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MN Stat § 103B.675 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103B — Water Planning And Project Implementation|Section 103B.675 — Executive Director.

103B.675 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Subdivision 1. Appointment. (a) The board may appoint an executive director. (b) The executive director is the executive and operating officer of the district, shall serve at the pleasure of the board, and shall receive compensation set by the board. Subd. 2. Duties and powers. (a) Under the supervision of the board, the executive director is responsible for the operation, management, and promotion of all activities of the district and other duties prescribed by the governing board. (b) The executive director has the powers necessarily incident to the performance of the executive director's duties and other powers granted by the board, except the director does not have authority to incur liability or make expenditures on behalf of the district without general or specific directions by the board as shown by the bylaws or minutes of the board's meetings. History:   1990 c 391 art 2 s 62
MN Stat § 103B.681 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103B — Water Planning And Project Implementation|Section 103B.681 — Rules.

103B.681 RULES. Subdivision 1. Authority. The district may adopt rules to effectuate the purposes of its establishment and the powers granted to the district. All rules must be suitably entitled. Subd. 2. Effect of rules. The rules have the force and effect of an ordinance if declared by the board and stated in the rules. Subd. 3. Procedure. (a) A rule must be enacted by a majority vote of all the members of the board. The rule must be signed by the chair and attested by the secretary. (b) The rule must be published once in official newspapers of Washington and Ramsey Counties. Proof of publication shall be attached to and filed with the rule. (c) A rule must be recorded in the rule book within 20 days after its publication. Subd. 4. Criminal penalty. (a) A violation of rule is a misdemeanor and punishable by a sentence of not more than 90 days plus costs or a fine of not more than $300 plus costs. (b) All prosecutions for violations of rules shall be brought in the name of the district upon complaint and warrant as in other criminal cases. Subd. 5. Injunction. The rules may be enforced by the district by injunction in addition to other penalties provided. History:  1986 c 444; 1990 c 391 art 2 s 63
MN Stat § 103B.683 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103B — Water Planning And Project Implementation|Section 103B.683 — Prosecuting Violations.

103B.683 PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS. Subdivision 1. Complaint for violation. A prosecution for a violation of a rule or regulation shall be brought in the name of the district upon complaint and warrant as in other criminal cases. If the accused is arrested without a warrant, a written complaint shall be made, to which the accused shall be required to plead, and a warrant shall issue on the complaint. The warrant and all other process in such cases shall be directed for service to a police officer, court officer, or sheriff of any of the municipalities in the district. Subd. 2. Complaint. It is a sufficient pleading of the rules and regulations of the district to refer to them by section and number or chapter, or any other way that clearly reflects the rules and regulations that are the subject of the pleading. The rules and regulations shall have the effect of general laws within the district and need not be given in evidence upon the trial of an action. Subd. 3. Appeal to district court. Appeals may be taken from the district court in the same manner as from judgments in civil actions. History:  1990 c 391 art 2 s 64; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 103B.685 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103B — Water Planning And Project Implementation|Section 103B.685 — Performance Of Duties And Expenses.

103B.685 PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES AND EXPENSES. Subdivision 1. Duties. The duties of the district may be executed by employees of the municipalities. Subd. 2. Expenses. The expenses of the district shall be borne by the municipalities. The portion of the expenses of the district borne by each municipality must be in proportion to its net tax capacity, except a municipality's portion may not be less than $200 per year. History:   1990 c 391 art 2 s 65
MN Stat § 103B.691 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103B — Water Planning And Project Implementation|Section 103B.691 — District Funding.

103B.691 DISTRICT FUNDING. Subdivision 1. Budget. The board must, on or before July 1 each year, prepare and submit a detailed budget of the district's needs for the next calendar year to the governing body of each municipality in the district with a statement of the proportion of the budget to be provided by each municipality. The governing body of each municipality in the district shall review the budget and the board upon notice from a municipality must hear objections to the budget. After the hearing, the board may modify or amend the budget. Notice must be given to the municipalities of modifications or amendments. Subd. 2. Municipal funding. (a) The governing body or board of supervisors of each municipality in the district shall provide the funds necessary to meet its proportion of the total cost to be borne by the municipalities as finally certified by the board. (b) The municipality's funds may be raised by any means within the authority of the municipality. The municipalities may each levy a tax not to exceed .02418 percent of estimated market value on the taxable property located in the district to provide the funds. The levy shall be within all other limitations provided by law. (c) The funds must be deposited into the treasury of the district in amounts and at times as the treasurer of the district requires. History:  1990 c 391 art 2 s 66; 2013 c 143 art 14 s 10
MN Stat § 103C.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.001 — Citation; Water Law.

