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MN Stat § 110A.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.23 — Members; Election; Terms.

110A.23 MEMBERS; ELECTION; TERMS. After the election of the board of directors members of the board to succeed those elected in the initial election provided for in section 110A.08, respectively, and to fill unexpired terms, shall be nominated and elected and shall take office in the following manner. One year from the date of the initial election an election shall be held to elect directors to succeed those whose terms are about to expire. The term of each director thus elected shall commence two weeks after the director's election and continue for three years and until a successor is elected and qualified. Election of directors shall be conducted as provided by section 110A.24. History:  1978 c 744 s 23; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 110A.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.24 — Election; Time, Place, Purpose, Rules.

110A.24 ELECTION; TIME, PLACE, PURPOSE, RULES. Subdivision 1. Election time, place. The board of directors of the district shall fix the hour and place, within the boundaries of the district, of each election and shall preside. If the district is divided into election divisions, the board in its discretion may fix a place of election within each election division, and the directors who represent that division shall preside. Subd. 2. Eligible voters. Every person or corporation which is a party to a contract with the district for the purchase of water to be furnished by the district, may cast one vote at each election for each director to be elected. In case election divisions are provided for, each person or corporation entitled to vote by reason of being a party to a contract shall select the division in which the person or corporation shall vote, which selection shall be made under rules established by the board of directors. Subd. 3. Notice to eligible voters. The board shall at least 20 days prior to the date of election, mail to each person or corporation entitled to vote, at the person's or corporation's last known place of residence or business, a notice stating the time, place, and purpose of the election or, in the alternative, publish in each county in which lands within the district lie, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, once each week for at least two successive weeks before the time of election, a notice that the election will be held giving the purpose, time and place. Subd. 4. Voting procedure. At the hour and place of the election, the presiding directors shall call the roll of those entitled to vote, and the number of votes to which each is entitled. They shall make a record of the qualified voters present and prescribe the manner of casting ballots and canvassing votes. If election divisions are provided for, but the election is held at one place within the district instead of being held in each division, the board shall call the roll for each division and conduct the election for each division separately. All costs incident to the election of directors shall be paid by the district. Subd. 5. Declaring winner. The candidate for director required to fill an existing vacancy or to succeed an outgoing director who receives the highest number of votes cast shall be declared elected. History:  1978 c 744 s 24; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 110A.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.25 — Directors.

110A.25 DIRECTORS. Subdivision 1. Qualification. No person shall be qualified to hold office as a member of the board of directors of any district unless that person is a party to a contract to purchase water from the district. Subd. 2. Vacancies. Vacancies on the board by reason of death, disability, failure to hold land in the district, or in the election division if election divisions are provided for, or otherwise shall be filled by the board of directors. The members elected to fill vacancies shall serve until members to fill out the remainder of the terms may be elected at the next succeeding district election. Subd. 3. Compensation. Members of the board of directors shall be paid their actual expenses while engaged in performing the duties of their office or otherwise engaged upon the business of the district. In addition they shall receive as compensation for services at rates determined by qualified voters at an annual meeting. History:  1978 c 744 s 25; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 110A.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.26 — Officers And Executive Committee; Surety Bond.

110A.26 OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; SURETY BOND. Subdivision 1. Electing officers; appointing executive committee. The board of directors shall elect the officers of the district who shall be a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer. The board shall appoint an executive committee and other officers, agents, and employees as necessary to transact the business of the district. The president, vice-president, and treasurer shall be elected from the membership of the board of directors. Subd. 2. Treasurer's bond. The treasurer shall furnish and maintain a corporate surety bond in an amount sufficient to cover all moneys coming into the treasurer's possession or control, which shall be satisfactory in form and with sureties approved by the board. The bond, as approved, shall be filed with the secretary of state, and copies filed with the auditors of counties within the district and the premium upon the bond paid by the district. History:  1978 c 744 s 26; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 110A.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.27 — Corporate Powers; Rules, Minutes, Books, Records.

