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DocuSign Envelope ID:E1227292-CABD-4035-9075-56C5CB154254 <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; 1 Sp2005 c 1 <br /> art 2 s 161; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 194; 2018 c 134 s 1 <br />