103C.001 CITATION; WATER LAW. This chapter and chapters 103A, 103B, 103D, 103E, 103F, and 103G constitute the water law of this state and may be cited as the "Water Law." History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 103C.005 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.005 — Soil And Water Conservation Policy.

103C.005 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION POLICY. Maintaining and enhancing the quality of soil and water for the environmental and economic benefits they produce, preventing degradation, and restoring degraded soil and water resources of this state contribute greatly to the health, safety, economic well-being, and general welfare of this state and its citizens. Land occupiers have the responsibility to implement practices that conserve the soil and water resources of the state. Soil and water conservation measures implemented on private lands in this state provide benefits to the general public by reducing erosion, sedimentation, siltation, water pollution, and damages caused by floods. The soil and water conservation policy of the state is to encourage land occupiers to conserve soil, water, and the natural resources they support through the implementation of practices that: (1) control or prevent erosion, sedimentation, siltation, and related pollution in order to preserve natural resources; (2) ensure continued soil productivity; (3) protect water quality; (4) prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs; (5) reduce damages caused by floods; (6) preserve wildlife; (7) protect the tax base; and (8) protect public lands and waters. History:  1990 c 391 art 3 s 2; 2003 c 104 s 2
MN Stat § 103C.009 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.009 — Citation.

103C.009 CITATION. This chapter may be cited as the "Soil and Water Conservation District Law." History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 3
MN Stat § 103C.205 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.205 — Annexing Additional Area.

103C.205 ANNEXING ADDITIONAL AREA. (a) Resident owners may file a petition to include additional area within an existing district with the state board. The procedure for a petition to establish a district shall be followed on a petition to include additional area. The state board shall prescribe the form for the petition, which shall be as nearly as possible in the form for a petition to organize a district. (b) If the petition for an area proposed for inclusion is signed by a majority of the resident owners in the area, a referendum need not be held. (c) In a referendum to include additional area, all eligible voters within the proposed additional area may vote. (d) It is not necessary to obtain the consent of the fee owners within the district before the additional area is annexed to a district. History:  1990 c 391 art 3 s 6; 2003 c 104 s 12
MN Stat § 103C.215 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.215 — Changing Name.

103C.215 CHANGING NAME. The name of a district may be changed with the approval of the state board, after the adoption of a resolution by a majority of the supervisors stating the new name, by filing a certified copy of the resolution with the secretary of state. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 8
MN Stat § 103C.221 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.221 — Changing Location Of Principal Office.

103C.221 CHANGING LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The location of the principal office of the district board may be changed with the approval of the state board after the adoption of a resolution by a majority of the district board stating the new location and by filing a certified copy of the resolution with the secretary of state. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 9
MN Stat § 103C.231 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.231 — Cooperation Between Districts And Other Public Agencies.

103C.231 COOPERATION BETWEEN DISTRICTS AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES. Subdivision 1. Cooperation with other agencies. (a) The district boards of two or more districts may cooperate with one another or with appropriate agencies to exercise powers conferred in this chapter or sections 103F.401 to 103F.455. (b) The district board may make contracts or other arrangements with: (1) the federal government; (2) persons or public or private corporations; and (3) the government of this state or other states. (c) A soil and water conservation district may join or cooperate by agreement as provided in section 471.59 with another soil and water conservation district or a watershed district, or a governmental unit defined in section 471.59, or with a combination of them in an operation or project in which the soil and water conservation district and the other party have a common interest. For the purposes of this section, soil and water conservation districts and watershed districts are governmental units under section 471.59. Subd. 2. Cooperation among districts. (a) If the improvement work unit covers two districts, a joint board made up of three supervisors from each of the district boards shall preside. If the improvement work unit covers three or more districts, a joint board made up of two supervisors from each district board shall preside. The individual boards shall appoint the supervisors to represent them on the joint board. (b) The joint board shall accept and approve initial requests for improvement work units, direct the preparation of preliminary surveys and studies, establish improvement work units, and, at the direction of the county boards, adopt programs and reports, award contracts, supervise construction, and accept completed construction work. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 11
MN Stat § 103C.235 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.235 — State Agencies To Cooperate.