110A.27 CORPORATE POWERS; RULES, MINUTES, BOOKS, RECORDS. Subdivision 1. Powers exercised by board. The corporate powers of the district shall be exercised by the board of directors of the district. Subd. 2. Rules; minutes; public books; records. The board of directors may adopt rules and regulations or bylaws, consistent with sections 110A.01 to 110A.36, for the conduct of the business and affairs of the district. The board of directors shall cause to be kept accurate minutes of their meetings and accurate records and books of account, conforming to approved methods of bookkeeping, clearly setting out and reflecting the entire operation, management, and business of the district. The books and records shall be kept at the principal place of business of the district and at reasonable business hours always open to public inspection. History:   1978 c 744 s 27
MN Stat § 110A.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.29 — Contracts For Public Works, Buildings, Materials.

110A.29 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDINGS, MATERIALS. Subdivision 1. Cost estimate. Before a district shall enter into a contract for the construction, alteration, extension, or improvement of works, or any part or section thereof, or a building for the use of the district, or for the purchase of materials, machinery, or apparatus, the district shall cause estimates of the cost to be made by a competent engineer or engineers, and if the estimated cost exceeds $10,000 no contract shall be entered into for a price, cost or consideration exceeding the estimate nor without advertising for sealed bids. Subd. 2. Board supervises bidding. Prior to advertisement, plans and specifications for the proposed construction work or materials shall be prepared and filed at the principal office or place of business of the district. The advertisement shall designate the nature of construction work proposed to be done or materials proposed to be purchased. The board shall supervise bid lettings by water user districts. History:   1978 c 744 s 29
MN Stat § 110A.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.30 — Debt.

110A.30 DEBT. (a) The district may borrow money and incur indebtedness by issuing its obligations or entering into contracts for any lawful corporate purpose; provided that all such obligations and contracts, whether express or implied, shall be payable solely: (1) from revenues, income, receipts and profits derived by the district from its operation and management of systems; (2) from the proceeds of warrants, notes, revenue bonds, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness issued and sold by the district which are payable solely from such revenues, income, receipts and profits; or (3) from federal or state grant gifts or other moneys received by the district which are available therefor. (b) The district may by resolution pledge any such source to the payment of such obligations and contracts and the interest coming due thereon. Any resolution may specify the particular revenues that are pledged and the terms and conditions to be performed by the district and the rights of the holders of district obligations, and may provide for priorities of liens in any revenues as between the holders of district obligations issued at different times or under different resolutions. The district may provide for the refunding of any district obligation through the issuance of other district obligations, entitled to rights and priorities similar in all respects to those held by the obligations that are refunded. All such obligations and refunding obligations shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of chapter 475, except that such obligations may be sold by negotiation. History:   1978 c 744 s 30
MN Stat § 110A.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.31 — Service Charges.

110A.31 SERVICE CHARGES. Subdivision 1. Water charge. The directors of the district are authorized to agree with the holders of district obligations as to the maximum or minimum amounts which the district shall charge and collect for water sold by the district. Subd. 2. Authority to set prices and make contracts. The directors of the district are authorized to fix and establish the prices, rates and charges at which any and all services, products, resources and facilities made available under the provisions of sections 110A.01 to 110A.36 shall be sold and disposed of; to enter into any and all contracts and agreements, and to do any and all things which in its judgment are necessary, convenient or expedient for the accomplishment of any and all the purposes and objectives of sections 110A.01 to 110A.36, under the general regulations and upon the terms, limitations and conditions it shall prescribe; and the directors shall enter into contracts and fix and establish prices, rates and charges so as to provide at all times funds which will be sufficient to pay all costs of operation and maintenance of any and all of the works and systems authorized by sections 110A.01 to 110A.36, together with necessary repairs thereto, and which will provide at all times sufficient funds to meet and pay the principal and interest of all obligations and other evidences of indebtedness of the district when due. Nothing in sections 110A.01 to 110A.36 shall authorize any change, alteration or revision of rates, prices or charges established by any contract entered into under authority of sections 110A.01 to 110A.36 except as provided by the contract. Subd. 3. Default remedies. Every contract made by the board for the sale, conveyance and distribution of water, use of water, water storage, or other service, or for the sale of any property or facilities, shall provide that in the event of any failure or default in the payment of any money specified in the contract to be paid to the board, the board may, upon notice as shall be prescribed in the contract, terminate the contract and all obligations thereunder. The act of the board in ceasing on a default to furnish or deliver water, use of water, or water storage, under a contract shall not deprive the board of, or limit any remedy provided by the contract or by law for the recovery of money due or which may become due under the contract. History:   1978 c 744 s 31
MN Stat § 110A.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.32 — Disbursements; Fiscal Year; Audits.

