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MN Stat § 103F.331 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.331 — Acquiring And Developing System.

103F.331 ACQUIRING AND DEVELOPING SYSTEM. Subdivision 1. Acquisition authority. To implement the system, the commissioner may acquire the title, scenic easements, or other interests in land, by purchase, grant, gift, devise, exchange, lease, or other lawful means. Subd. 2. Developing public areas. The commissioner may designate and develop appropriate areas of public land along wild, scenic, and recreational rivers as water waysides for facilities compatible with the class of river, including, as appropriate, primitive campsites, picnic sites, portages, water-access sites, sanitation facilities, and interpretive display. Subd. 3. State water trails. (a) The commissioner may mark state water trails along a wild, scenic, or recreational river, consistent with the classification and characteristics of the river, including points of interest, portages, campsites, dams, rapids, waterfalls, whirlpools, and other hazards to navigation. (b) State water trails, campsites, and portages marked under this subdivision are not subject to the provisions of section 160.06. Subd. 4. Additional designation as trout stream. The commissioner may designate all or a portion of a state wild, scenic, or recreational river that possesses the necessary qualifications as a state trout stream, and make habitat improvement as may be necessary, desirable, and consistent with the classification of the river. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 36; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 82
MN Stat § 103F.335 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.335 — Local Government Compliance.

103F.335 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE. Subdivision 1. Compliant ordinances required. (a) Within six months after establishment of a wild, scenic, or recreational river system, each local governmental unit with jurisdiction over a portion of the system shall adopt or amend its ordinances and land use district maps to the extent necessary to comply with the standards and criteria of the commissioner and the management plan. (b) If a local government fails to adopt adequate ordinances, maps, or amendments within six months, the commissioner shall adopt the ordinances, maps, or amendments in the manner and with the effect specified in section 103F.215. (c) The commissioner shall assist local governments in the preparation, implementation, and enforcement of the ordinances. Subd. 2. Local governmental units to implement. All state, local and special governmental units, councils, commissions, boards, districts, agencies, departments, and other authorities shall exercise their powers to implement the purposes of sections 103F.301 to 103F.345 and management plans adopted by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Land transfers consistent with system plan. Land owned by the state and political subdivisions shall be administered in accordance with the management plan, and land owned by governmental bodies within the designated boundaries of a wild, scenic, or recreational river area may not be transferred to any other person or entity if the transfer would be inconsistent with the management plan. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 37
MN Stat § 103F.341 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.341 — Federal-state Relations.

103F.341 FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS. Sections 103F.301 to 103F.345 do not preclude a river in the state system from becoming a part of the federal wild and scenic rivers system as established in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Public Law 90-542; United States Code, title 16, section 1271 et seq., as amended. The commissioner is authorized to seek, alone or in conjunction with other governmental authorities, financial and technical assistance from the federal government and to enter into written cooperative agreements for the joint administration of a river in the federal wild and scenic rivers system. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 38
MN Stat § 103F.345 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.345 — Conflict With Other Laws.

103F.345 CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS. A river in the wild and scenic rivers system is subject to the provisions of sections 103F.301 to 103F.345, except that in case of conflict with some other law of this state the more protective provision shall apply. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 39
MN Stat § 103F.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.35 — Welch; Goodhue County.

103F.35 WELCH; GOODHUE COUNTY. Within the unincorporated area of Welch in Section 28, Township 113 North, Range 16 West, Goodhue County, in areas identified by Goodhue County as having mixed uses, mixed uses may be allowed with a conditional use permit if all other requirements of Goodhue County's scenic river ordinance are met. History:   2018 c 186 s 5
MN Stat § 103F.361 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.361 — Findings And Intent.

103F.361 FINDINGS AND INTENT. Subdivision 1. Findings. The legislature finds that: (1) the Mississippi River from its outlet at Lake Itasca, Clearwater County, to the southerly boundary of Morrison County, Minnesota, possesses outstanding and unique natural, scientific, historical, recreational and cultural values deserving of protection and enhancement; (2) the counties of Clearwater, Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Morrison have entered into a joint powers agreement pursuant to law to develop a plan for the protection and enhancement of the foregoing values; and (3) the plan adopted by the counties pursuant to the joint powers agreement establishes guidelines and minimum standards for cooperative local management of this segment of the Mississippi River. Subd. 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 to authorize and direct the board and zoning authorities to implement the plan for the Mississippi headwaters area. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 41; 1992 c 476 s 1; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 78
MN Stat § 103F.363 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.363 — Applicability.

