886) is the omnibus la rids bill. LegislatlVe apprOV;11 IS Deeded to authorizc- the sale of tax- forfel ted parcels bordering public waters. Th e bill also con - tains sore policy changes -related to the acquisition and League of Minnesota Clues