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MN Stat § 103F.741 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.741 — Project Implementation.

103F.741 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. Subdivision 1. Implementation according to law and contract. A local unit of government receiving technical or financial assistance, or both, from the agency shall carry out the project approved by the agency according to the terms of the plan, the provisions of a contract or grant agreement made with the agency and according to sections 103F.701 to 103F.755, the rules of the agency, and applicable federal requirements. Subd. 2. Review by agency. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may, at any reasonable time, inspect any project and review the expenditure of financial assistance funds granted by the agency to determine whether the local unit of government has complied with subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Enforcing agreements. The agency may bring a civil action in district court to recover from a local governmental unit any financial assistance funds used in violation of subdivision 1. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 88; 2011 c 107 s 60
MN Stat § 103F.745 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.745 — Rules.

103F.745 RULES. (a) The agency shall adopt rules necessary to implement sections 103F.701 to 103F.755. The rules shall contain at a minimum: (1) procedures to be followed by local units of government in applying for technical or financial assistance or both; (2) conditions for the administration of assistance; (3) requirements for a project; (4) criteria for the evaluation and approval of a project; (5) criteria for the ranking of projects in order of priority for assistance; (6) criteria for defining and evaluating eligible costs and cost-sharing by local units of government applying for assistance; (7) requirements for providing measurable outcomes; and (8) other matters as the agency and the commissioner find necessary for the proper administration of sections 103F.701 to 103F.755, including any rules determined by the commissioner to be necessary for the implementation of federal programs to protect, enhance, or restore water quality. (b) For financial assistance by loan under section 103F.725, subdivision 1a, criteria established by rule shall guide requirements and administrative procedures for the clean water partnership loan program. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 89; 1994 c 632 art 2 s 28; 2011 c 107 s 61
MN Stat § 103F.751 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.751 — Nonpoint Source Pollution; Management Plan.

103F.751 NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; MANAGEMENT PLAN. To coordinate the programs and activities used to control nonpoint sources of pollution to achieve the state's water quality goals, the agency shall develop a state plan for the control of nonpoint source water pollution to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act, and, as appropriate, develop agreements with federal and state agencies to accomplish the purposes and objectives of the state nonpoint source pollution management plan. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 90; 2011 c 107 s 62
MN Stat § 103F.755 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.755 — Availability Of Data; Standards.

103F.755 AVAILABILITY OF DATA; STANDARDS. The data collected for the activities of the clean water partnership program that have common value for natural resource planning must be made available using standards adopted by the Department of Information Technology Services and geospatial technology standards and guidelines published by the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. Costs associated with this data delivery must be borne by this activity. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 91; 2010 c 392 art 1 s 11; 2013 c 134 s 30; 2013 c 142 art 3 s 36; 2021 c 31 art 2 s 16
MN Stat § 103F.805 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.805 — State Aid For Lake Improvements.

103F.805 STATE AID FOR LAKE IMPROVEMENTS. (a) The commissioner of natural resources, with the help of the Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of employment and economic development, must: (1) assess the need for particular kinds of lake improvements, including improvements related to high or low water levels and any other resource management considerations, except pollution problems; and (2) develop criteria for allocating state aid funds among proposed projects. (b) The assessment must include provisions to ensure that any federal program of aid to local lake improvement projects reduces the local share of project costs and not only the state's share. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 94; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
MN Stat § 103F.806 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.806 — [no Local Approval Filed, 1992 C 536 S 1]

 103F.806 [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 1]
MN Stat § 103F.807 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.807 — [no Local Approval Filed, 1992 C 536 S 2]

 103F.807 [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 2]
MN Stat § 103F.808 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.808 — [no Local Approval Filed, 1992 C 536 S 3]

 103F.808 [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 3]
MN Stat § 103F.809 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.809 — [no Local Approval Filed, 1992 C 536 S 4]

 103F.809 [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 4]
MN Stat § 103F.810 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.810 — [no Local Approval Filed, 1992 C 536 S 5]

 103F.810 [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 5]
MN Stat § 103F.811 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.811 — [no Local Approval Filed, 1992 C 536 S 6]

 103F.811 [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 6]
MN Stat § 103F.901 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.901 — Definitions.