103C.235 STATE AGENCIES TO COOPERATE. State agencies which have jurisdiction over or administer state-owned lands, and agencies of a county, or other governmental subdivision, that have jurisdiction over or administer county-owned or other publicly owned lands that are in a district, shall cooperate with the district boards to implement programs and operations undertaken by the district board under this chapter and sections 103F.401 to 103F.455. The district board shall have free access to enter and perform work on the affected lands. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 12
MN Stat § 103C.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.321 — Officers And Employees.

103C.321 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. Subdivision 1. Officers. (a) The supervisors shall elect or appoint officers for the district and the district board. (b) A chair of the district board shall be elected from its own members. (c) A secretary and a treasurer shall be appointed who need not be members of the board. (d) Officers serve at the pleasure of the supervisors. Officers shall have the powers and duties incident to their respective offices, and other powers and duties expressly prescribed by law or directed by the district board. Subd. 2. Employees. The district board may employ technical experts and other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as the board may require. The supervisors shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. Subd. 3. Employee and officer bonds. The district board shall provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers who are entrusted with funds or property. Subd. 4. Attorney. The county attorney of the county where the major portion of the district is located or one otherwise employed by the board shall be the attorney for the district and its supervisors. The district board may call upon the county attorney for necessary legal counsel and advice and service. Subd. 5. Delegating duties. The district board may delegate to its chair or other officer, to one or more supervisors, or to one or more agents or employees the powers and duties they deem proper. Subd. 6. Credit card use. The supervisors may authorize the use of a credit card by any soil and water conservation district officer or employee otherwise authorized to make a purchase on behalf of the soil and water conservation district. If a soil and water conservation district officer or employee makes a purchase by credit card that is not approved by the supervisors, the officer or employee is personally liable for the amount of the purchase. A purchase by credit card must otherwise comply with all statutes, rules, or soil and water conservation district policy applicable to soil and water conservation district purchases. History:  1990 c 391 art 3 s 17; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 105; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 26
MN Stat § 103C.325 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.325 — Records; Audit; Information To State Board.

103C.325 RECORDS; AUDIT; INFORMATION TO STATE BOARD. Subdivision 1. Records. The district board shall keep a full and accurate record of all proceedings and resolutions, regulations, and orders issued or adopted. Subd. 2. Audit. The state auditor shall annually audit the books of the district and its supervisors, or, at the request of the district board, the state auditor may contract for an annual audit by a certified public accountant. The state auditor may determine that an annual audit of a district is not necessary, in which case an audit shall be made at least every four years. Subd. 3. Information to state board. The supervisors shall furnish to the state board, upon request, copies of the ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, contracts, forms, and other documents that they adopt or use, and other information concerning their activities as the state board requires in the performance of its duties under this chapter. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 18
MN Stat § 103C.335 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.335 — Technical And Administrative Assistance To Districts.

103C.335 TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE TO DISTRICTS. At the request of local districts, the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Minnesota, county extension committees, and county extension agents shall: (1) advise the districts in developing their comprehensive plan amendments and annual work plans; (2) in cooperation with the districts and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, provide technical assistance and education to land occupiers about conservation tillage practices and other soil conservation practices; and (3) participate in training district officials and employees in cooperation with the state board. History:  1990 c 391 art 3 s 20; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
MN Stat § 103C.405 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.405 — Program Plan.