103F.363 APPLICABILITY. Subdivision 1. Generally. Sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 apply to the counties of Clearwater, Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Morrison and all other zoning authorities. Subd. 2. Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 do not alter or expand the zoning jurisdiction of the counties within the exterior boundaries of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. The plan and the county ordinances adopted pursuant to section 103F.369, subdivision 4, apply only to areas within the zoning jurisdiction of the counties as provided by law in effect prior to May 20, 1981. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 42; 1992 c 476 s 2; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 79
MN Stat § 103F.365 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.365 — Definitions.

103F.365 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103F.361 to 103F.377. Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means the Mississippi Headwaters Board established under section 103F.367. Subd. 3. Counties. "Counties" means the counties of Clearwater, Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Morrison. Subd. 4. Plan. "Plan" means the comprehensive land use plan approved by the board and dated July 1, 1992. Subd. 5. Zoning authority. "Zoning authority" means counties, organized townships, local and special governmental units, joint powers boards, councils, commissions, boards, districts, and all state agencies and departments wholly or partially within the corridor defined by the plan, excluding statutory or home rule charter cities. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 43; 1992 c 476 s 3; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 80
MN Stat § 103F.369 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.369 — Plan Implementation.

103F.369 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. Subdivision 1. Implementation required. The plan shall be implemented by the board as provided in this section and section 103F.373. Subd. 2. Minimum standards. The standards set forth in the plan are the minimum standards which may be adopted by the board and by the counties for the protection and enhancement of the natural, scientific, historical, recreational and cultural values of the Mississippi River and related shoreland areas subject to the plan. Except for forest management, fish and wildlife habitat improvement, a veterans cemetery that complies with subdivision 5, and open space recreational uses as defined in the plan, state or county lands within the boundaries established by the plan may not be offered for public sale or lease. The board with the agreement, expressed by resolution adopted after public hearing, of the county boards of Clearwater, Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Morrison Counties may amend the plan in any way that does not reduce the minimum standards set forth in the plan. Subd. 3. Implementation schedule. The board shall develop and establish a schedule for implementation and common administration of the plan by the counties. The schedule shall be binding upon the counties subject to approval by the governing bodies of the respective counties. Subd. 4. County land use ordinance consistent with plan. The counties shall adopt land use ordinances consistent with the plan. Subd. 5. Veterans cemetery. A veterans cemetery may be located within the boundaries established by the plan if a site plan approved by the county zoning authority addresses each of the following items: (1) the name of the cemetery; (2) a legal description of the property affected; (3) names and addresses of applicant, owner, surveyor, and designer of the plan; (4) graphic scale; (5) an arrow depicting north on the plan; (6) date of preparation of the plan; (7) total acreage of property; (8) square footage for each proposed site; (9) existing soil conditions, depth of water table, and topographic contours; (10) roads and proposed roads showing right-of-way widths; (11) proposed location and type of on-site sanitary treatment facilities and domestic water supply; (12) accessory facilities, existing or to be constructed, by type and location; (13) all streams, creeks, ponds, wetlands, and swamps; (14) burial only on site with no embalming or other related activities on site; (15) no placement of graves or accessory facilities within the designated floodplain; and (16) each burial must be in a vault or an appropriate liner as determined by the board. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 45; 1991 c 158 s 1,2; 1992 c 476 s 5-7
MN Stat § 103F.371 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.371 — Responsibilities Of Other Governmental Units.

103F.371 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. (a) All local and special governmental units, councils, commissions, boards and districts and all state agencies and departments must exercise their powers so as to further the purposes of sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 and the plan. Land owned by the state, its agencies, and political subdivisions shall be administered in accordance with the plan. The certification procedure under section 103F.373 applies to all zoning authorities in the corridor defined by the plan. (b) Actions that comply with the land use ordinance are consistent with the plan. Actions that do not comply with the ordinance may not be started until the board has been notified and given an opportunity to review and comment on the consistency of the action with this section. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 46; 1992 c 476 s 8; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 81
MN Stat § 103F.373 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.373 — Reviewing And Certifying Land Use Actions.