103F.901 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103F.901 to 103F.905. Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources. Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources. Subd. 4. Comprehensive local water plan. "Comprehensive local water plan" has the meaning given in section 103B.3363, subdivision 3. Subd. 5. Local unit of government. "Local unit of government" means a county board, joint county board, watershed management organization, or watershed district. Subd. 6. Watershed district. "Watershed district" means a district established under chapter 103D. Subd. 7. Watershed management organization. "Watershed management organization" has the meaning given in section 103B.205, subdivision 13. Subd. 8. Wetland. "Wetland" has the meaning given in section 103G.005, subdivision 19. History:   1991 c 354 art 5 s 1
MN Stat § 103F.902 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.902 — Local Planning And Approval.

103F.902 LOCAL PLANNING AND APPROVAL. Subdivision 1. Application. A willing landowner may apply, on forms provided by the board, to a local unit of government for the establishment or restoration of a wetland on property owned by the landowner in an area that is: (1) designated by the board as a high priority wetland region; and (2) identified as a high priority wetland area in the local unit of government's comprehensive local water plan. Subd. 2. Notice and preliminary hearing. (a) Within 30 days after receiving an application, the local unit of government shall hold a public hearing. At least ten days before the hearing, the local unit of government shall give notice of the hearing to the applicant and publish notice in an official newspaper of general circulation in the county. (b) At the hearing, the local unit of government shall describe the application and hear comments from interested persons regarding the application and the planned establishment or restoration project. Subd. 3. Preliminary approval. Within 30 days of the public hearing, the local unit of government must give preliminary approval or disapproval of the application. Subd. 4. Survey report. After preliminary approval, the local unit of government shall direct and pay the costs of a soil and water conservation engineer to conduct a survey of the property where the wetland restoration or establishment project is proposed to be located. The engineer must file a report, including a map of the proposed wetland, that describes the effects of the proposed wetland on: (1) the hydrology in the area; (2) property of persons other than the applicant; (3) groundwater recharge; (4) flooding; (5) fish and wildlife habitat; (6) water quality; and (7) other characteristics as determined by the local unit of government. Subd. 5. Notice and final hearing. Within 30 days of receiving the completed survey, the local unit of government shall hold a public hearing on the proposed project. At least ten days before the hearing, the local unit of government shall notify the landowner and the commissioner and provide public notice of the hearing and the availability of the survey report in an official newspaper of general circulation in the county. The commissioner may provide comment on the proposed wetland. Subd. 6. Final local approval. Within 30 days of the public hearing, the local unit of government shall notify the applicant and the commissioner of the final approval or disapproval of the proposed wetland. History:   1991 c 354 art 5 s 2
MN Stat § 103F.903 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.903 — Wetland Establishment And Restoration Cost-share Program.

103F.903 WETLAND ESTABLISHMENT AND RESTORATION COST-SHARE PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Application. A local unit of government shall apply to the board to receive cost-share funding for a proposed wetland restoration project that receives final local approval under section 103F.902. The application must include a copy of the survey report and any comments received on the proposed wetland. Within 30 days of receiving an application, the board shall notify the local unit of government on whether the application and survey report are complete. Subd. 2. Cost share. The board may provide up to the lesser of $20,000 or 50 percent of the cost of a wetland establishment or restoration project, including engineering costs, establishment or restoration costs, and compensation costs. Subd. 3. Conservation easement. In exchange for cost-share financing under subdivision 2, the board shall acquire a permanent conservation easement, as defined in section 84C.01, paragraph (1). The easement agreement must contain the conditions listed in section 103F.515, subdivision 4. Subd. 4. Priorities. In reviewing requests from local units of government under this section, the board must give priority to applications based on the public value of the proposed wetland. The public value of the wetland must include the value of the wetland for: (1) water quality; (2) flood protection; (3) recreation including fish and wildlife habitat; (4) groundwater recharge; and (5) other public uses. History:   1991 c 354 art 5 s 3
MN Stat § 103F.904 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.904 — Wetland Establishment.