103C.405 PROGRAM PLAN. Subdivision 1. Contents. The state board shall prepare, in consultation with the districts and appropriate agencies, a program plan to accomplish its duties. The state board shall use the program plan in decisions to allocate funds to districts. The state board shall emphasize the determination of priority areas where erosion, sedimentation, and related water quality problems appear most in need of control and the development of the comprehensive public information program. Subd. 2. Informational hearing on plan. To develop the program plan, the state board may request existing pertinent information from state agencies and may conduct hearings. Subd. 3. Coordination with state resource plans. The program plan shall be coordinated as closely as possible with the statewide framework water resources plan, the statewide water quality management plan, and other statewide resource plans. Subd. 4. Review and revision. The state board shall review and revise the program plan at intervals it deems appropriate. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 22
MN Stat § 103C.605 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.605 — County Determination Of Project.

103C.605 COUNTY DETERMINATION OF PROJECT. Subdivision 1. Petition. (a) The county board or joint county board, acting jointly under section 471.59, may take action on a project within the improvement work unit to construct or install works of improvement or part of the works of improvement pursuant to the recommendation report after receiving a petition. (b) The petition must be for a project signed by: (1) at least 25 percent of the owners of the land over which the proposed improvement work passes; (2) at least 25 percent of the owners of land where the proposed improvement is located; (3) the owners of at least 30 percent of the land area over which the proposed improvement work passes; or (4) the owners of at least 30 percent of the land area where the proposed project is located. (c) The petition must describe the land and request the county board or joint county board to hold a hearing on the practicability and desirability of implementing the project in accordance with the preliminary general plan and the recommendation report of the district board. (d) If the recommendation report specifies that part of the cost of the project is to be paid from the proceeds of assessments on benefited property, one or more of the petitioners, upon filing the petition and before action is taken on the petition, must file a bond to the county or counties conditioned as provided by section 103E.202, for a county drainage system, to be approved by the chair of the board. Subd. 2. Hearing. The county board or joint county board shall set a time and place for the hearing on the petition, and give notice of the hearing as provided in section 103E.261, subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Resolution for further action. (a) After the hearing the county board or joint county board may adopt a resolution directing further action on the project if it makes and states findings that implementation of the project as requested in the petition will be: (1) feasible; (2) in accordance with the recommendation report; (3) in furtherance of the objectives and purposes of the recommendation report; and (4) within the estimated cost for which funds may reasonably be expected to be available. (b) By the resolution the county board or joint county board shall determine the amount to be paid from the various sources of available or potentially available funds, including federal aid, district funds, assessments on benefited property, and other funds. The amount payable from district funds may not exceed the value of the general public benefit of the project to the district as determined by the district board. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 25
MN Stat § 103C.611 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.611 — Project Without Assessments.

103C.611 PROJECT WITHOUT ASSESSMENTS. Subdivision 1. Order establishing project. (a) If a portion of the project cost is not to be paid from assessments on benefited property, the county board or joint county board may proceed with complete surveys and detailed plans and specifications and make an order establishing the project. The order shall contain findings substantially conforming to those required by section 103E.341, subdivision 2. (b) Notice summarizing the findings and order shall be served upon the persons entitled to notice of a county drainage project in section 103E.325, unless the notice is waived in writing by each person entitled to the notice. Waiver of notice must be filed with the county auditor. Subd. 2. Acquiring property and materials. Unless an appeal is taken within 30 days after the notice is given, the county board or joint county board may proceed to acquire necessary rights or property, procure materials, let contracts, and take other steps appropriate to complete the project. Subd. 3. Delegating duties to district. The county board or joint county board may delegate its duties and powers under this section to the district board or joint district board but the district board or joint district board may not exercise the power of eminent domain. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 26
MN Stat § 103C.621 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.621 — Project Bonds.

103C.621 PROJECT BONDS. The county board may pledge the proceeds of assessments on property made for the purposes of a project, any revenues derived from the project, and the proceeds of tax levies or funds from other sources to pay bonds issued for the project. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 28
MN Stat § 103C.625 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.625 — Status Of Discontinued Project.

103C.625 STATUS OF DISCONTINUED PROJECT. If a project is discontinued after action on it has begun under section 103C.605, the project shall have the same status as if the action had not begun. The recommendation report of the district board on the project shall continue to be subject to amendment, a new petition for further action may be made at any time as provided in section 103C.605, and further proceedings may be conducted. History:  1990 c 391 art 3 s 29; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 27