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MN Stat § 103E.615 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.615 — Enforcing Assessments.

103E.615 ENFORCING ASSESSMENTS. Subdivision 1. Municipalities. Assessments filed for benefits to a municipality are a liability of the municipality and are due and payable with interest in installments on November 1 of each year as provided in section 103E.611. If the installments and interest are not paid on or before November 1, the amount due with interest added as provided in section 103E.611 must be extended by the county auditor against all property in the municipality that is liable to taxation. A levy must be made and the amount due must be paid and collected in the same manner and time as other taxes. Subd. 2. County or state-aid road. If a public road benefited is a county or state-aid road, the assessment filed is against the county and must be paid out of the road and bridge fund of the county. Subd. 3. State trunk highway. An assessment against the state for benefits to trunk highways is chargeable to and payable out of the trunk highway fund. The commissioner of transportation shall pay assessments from the trunk highway fund after receipt of a certified copy of the assessment against the state for benefits to a trunk highway. Subd. 4. Assessment for vacated town roads. If a town is assessed for benefits to a town road in a drainage project proceeding under this chapter and the town road is later vacated by the town board under section 164.07, the town board may petition the drainage authority to cancel the assessment. The drainage authority may cancel the assessment if it finds that the town road for which benefits are assessed has been vacated under section 164.07. Subd. 5. State property. State property, including rural credit property, is assessable for benefits received. The assessment must be paid by the state from funds appropriated and available for drainage assessments after the state officer having jurisdiction over the assessed property certifies the assessment to the commissioner of management and budget. Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1994 c 561 s 28] Subd. 7. Railroad and utility property. Property owned by a railroad or other utility corporation benefited by a drainage project is liable for the assessments of benefits on the property as other taxable property. From the date the drainage lien is recorded, the amount of the assessment with interest is a lien against all property of the corporation within the county. Upon default the assessment may be collected by civil action or the drainage lien may be foreclosed by action in the same manner as provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgage liens. The county where the drainage lien is filed has the right of action against the corporation to enforce and collect the assessment. History:  1990 c 391 art 5 s 80; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 103E.621 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.621 — Satisfying Liens.

103E.621 SATISFYING LIENS. When a drainage lien with the accumulated interest is fully paid, the auditor shall issue a certificate of payment with the auditor's official seal and record the certificate with the county recorder. The recorded certificate releases and discharges the drainage lien. The auditor may collect 25 cents for each description in the certificate. The auditor's fee and the fee of the county recorder must be paid from the account for the drainage system. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 81
MN Stat § 103E.625 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.625 — Subdivision By Platting; Liens Apportioned.

103E.625 SUBDIVISION BY PLATTING; LIENS APPORTIONED. A tract of property with a drainage lien that is subdivided by platting is not complete and the plat may not be recorded until the drainage liens against the tracts are apportioned and the apportionment is filed with the county recorder of the county where the tract is located. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 82
MN Stat § 103E.631 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.631 — Apportioning Liens.

103E.631 APPORTIONING LIENS. Subdivision 1. Petition. A person who has an interest in property that has a drainage lien attached to it may petition the drainage authority to apportion the lien among specified portions of the tract if the payments of principal and interest on the property are not in default. Subd. 2. Notice. When the petition is filed, the drainage authority shall, by order, set a time and location for a hearing on the petition. The drainage authority shall give notice of the hearing by personal service to the auditor, the occupants of the tract, and all parties having an interest in the tract as shown by the records in the county recorder's office. The service must be made at least ten days before the hearing. If personal service cannot be made to all interested persons, notice may be given by publication. The petitioner shall pay the costs for service or publication. Subd. 3. Hearing. The drainage authority shall hear all related evidence and, by order, apportion the lien. A certified copy of the order must be recorded in the county recorder's office and filed with the auditor. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 83
MN Stat § 103E.641 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.641 — Drainage Funding Bonds.

