Each local government unit shall adopt a system of charges for the use and availability of the metropolitan disposal system which will assure that each recipient of waste treatment services within or served by the unit will pay its proportionate share of the costs allocated to the unit by the council under section 473.517 , as required by the federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments of 1972, and any regulations issued pursuant thereto. Each system of charges shall be submitted to the council if requested by the council.
Minn. Stat. § 473.519
1972 U.S. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT: USE CHARGE SHARES.
Known as the Metropolitan Landfill Abatement Act
The act spans §§ 473–473 (246 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Crown Cork & Seal Co. v. City of Lakeville (1981)
Most recently applied in Crown Cork & Seal Co. v. City of Lakeville (December 1981)
1975 c 13 s 84; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 171; 1997 c 181 s 3; 2013 c 101 s 5
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.