103F.904 WETLAND ESTABLISHMENT. Subdivision 1. Establishment order. After receiving approval of cost-share funding from the board, the local unit of government shall order the establishment or restoration of the wetland. The local unit of government shall pay all costs of establishing or restoring the wetland including the compensation required under subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Compensation. In exchange for the permanent conservation easement on an established or restored wetland, the local unit of government shall pay the applicant the amount required under section 103F.515, subdivision 6, for a permanent conservation easement. History:   1991 c 354 art 5 s 4
MN Stat § 103F.905 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.905 — Rules.

103F.905 RULES. The board may adopt rules to implement sections 103F.901 to 103F.904. History:   1991 c 354 art 5 s 5
MN Stat § 103F.950 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.950 — Beaver Damage Control Grants.

103F.950 BEAVER DAMAGE CONTROL GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall establish a beaver damage control grant program to provide grants for the control of beaver activities causing damage to public waters, roads, and ditches and adjacent private property. The grants may be made to: (1) a joint powers board established under section 471.59 by two or more governmental units; (2) soil and water conservation districts; and (3) Indian tribal governments. Subd. 2. Grant amount. The board may provide up to 50 percent of the costs of implementing a beaver damage control program by a joint powers board. Subd. 3. Awarding grants. Applications for grants must be made to the board on forms prescribed by the board. The board shall consult with town supervisors and county commissioners representing different areas of the state in developing the application form. A joint powers board seeking a grant may be required to supply information on the beaver control program it has adopted, the extent of the problem in the geographic area covered by the joint powers agreement, and the ability of the joint powers board to match the state grant. The board may prioritize the grant applications based upon the information requested as part of the grant application. Subd. 4. Report. (a) Within one year after receiving a grant under this section, a joint powers board must report to the Board of Water and Soil Resources on the joint powers board's efforts to control beaver in the area. (b) By December 15 of each even-numbered year, the board shall report to the senate and house of representatives environment and natural resources policy and finance committees on the efforts under this section to control beaver. History:   1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 120
MN Stat § 103G.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.001 — Citation; Water Law.

103G.001 CITATION; WATER LAW. Chapters 103A, 103B, 103C, 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 7 s 1
MN Stat § 103G.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.101 — Water Conservation Program.

103G.101 WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Development. The commissioner shall develop a water resources conservation program for the state. The program must include conservation, allocation, and development of waters of the state for the best interests of the people. Subd. 2. Program to guide permit issuance and dams. The commissioner must be guided by the program in issuing permits for the use and appropriation of the waters of the state and the construction, reconstruction, repair, removal, or abandonment of dams, reservoirs, and other control structures. History:   1990 c 391 art 7 s 3
MN Stat § 103G.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.105 — Cooperation With Other Agencies.

103G.105 COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES. Subdivision 1. Other states and federal government. The commissioner may cooperate and enter into agreements with the United States government, a state department, or a state or country adjacent to this state to implement this chapter and chapter 103F. The commissioner may cooperate with departments of the government of the United States in the execution of surveys within the state. Subd. 2. State and local officials; enforcement. Personnel of the Pollution Control Agency, the Health Department, and county and municipal governments must cooperate with the commissioner in monitoring and enforcing water permits. County attorneys, sheriffs, and other peace officers and other officers having enforcement authority must take all action to the extent of their authority, respectively, that may be necessary or proper for the enforcement of the provisions, rules, standards, orders, or permits specified in this chapter and chapter 103F. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 4; 1995 c 218 s 4
MN Stat § 103G.111 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.111 — Representing State In Water Issues.

103G.111 REPRESENTING STATE IN WATER ISSUES. Subdivision 1. Commissioner; federal water issues. The commissioner may appear, represent, and act for the state in any matter relating to an application to be made to the federal government relating to waters of the state or their use and may act in a manner to protect the interests of the people of the state consistent with this chapter and chapter 103F. Subd. 2. Director; water proceedings. The director may appear for the state in any matter or proceeding affecting waters of the state to give hydrologic and hydraulic engineering advice and information in connection with the proceeding. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 5; 1995 c 218 s 5
MN Stat § 103G.115 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.115 — Enjoining Water-flow Interference Outside State.