103E.641 DRAINAGE FUNDING BONDS. Subdivision 1. Authority. The board may issue drainage funding bonds under the conditions and terms in this section. Subd. 2. Conditions for issuance. Drainage funding bonds may be issued if: (1) money in a drainage system account or in the common drainage bond redemption fund will not be sufficient to pay the principal and interest of the drainage bonds payable from the funds and becoming due within one year afterwards; or (2) the county has paid any of the principal or interest on any of its drainage bonds from county funds other than the fund from which the bonds are payable, or by the issuance of county warrants issued and outstanding. Subd. 3. Auditor's certificate. (a) Before drainage funding bonds are authorized or issued under this section, the county auditor shall first sign and seal a certificate and present the certificate to the board. The board shall enter the certificate in its records. The certificate must state in detail, for each of the several drainage systems: (1) the amount that will be required to pay an existing shortage under subdivision 2; and (2) the probable amount that will be required to pay the principal and interest of the county's outstanding drainage bonds that become due within one year afterwards. (b) The certificate is conclusive evidence that the county has authority to issue bonds under the provisions of this section in an amount that does not exceed the aggregate amount specified in the auditor's certificate. Subd. 4. Issuing bonds. When the auditor's certificate is entered in the board's records, the board may issue and sell, from time to time, county drainage funding bonds for the same drainage purposes as the funds listed in the certificate were used. The bonds must be designated drainage funding bonds. The board shall authorize issuance of the drainage funding bonds by resolution. The drainage funding bonds must be sold, issued, bear interest, and obligate the county as provided in section 103E.635 for drainage bonds. The drainage funding bonds must mature serially in annual installments that are payable within 15 years. Subd. 5. Application of bond proceeds. The proceeds of drainage funding bonds that are paid into the treasury must be applied to the purpose for which they are issued. Subd. 6. County bond obligation. Drainage funding bonds are general obligations of the county but are not included in determining the county's net indebtedness under any law. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 85
MN Stat § 103E.645 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.645 — Allowance And Payment Of Fees And Expenses.

103E.645 ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES. Subdivision 1. Fees and expenses. The fees and expenses in this section are allowed and must be paid for services provided under this chapter. Subd. 2. Engineer, engineer's assistants, and other employees. The compensation of the engineer, the engineer's assistants, and other employees is on a per diem basis and must be set by order of the drainage authority. The order setting compensation must provide for payment of the actual and necessary expenses of the engineer, the engineer's assistants, and other employees, including the cost of the engineer's bond. Subd. 3. Viewers. Each viewer may be paid for every necessary day the viewer is engaged on a per diem basis and for the viewer's actual and necessary expenses. The compensation must be set by the drainage authority. Subd. 4. Board members. Each member of the board may be paid a per diem under section 375.055, subdivision 1, and actual and necessary expenses incurred while actually employed in drainage proceedings or construction, or in the inspection of any drainage system if the board member is appointed to a committee for that purpose. Subd. 5. Auditor, attorney for petitioners, and other county officials. The county auditor and the attorney for the petitioners must each be paid reasonable compensation for services actually provided as determined by the drainage authority. The fees and compensation of all county officials in drainage proceedings and construction are in addition to other fees and compensation allowed by law. Subd. 6. Petitioners' bond. The cost of the petitioners' bond must be allowed and paid. Subd. 7. Payment. The fees and expenses provided for in this chapter for a drainage project or system in one county must be audited, allowed, and paid by order of the board or for a drainage project or system in more than one county must be audited, allowed, and paid by order of the drainage authority after ten days' written notice to each affected county. The notice must be given by the auditor to the auditors of affected counties. The notice must state the time and location of the hearing and that all bills on file with the auditor at the date of the notice must be presented for hearing and allowance. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 86
MN Stat § 103E.651 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.651 — Drainage System Account.

103E.651 DRAINAGE SYSTEM ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Funds for costs. The board shall provide funds to pay the costs of drainage projects and systems. Subd. 2. Accounts. The auditor shall keep a separate account for each drainage system. The account must be credited with all money from the sale of bonds and bond premiums and all money received from interest, liens, assessments, and other sources for the drainage system. The account must be debited with every item of expense made for the drainage system. Subd. 3. Investing surplus funds. If a drainage system account or the common drainage bond redemption fund has a surplus over the amount required for payment of obligations presently due and payable from the account or fund, the board may invest any part of the surplus in bonds or certificates of indebtedness of the United States or of the state. Subd. 4. Dormant account transferred to general revenue fund. If a surplus has existed in a drainage system account for a period of 20 years or more and there have not been any expenditures from the account during the period, the board, by a unanimous resolution, may transfer the surplus remaining in the drainage system account to the general revenue fund of the county. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 87
MN Stat § 103E.655 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.655 — Paying Drainage System Costs.