110A.32 DISBURSEMENTS; FISCAL YEAR; AUDITS. Subdivision 1. Approval requirements. Money of the district shall be paid only upon approval of the board of directors and by warrant or other instrument in writing signed by the president and by the treasurer of the district. In case of the death, absence, or other disqualification of the president, the vice-president shall sign warrants or other instruments. Subd. 2. Calendar fiscal year; audit. The fiscal year of the district shall coincide with the calendar year. The board of directors, at the close of each year's business, shall cause an audit of the books, records and financial affairs of the district to be made by an experienced certified public accountant, copies of a written report of which audit, certified to by the auditors, shall be placed and kept on file at the principal place of business of the district and shall be filed with the secretary of state. History:  1978 c 744 s 32; 2010 c 191 s 3
MN Stat § 110A.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.33 — Works; Ownership; Sale.

110A.33 WORKS; OWNERSHIP; SALE. Subdivision 1. Disposition requirements. No water supply works owned by the district shall be sold, alienated, or mortgaged by the district, except under the circumstances described by this section. Subd. 2. Board resolution; special election. If in the judgment of the board of directors it is for the best interest of the district to sell any portion of the district works not needed for the performance of any outstanding contract, and not mortgaged or pledged as provided for in subdivision 3, the board shall pass a resolution to that effect. The board shall call a special election at which the question of selling the portion of the works shall be submitted to the electors of the district qualified to vote for district directors. The board shall mail to each qualified elector, at the last known place of residence or place of business of the elector, a notice stating the time, place, and purpose of the election, and so far as practicable shall conduct the election in all other respects as provided in section 110A.24. If a majority of all qualified electors of the district vote "yes," the board may sell the portion of the works. Subd. 3. Mortgage; pledge; no state pledge. If, in order to borrow money from the federal government or from any of its agencies, or from the state, it is necessary that the district mortgage or otherwise pledge any or all of its property to secure the payment of loans made to it, the district may mortgage or pledge property and assets for the purpose. Nothing in this section shall prevent the district from assigning, pledging, or otherwise legally committing its revenues, incomes, receipts, or profits to secure the payment of indebtedness to the federal government or any agency thereof, or the state. The state shall never pledge its credit or funds, or any part thereof, for the payment or settlement of any indebtedness or obligation whatsoever of any district created under the provisions of sections 110A.01 to 110A.36. Nothing in sections 110A.01 to 110A.36 authorizes any agency of the state to make loans to a district, unless the agency is otherwise authorized by law. History:  1978 c 744 s 33; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 110A.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.34 — Foreclosure.

110A.34 FORECLOSURE. If any district created under sections 110A.01 to 110A.36 shall execute and deliver a mortgage or trust deed to secure the payment of any money borrowed by it for the purposes herein authorized, it may be provided in the mortgage or trust deed that it may be foreclosed upon default and a receiver may be appointed with the authority provided in the mortgage or trust deed. History:   1978 c 744 s 34
MN Stat § 110A.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.35 — Dissolution.

110A.35 DISSOLUTION. Subdivision 1. Dissolution requirements. Any district may be dissolved by authorization of a majority vote of the electors, qualified to vote for district directors, voting thereon at a special election called by the board of directors for that purpose, notice of which shall be mailed to each qualified elector at least 20 days prior to the date of the election and the procedure for which shall conform as nearly as may be to the procedure provided in section 110A.24, for the election of directors. The district shall discharge its obligations before dissolution. The board may liquidate noncash assets prior to dissolution. Subd. 2. Time of effect; filing. Dissolution shall be completed upon resolution of the board of directors canvassing the vote and declaring that a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon have voted in favor of dissolution. A verified copy of the resolution shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and with the auditors of counties within the district. Subd. 3. Applications for appropriating water. In case of dissolution all applications for appropriation of water shall be canceled and all rights of the district in applications shall end. History:   1978 c 744 s 35
MN Stat § 110A.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 110A — Rural Water User Districts|Section 110A.36 — Final Order On Petition.

110A.36 FINAL ORDER ON PETITION. Any party aggrieved by a final order issued pursuant to section 110A.12 which approves or dismisses a petition or which refuses or establishes a project or a district, may appeal as in other civil cases. The appeal shall be made and perfected within 30 days after the filing of the order. History:  1978 c 744 s 36; 1983 c 247 s 46
MN Stat § 114C.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 114C — Environmental Regulatory Innovations|Section 114C.01 — Policy.