103F.373 REVIEWING AND CERTIFYING LAND USE ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. Purpose. To ensure that the plan is not nullified by unjustified exceptions in particular cases and to promote uniformity in the treatment of applications for exceptions, a review and certification procedure is established for the following categories of land use actions taken by zoning authorities directly or indirectly affecting land use within the area covered by the plan: (1) the adoption or amendment of an ordinance regulating the use of land, including rezoning of particular tracts of land; (2) the granting of a variance from provisions of the land use ordinance; and (3) the approval of a plat which is inconsistent with the land use ordinance. Subd. 2. Certification. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 394 to the contrary, an action of a type specified in subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (3), is not effective until the board has reviewed the action and certified that it is consistent with the plan. In determining consistency of ordinances and ordinance amendments, the provisions of the plan shall be considered minimum standards. An aggrieved person may appeal a decision of the type specified in subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (3), that is reviewed by the board under this section in the same manner as provided for review of a decision of a board of adjustment in section 394.27, subdivision 9, but only after the procedures prescribed under this section have been completed. Subd. 3. Procedure for certification. A copy of the notices of public hearings or, when a hearing is not required, a copy of the application to consider an action of a type specified in subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (3), must be forwarded to the board by the zoning authority at least 15 days before the hearing or meetings to consider the actions. The zoning authority shall notify the board of its final decision on the proposed action within ten days of the decision. By 30 days after the board receives the notice, the board shall notify the zoning authority and the applicant of the board's approval or disapproval of the proposed action. Subd. 4. Disapproval of actions. (a) If a notice of disapproval is issued by the board, the zoning authority or the applicant may, within 30 days of the notice, file with the board a demand for a hearing. If a demand is not filed within the 30-day period, the disapproval becomes final. (b) If a demand is filed within the 30-day period, a hearing must be held within 60 days of demand. The hearing must be preceded by two weeks' published notice. Within 30 days after the hearing, the board must: (1) affirm its disapproval of the proposed action; or (2) certify approval of the proposed action. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 47; 1992 c 476 s 9,10; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 82-84
MN Stat § 103F.375 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.375 — Incorporation And Annexation; Moratorium.

103F.375 INCORPORATION AND ANNEXATION; MORATORIUM. Subdivision 1. Moratorium on certain activities. If land subject to the plan is annexed, incorporated, or otherwise subjected to the land use planning authority of a home rule charter or statutory city, a moratorium shall exist on: (1) all subdivision platting and building permits on the land until zoning regulations are adopted for the land that comply with the provisions of the plan; and (2) construction, grading and filling, and vegetative cutting as those activities are defined in the plan. Subd. 2. Exception for work under prior permits. This section does not apply to work done pursuant to lawful permits issued before the land became subject to the land use planning authority of the city. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 48; 1992 c 476 s 11
MN Stat § 103F.377 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.377 — Biennial Report.

103F.377 BIENNIAL REPORT. During the first year of each biennial legislative session, the board shall prepare and present to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature a report concerning the actions of the board in exercising the authority granted by the legislature under sections 103F.361 to 103F.377. The report must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the plan and its implementation in protecting and enhancing the natural, scientific, historical, recreational, and cultural values of the Mississippi River and related shorelands situated within the member counties. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 49; 1992 c 476 s 12
MN Stat § 103F.405 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.405 — Soil Loss Ordinances.

103F.405 SOIL LOSS ORDINANCES. Subdivision 1. Authority. Each statutory or home rule charter city, town, or county that has planning and zoning authority under sections 366.10 to 366.181, 394.21 to 394.37, or 462.351 to 462.365 is encouraged to adopt a soil loss ordinance. The soil loss ordinance must use the soil loss tolerance for each soil series described in the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service Field Office Technical Guide, or another method approved by the Board of Water and Soil Resources, to determine the soil loss limits, but the soil loss limits must be attainable by the best practicable soil conservation practice. Ordinances adopted by local governments must be consistent with a comprehensive plan, local water management plan, or watershed management plan developed or amended, adopted, and approved according to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D. Subd. 2. Agents of local governments. A local government that adopts a soil loss ordinance may enter an agreement with its agent allowing the agent to administer the functions and perform the duties of the local government as provided by sections 103F.401 to 103F.455. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 58; art 10 s 3; 2013 c 143 art 4 s 5
MN Stat § 103F.411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.411 — Model Ordinance.

