Transportation of radioactive material.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 128.40
in effect128.40. - Transportation of radioactive material.
The director of emergency management shall transmit, immediately upon the passage of this section and annually thereafter during the month of December, to the mayor and to the city council an assessment of the adequacy of emergency response capability, and the safety of the transportation of radioactive material, as defined, licensed and regulated in Title 10 CFR part 71 and 49 CFR parts 171-177, through, into, or out of the City of Minneapolis.
The director of emergency management shall make such assessment:
(1) After consultation and coordination with the owner and/or consignee of the material, the transporter of the material, the health, police, and fire departments of the city, and the State of Minnesota;
(2) After consideration of the requirements of and certifications to other agencies responsible for the regulation of such transportation and the performance capabilities of the equipment to be utilized; and
(3) After consideration of the method of transportation to be used, the route or routes of travel, timing, and any unique local features of the route or routes involving potential disturbance to the shipment or susceptibility to harm of the locale or persons nearby.
In such transmittal, the director of emergency management shall delineate the resources available for emergency response, the sources of such resources, the training level of the resources, the rapidity of response from each source, the coordination of the responses as planned, and the plans of other agencies, owner, transporter, and the state to respond to any incident. (84-Or-216, § 1, 11-21-84; 2003-Or-030, § 5, 3-21-03; 2004-Or-060, § 2, 5-28-04; 2012-Or-036, § 5, 6-15-12)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT6EMPRMA_CH128EMMA_128.40TRRAMAFetched: 11/2/2026