114C.01 POLICY. The legislature recognizes that Minnesota's existing environmental laws play a critical role in protecting the environment. However, the legislature finds that environmental protection could be further enhanced by authorizing innovative advances in environmental regulatory methods. It is the policy of the legislature that Minnesota should develop environmental regulatory methods that: (1) encourage facility owners and operators to assess the pollution they emit or cause, directly and indirectly, to the air, water, and land; (2) encourage facility owners and operators to innovate, set measurable and verifiable goals, and implement the most effective pollution prevention, source reduction, or other pollution reduction strategies for their particular facilities, while complying with verifiable and enforceable pollution limits; (3) encourage superior environmental performance and continuous improvement toward sustainable levels of resource usage and minimization of pollution discharges; (4) reward facility owners and operators that reduce pollution to levels below what is required by applicable law; (5) consolidate into one permit environmental requirements that are currently included in different permits, sometimes issued by different state or local agencies; (6) reduce the time and money spent by agencies and facility owners and operators on paperwork and other administrative tasks that do not benefit the environment; (7) increase public participation and encourage stakeholder consensus in the development of innovative environmental regulatory methods and in monitoring the environmental performance of projects under this chapter; (8) encourage groups of facilities and communities to work together to reduce pollution to levels below what is required by applicable law; (9) provide reasonable technical assistance to facilitate meaningful stakeholder participation; and (10) increase levels of trust and communication among agencies, regulated parties, and the public. History:   1996 c 437 s 1
MN Stat § 114C.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 114C — Environmental Regulatory Innovations|Section 114C.02 — Definitions.

114C.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the definitions in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Pollution prevention. "Pollution prevention" has the meaning given in section 115D.03. Subd. 3. Source reduction. "Source reduction" has the meaning given in section 115A.03. Subd. 4. Stakeholders. "Stakeholders" means citizens in the communities near the project site, facility workers, government representatives, business groups, educational groups, environmental groups, or other Minnesota citizens or public interest groups. Subd. 5. State or local agency. "State or local agency" means any agency, department, board, bureau, office or other instrumentality of the state, any political subdivision of the state, any public corporation, any municipality, and any other local unit of government. History:   1996 c 437 s 2
MN Stat § 114C.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 114C — Environmental Regulatory Innovations|Section 114C.10 — Establishing Minnesota Xl Permit Project.

114C.10 ESTABLISHING MINNESOTA XL PERMIT PROJECT. Subdivision 1. Project. The Pollution Control Agency is authorized to establish and implement a permit project under sections 114C.10 to 114C.19. The purpose of the project is to work toward the policy goals listed in section 114C.01 by issuing and studying the effect of permits that require permittees to reduce overall levels of pollution below what is required by applicable law, but which grant greater operational flexibility than current law would otherwise allow. Permits issued under this project shall be called Minnesota XL permits. Subd. 2. Report to legislature. By January 15, 1998, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall report to the legislature on implementation of the project, the environmental results of the project, and recommendations for future legislation to further the policy of this chapter. History:   1996 c 437 s 3
MN Stat § 114C.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 114C — Environmental Regulatory Innovations|Section 114C.13 — Fees.

114C.13 FEES. Minnesota XL permittees shall continue to be subject to the same fee structures they would have been subject to if they had obtained the permits that the Minnesota XL permit replaces. History:   1996 c 437 s 6
MN Stat § 114C.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 114C — Environmental Regulatory Innovations|Section 114C.14 — Enforcement And Judicial Review.

114C.14 ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. Subdivision 1. Enforcement. A Minnesota XL permit may be enforced in any manner provided by law for the enforcement of permits issued under chapter 115 or 116, except for requirements of other state or local agencies that are included in the permit and except that the defense in section 609.671, subdivision 14, also applies to any misdemeanor action taken under section 115.071, subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Requirements of other state or local agencies may be enforced using whatever authorities would be available if the requirements had been included in permits, licenses, or other approvals issued directly by the other agencies. The other agencies shall consult with the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency prior to taking any action enforcing a Minnesota XL permit. Subd. 2. Judicial review. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Pollution Control Agency to issue, amend, or revoke a Minnesota XL permit may obtain judicial review pursuant to sections 14.63 to 14.69. History:   1996 c 437 s 7