103F.411 MODEL ORDINANCE. Subdivision 1. Authority. The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with counties, soil and water conservation districts, and other appropriate agencies, shall adopt a model ordinance and rules that serve as a guide for local governments to implement sections 103F.401 to 103F.455 and provide administrative procedures for the board for sections 103F.401 to 103F.455. Subd. 2. Model ordinance. The model ordinance must specify the technical and administrative procedures required to control soil loss and erosion. The model ordinance is the minimum regulation to be adopted. The model ordinance must use the soil loss tolerance for each soil series described in the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service Field Office Technical Guide to determine soil loss limits, but the soil loss limits must be attainable by the best practicable soil conservation practice. Subd. 3. Periodic review. At least once every five years the board shall review the rules and model ordinance in cooperation with counties, soil and water conservation districts, and appropriate agencies to ensure their continued applicability and relevance. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 59; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
MN Stat § 103F.415 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.415 — Excessive Soil Loss Prohibited.

103F.415 EXCESSIVE SOIL LOSS PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Prohibited activities. A person may not cause, conduct, contract for, or authorize an activity that causes excessive soil loss. Subd. 2. Agricultural land. A land occupier of agricultural land is not violating subdivision 1 if the occupier is farming by methods that implement the best practicable conservation practices. Subd. 3. Woodland. A land occupier who uses wooded land for pasture must ensure that proper management is used to prevent excessive soil loss due to overgrazing or cattle paths. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 60
MN Stat § 103F.425 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.425 — District Court Hearing.

103F.425 DISTRICT COURT HEARING. Subdivision 1. Determining proper conservation plan. If the landowner and the local government do not agree to a mediated settlement or if the landowner has refused mediation, the county attorney may petition the district court for a hearing. The landowner shall have the opportunity to present the landowner's conservation plan and time schedule as an alternative to the local government conservation plan and time schedule. The court shall order the landowner to implement the conservation plan and time schedule that is the least burdensome to the landowner and will reduce soil loss to at least the soil loss limit. The court may amend the local government's or landowner's conservation plan and time schedule, or develop a new conservation plan and time schedule. The court shall set times to implement, make satisfactory progress, and complete the conservation plan. Subd. 2. Cost-sharing funds. (a) If the court orders implementation of the landowner's conservation plan and time schedule, or amends the conservation plan and time schedule, or if the court develops a new conservation plan and time schedule, the landowner is eligible to apply for 75 percent cost-share funds for permanent conservation practices. The landowner must apply for the cost share within 90 days after the court order. If the landowner does not apply within 90 days for the cost-sharing funds the cost share is reduced to 50 percent. The court shall establish a time after which the landowner is no longer eligible for cost-sharing funds if an application is not made. (b) If the court orders a plan and time schedule developed by the district in its report, the landowner is eligible for 50 percent cost share if the landowner applies within 90 days after the court order. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 62
MN Stat § 103F.431 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.431 — Soil And Water Conservation Assistance.

103F.431 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE. A landowner who has filed a mediated settlement under section 103F.421 or who has received a court order under section 103F.425 may request the soil and water conservation district to assist in the planning, design, and application of practices necessary to reduce soil loss to the applicable soil loss limit amounts or to the greatest practical extent. The soil and water conservation district must give the landowner a high priority for technical and cost-sharing assistance. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 63
MN Stat § 103F.435 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.435 — Attorney And Local Government May Perform Duty Of County.

103F.435 ATTORNEY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY PERFORM DUTY OF COUNTY. The city attorney or town attorney may perform the duties of a county attorney. A city or town may perform the duties of a local government only if the city or town adopts a soil loss ordinance and the land specified in the complaint is located within the city or town. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 64