103E.655 PAYING DRAINAGE SYSTEM COSTS. Subdivision 1. Payment made from drainage system account. The costs for a drainage project proceeding and construction must be paid from the drainage system account by drawing on the account. Subd. 2. Insufficient funds; transfer from other accounts. If money is not available in the drainage system account on which the warrant is drawn, the board may, by unanimous resolution, transfer funds from any other drainage system account under its jurisdiction or from the county general revenue fund to the drainage system account. If the board transfers money from another account or fund to a drainage system account, the money plus interest must be reimbursed from the proceeds of the drainage system that received the transfer. The interest must be computed for the time the money is actually needed at the same rate per year charged on drainage liens and assessments. Subd. 3. Warrant on account with insufficient funds; interest on warrant. If a warrant is issued by the auditor under this chapter and there is not enough money in the drainage system account to pay the warrant when it is presented, the county treasurer shall endorse the warrant "Not paid for want of funds" with the date and treasurer's signature. Interest on the warrant must be at the rate of six percent per year and paid annually from available funds until the warrant is called in and paid by the treasurer. Interest may not be paid on a warrant after money is available to the treasurer to pay the warrants. The warrant is a general obligation of the county issuing the warrant. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 88
MN Stat § 103E.661 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.661 — Examining And Establishing Drainage System Accounts; State Auditor.

103E.661 EXAMINING AND ESTABLISHING DRAINAGE SYSTEM ACCOUNTS; STATE AUDITOR. Subdivision 1. Application to examine accounts. A county may apply, by resolution, to the state auditor to examine the accounts and records of any or all drainage systems in the county. Subd. 2. Establishing accounts. The auditor must establish a system of accounts for each drainage system applied for in the county. Subd. 3. Paying expenses. The compensation and travel and hotel expenses of the examining accountant must be audited, allowed, and paid into the state treasury by the board. The money must be credited to the general fund. The county auditor shall apportion the expenses among the drainage systems in the county. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 89
MN Stat § 103E.711 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.711 — Cost Apportionment For Joint County Drainage Systems.

103E.711 COST APPORTIONMENT FOR JOINT COUNTY DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. Subdivision 1. Repair cost statement. For a joint county drainage system the auditor of a county that has made repairs may present a repair cost statement at the end of each year, or other convenient period after completion, to each affected county. The repair cost statement must show the nature and cost of the repairs to the drainage system and must be based on the original apportionment of cost following the establishment of the drainage system. If a board approves the repair costs, the amount of the statement must be paid to the county submitting the statement. Subd. 2. Repair cost statement not paid. (a) If a county does not pay the amount of the repair cost statement, the board of an affected county may petition the joint county drainage authority. The petition must: (1) show the nature and necessity of the repairs made to the drainage system in the county during the period; (2) show the cost of the repairs; and (3) request the drainage authority to apportion the costs, by order, among the affected counties. (b) When the petition is filed, the drainage authority shall, by order, set a time and location for a hearing to apportion the costs, and direct the auditor to give notice of the hearing to each affected county by publication and notice by mail to its auditor. At or before the hearing, the auditor of each affected county, except the petitioner, shall file with the drainage authority a statement showing: (1) all repairs made to the drainage system in that county, not previously reimbursed; (2) the nature and necessity of the repairs; and (3) the cost of the repairs. (c) The drainage authority has jurisdiction over the affected counties and shall hear all interested parties. The drainage authority shall determine which repairs were necessary and reasonable and proper costs. For the allowed repairs the drainage authority shall balance the accounts among the affected counties, by charging each county with its proportionate share of the cost of all repairs made and crediting each county with the amount paid for the repairs. The drainage authority shall order a just reimbursement among the affected counties. A certified copy of the order must be filed by the auditor with the auditors of affected counties, and the boards shall make the required reimbursement. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 92
MN Stat § 103E.725 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.725 — Cost Of Repair.

103E.725 COST OF REPAIR. All fees and costs incurred for proceedings relating to the repair of a drainage system, including inspections, engineering, viewing, and publications, are costs of the repair and must be assessed against the property and entities benefited. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 95
MN Stat § 103E.728 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.728 — Apportioning Repair Costs.

