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Docusign Envelope ID: 5D66C3E7-F3E1-44CE-81D8-6D9698D8B023 <br />Chapter 473 METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT <br />Minn. Stat. §473.8441 LOCAL RECYCLING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. <br />Subdivision 1.Definitions. <br />"Number of households" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 477A.011, <br />subdivision 3a. <br />Subd. 2. Program. <br />The commissioner shall encourage the development of permanent local recycling programs <br />throughout the metropolitan area. The commissioner shall make grants to qualifying metropolitan <br />counties as provided in this section. <br />Subd. 3. Grants; eligible costs. <br />Grants may be used to pay for planning, developing, and operating yard waste composting and <br />recycling programs. <br />Subd. 4. Grant conditions. <br />The commissioner shall administer grants so that the following conditions are met: <br />(a) A county must apply for a grant in the manner determined by the commissioner. The application <br />must describe the activities for which the grant will be used. <br />(b) The activities funded must be consistent with the metropolitan policy plan and the county master <br />plan. <br />(c) A grant must be matched by equal local expenditures for the activities for which the grant is <br />made. A local expenditure may include, but is not limited to, an expenditure by a local unit of <br />government, tribal government, or private sector or nonprofit organization. <br />(d) All grant funds must be used for new activities or to enhance or increase the effectiveness of <br />existing activities in the county. Grant funds shall not be used for research or development of a product <br />that would be patented, copyrighted, or a subject of trade secrets. <br />(e) Counties shall provide support to maintain effective municipal recycling where it is already <br />established. <br />Subd. 5. Grant allocation procedure. <br />(a) The commissioner shall distribute the funds annually so that each qualifying county receives an <br />equal share of 50 percent of the allocation to the program described in this section, plus a proportionate <br />share of the remaining funds available for the program. A county's proportionate share is an amount that <br />has the same proportion to the total remaining funds as the number of households in the county has to the <br />total number of households in all metropolitan counties. <br />(b) To qualify for distribution of funds, a county, by April 1 of each year, must submit to the <br />commissioner for approval a report on expenditures and activities under the program during the preceding <br />fiscal year and any proposed changes in its recycling implementation strategy or performance funding <br />system. The report shall be included in the county report required by section 473.803, subdivision 3. <br />History: 1987 c 348 s 46; 1989 c 325 s 63; 1993 c 249 s 41; 1995 c 247 art 2 s 47-49; IS 2005 c I <br />art 2 s 161; 2016 c 158 art I s 194; 2018 c 134 s I <br />