103G.115 ENJOINING WATER-FLOW INTERFERENCE OUTSIDE STATE. If a person, firm, association, corporation, or a state or political subdivision, agency, or commission of a state disturbs, obstructs, or interferes with the natural flow or condition of public waters beyond the boundaries of this state in a manner that seriously affects the public welfare and interests of this state, the commissioner may institute proceedings in behalf of this state in a court having jurisdiction to abate or enjoin the continuance of the disturbance, obstruction, or interference. History:   1990 c 391 art 7 s 6
MN Stat § 103G.121 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.121 — Commissioner's Authority To Investigate And Construct Projects.

103G.121 COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE AND CONSTRUCT PROJECTS. Subdivision 1. Surveys and investigations. The commissioner may conduct surveys, investigations, and studies, and prepare maps of the waters of the state and topography of the state to implement this chapter. Subd. 2. Acquiring property. The commissioner may acquire title to private property for an authorized purpose by purchase or by eminent domain. The use of property for projects to implement this chapter is a public purpose. On request by the commissioner, the attorney general shall acquire title to private property for projects under this chapter as provided in chapter 117. Subd. 3. Contracts. The commissioner may approve contracts for projects under this chapter and change the plans of the projects when necessary, and supervise, control, and accept the projects when complete. The commissioner may pay for projects and expenses incurred in connection with the projects from funds available to the commissioner. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 7; 1995 c 218 s 6
MN Stat § 103G.125 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.125 — Director's Authority.

103G.125 DIRECTOR'S AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Cooperation with government agencies. The director shall cooperate with agencies and departments of the state and federal government relating to projects affecting waters of the state and shall make recommendations to the agencies involved and to the governor about the desirability, feasibility, and practicability of the proposed projects. Subd. 2. Cooperative agreements. The director, with approval of the commissioner, may make cooperative agreements with and cooperate with any person, corporation, or government authority to implement this chapter. Subd. 3. Standards for forms and maps. The director may adopt rules to standardize forms and maps, sizes of maps, plats, drawings, and specifications in proceedings related to waters of the state. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 8; 1993 c 186 s 16
MN Stat § 103G.127 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.127 — Permit Program Under Section 404 Of Federal Clean Water Act.

103G.127 PERMIT PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 404 OF FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner, with the concurrence of the Board of Water and Soil Resources and the commissioner of agriculture, may adopt rules establishing a permit program for regulating the discharge of dredged and fill material into the waters of the state as necessary to obtain approval from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to administer the permit program under section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1344. The rules may not be more restrictive than the program under section 404, or state law, if it is more restrictive than the federal program. History:  1991 c 354 art 9 s 1; 1996 c 462 s 23
MN Stat § 103G.131 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.131 — Venue Of Certain Actions.

103G.131 VENUE OF CERTAIN ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. Water located in one county. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an action for declaratory judgment that is brought under chapter 555 by or against the commissioner must be venued in the county where the water, watercourse, or water basin is located, if the water, watercourse, or water basin is located in one county. This section applies to actions to determine the validity of the commissioner's final decision regarding: (1) the classification of waters of the state as public waters; or (2) the drainage of water basins or watercourses as provided in chapter 103E. Subd. 2. Water located in more than one county. If the water, watercourse, or water basin is located in more than one county, then the venue is the judicial district where the majority of the water, watercourse, or water basin is located. History:   1990 c 391 art 7 s 9
MN Stat § 103G.135 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.135 — Enforcing Commissioner's Orders.

103G.135 ENFORCING COMMISSIONER'S ORDERS. Upon application of the commissioner, the district court of a county where a project is entirely or partially located may by injunction enforce compliance with, or restrain the violation of, an order of the commissioner made under this chapter or chapter 103F, or restrain the violation of this chapter or chapter 103F. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 10; 1995 c 218 s 7