103E.728 APPORTIONING REPAIR COSTS. Subdivision 1. Generally. The cost of repairing a drainage system shall be apportioned pro rata on all property and entities that have been assessed benefits for the drainage system except as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Additional assessment for agricultural practices on permanent strip of perennial vegetation. (a) The drainage authority may, after notice and hearing, charge an additional assessment on property that has agricultural practices on or otherwise violates provisions related to the permanent strip of perennial vegetation acquired under section 103E.021. (b) The drainage authority may determine the cost of the repair per mile of open ditch on the ditch system. Property that is in violation of the grass requirement shall be assessed a cost of 20 percent of the repair cost per open ditch mile multiplied by the length of open ditch in miles on the property in violation. (c) After the amount of the additional assessment is determined and applied to the repair cost, the balance of the repair cost may be apportioned pro rata as provided in subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Soil loss violations. The drainage authority after notice and hearing may make special assessments on property that is in violation of a county soil loss ordinance. History:  1990 c 391 art 5 s 96; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 118
MN Stat § 103E.731 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.731 — Assessment; Bonds.

103E.731 ASSESSMENT; BONDS. Subdivision 1. Repair cost of assessments. If there is not enough money in the drainage system account to make a repair, the board shall assess the costs of the repairs on all property and entities that have been assessed benefits for the drainage system. Subd. 2. Number of installments. The assessments may be paid in annual installments specified in the assessment order. If the assessments are not more than 50 percent of the original cost of the drainage system, the installments may not exceed ten. If the assessments are greater than 50 percent of the original cost of the drainage system, the board may order the assessments to be paid in 15 or less installments. Subd. 3. Interest on assessments. If the order provides for payment in installments, interest on unpaid assessments from the date of the order for assessments must be set by the board in the order. The interest rate may not exceed seven percent per year and must be collected with each installment. Subd. 4. Collecting assessments. If the assessment is not payable in installments, a lien does not need to be filed, and the assessment, plus interest from the date of the order to August 15 of the next calendar year, must be entered on the tax lists for the year. The assessment and interest are due and payable with and as a part of the real estate taxes for the year. If an assessment is levied and payable in installments, the auditor shall file for the record in the county recorder's office an additional tabular statement in substance as provided in section 103E.601, and all the provisions of sections 103E.605, 103E.611, and 103E.615 relating to collection and payment must apply to the assessment. Upon the filing of the tabular statement, the installment and interest are due and payable and must be entered on the tax lists and collected in the same manner as the original lien. Subd. 5. Conditions to sell bonds for repair. If a contract for drainage system repair has been entered into under this chapter or the repair has been ordered to be constructed by hired labor and equipment, and the board has ordered the assessments to be paid in installments, the board may issue and sell bonds, as provided by section 103E.635. Subd. 6. Repair of state drainage system when no benefits assessed. For the repair of a drainage system established by the state where benefits were not assessed to the property, the drainage authority shall proceed to appoint viewers to determine the benefits resulting from the repair and collect assessments for the repair as provided in this chapter. History:   1990 c 391 art 5 s 97
MN Stat § 103E.735 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103E — Drainage|Section 103E.735 — Drainage Systems; Repair Fund.

103E.735 DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; REPAIR FUND. Subdivision 1. Authority and limits of fund. To create a repair fund for a drainage system to be used only for repairs, the drainage authority may apportion and assess an amount against all property and entities assessed for benefits in proceedings for establishment of the drainage system, including property not originally assessed and subsequently found to be benefited according to law. The fund may not exceed 20 percent of the assessed benefits of the drainage system or $100,000, whichever is greater. If the account in a fund for a drainage system exceeds the larger of 20 percent of the assessed benefits of the drainage system or $100,000, assessments for the fund may not be made until the account is less than the larger of 20 percent of the assessed benefits or $100,000. Assessments must be made pro rata according to the determined benefits. Assessments may be made payable, by order, in equal annual installments. The auditor shall file a tabular statement as provided in section 103E.731, subdivision 4, with the county recorder. Assessments must be collected as provided in section 103E.731. Subd. 2. Transferring drainage system. If a drainage system within the county has been taken over by a watershed district, or if responsibility for repair and maintenance of the drainage system has been assumed by any other governing body, the board may transfer any remaining surplus of the drainage system repair fund to the repair fund of the watershed district or to the appropriate fund of any existing governing body having responsibility for repair and maintenance of the drainage system. History:  1990 c 391 art 5 s 98; 2010 c 298 s 7