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MN Stat § 103C.631 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.631 — Repair.

103C.631 REPAIR. Subdivision 1. Definition. The term "repair" used in this section means to restore a work of improvement or part of it as nearly as practicable to the same condition as when originally constructed or subsequently improved. Subd. 2. Maintaining projects. After the construction of a project is completed and accepted by the board of the county or district board having authority over the project, the county board or district board shall maintain the project or the part of the project that is in its jurisdiction and provide the repairs required to keep the project efficient. Subd. 3. Repair authority. The county board or district board shall have the powers and duties of the drainage authority under sections 103E.701 to 103E.745, except as provided in subdivision 4. Subd. 4. Financing repairs. If the board is a district board, the financing of repairs which require assessments and bond issues shall be the responsibility of the county board or joint county board. The county board or joint county board shall finance repairs in the same way as original construction of the project and as provided in sections 103E.701 to 103E.745, so far as appropriate. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 30
MN Stat § 103C.635 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103C — Soil And Water Conservation Districts|Section 103C.635 — Appeals.

103C.635 APPEALS. (a) A person aggrieved by an order of a county board or joint county board in a proceeding under sections 103C.601 to 103C.631 may appeal to the district court upon the grounds and in the manner provided by sections 103E.091 and 103E.095, for a county drainage proceeding. (b) Notices required by sections 103E.091 and 103E.095, to be filed with the county auditor shall also be filed with the district board or joint district board. (c) An appeal may not be taken from an order made under section 103C.611 or 103C.615 by the board, joint board of county commissioners, district board, or joint district board if the order dismisses a petition or refuses to establish a project. History:   1990 c 391 art 3 s 31
MN Stat § 103D.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.001 — Citation.

103D.001 CITATION. This chapter may be cited as the "Watershed Law." History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 1
MN Stat § 103D.501 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.501 — Construction And Administration.

103D.501 CONSTRUCTION AND ADMINISTRATION. This chapter shall be construed and administered so as to make effective the purposes of section 103D.201, subdivision 1. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 33
MN Stat § 103D.505 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.505 — Reference To Other Drainage Laws.

103D.505 REFERENCE TO OTHER DRAINAGE LAWS. If this chapter refers to particular sections of the drainage laws of this state, the sections and provisions shall, if consistent with this chapter, be treated and construed as having the same effect, so far as the provisions of this chapter are concerned, as though set forth in this chapter. Amendments of those laws passed after August 1, 1990, are applicable to this chapter. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 34
MN Stat § 103D.511 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.511 — Certain Condemnation Provisions; Applicability.

103D.511 CERTAIN CONDEMNATION PROVISIONS; APPLICABILITY. Section 117.155 relating to payment of damages in a condemnation proceeding does not apply to a project financed by special assessment. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 35
MN Stat § 103D.515 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.515 — Preexisting And Improved Water Rights.

103D.515 PREEXISTING AND IMPROVED WATER RIGHTS. Subdivision 1. Preexisting water rights recognized. The rights of private or corporate landowners to use the waters of the watershed district for any purpose continue as the rights existed at the time of the organization of the watershed district. Subd. 2. Watershed district possesses improved rights. All preexisting rights must be recognized by the managers, but if projects constructed by the watershed district make possible a greater, better, or more convenient use of or benefit from the waters of the watershed district for any purpose, the right to the greater use or benefit is the property of the watershed district. Subd. 3. Compensation for improved rights. The watershed district may lease or assign the rights in return for reasonable compensation, as provided in this section. Subd. 4. Transferring rights; process. Leases, assignments, permits, or contracts for the use of water shall be entered into only after the managers have reported to the board the terms and conditions of the lease, permit, or contract relative to the use of any watershed district property. The board shall give notice of the contract to all parties interested, by mail, and shall have notice of the application published. The notice must state the purpose of the application and the time and place of hearing on it. At the time of hearing the board shall hear all interested persons for or against the proposed contract and make an order accordingly on conditions and restrictions necessary to protect the interest of the watershed district and of the public. History:  1990 c 391 art 4 s 36; 1995 c 199 s 26
MN Stat § 103D.521 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.521 — Rights Assured Due Process Of Law.

103D.521 RIGHTS ASSURED DUE PROCESS OF LAW. A person may not be deprived or divested under this chapter of a previously established beneficial use or right without due process of law. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 37
MN Stat § 103D.525 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.525 — Proceedings After Faulty Notices.

103D.525 PROCEEDINGS AFTER FAULTY NOTICES. Subdivision 1. Jurisdiction retained. If a notice is required for a hearing or proceeding before the board, managers, or district court, and the board, managers, or court find that proper notice was not given, the board, managers, or court do not lose jurisdiction and the proceedings are not invalid. Subd. 2. Proper notice to be given. If the notice was defective, the board, managers, or court shall order proper notice to be given. The board, managers, or court shall continue the hearing until notice is properly given and then proceed as though notice had been properly given in the first instance. Subd. 3. Defective published notice. If the original notice was faulty only with reference to publication as to certain tracts, only the persons interested in those particular tracts need be notified by a later notice. If the publication of a notice in a county was defective or not made in time, notice need be given only within the county where notice was defective. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 38
MN Stat § 103D.531 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.531 — Continuance Of Hearings.

103D.531 CONTINUANCE OF HEARINGS. If an order has been made and notice given for a hearing in a proceeding under this chapter, and the board, managers, or court fail to appear at the time and place specified, the board or the managers, or the court administrator of the district court shall continue the hearing to another date as necessary and notify the board, managers, or the court of the continuance and the date of hearing. The matter shall be continued to that date without affecting the jurisdiction of the board, the managers, or the court. History:  1990 c 391 art 4 s 39; 1995 c 199 s 27
MN Stat § 103D.537 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.537 — Appeals Of Rules, Permit Decisions, And Orders.

103D.537 APPEALS OF RULES, PERMIT DECISIONS, AND ORDERS. (a) Except as provided in section 103D.535, an interested party may appeal a permit decision or order made by the managers by a declaratory judgment action brought under chapter 555. An interested party may appeal a rule made by the managers by a declaratory judgment action brought under chapter 555 or by appeal to the board. The decision on appeal must be based on the record made in the proceeding before the managers. An appeal of a permit decision or order must be filed within 30 days of the managers' decision. (b) In addition to the authorities identified in paragraph (a), a public transportation authority may appeal a watershed district permit decision to the board. The board shall, upon request of the public transportation authority, conduct an expedited appeal hearing within 30 days or less from the date of the appeal being accepted. (c) By January 1, 2005, the board shall adopt rules governing appeals to the board under paragraphs (a) and (b). A decision of the board on appeal is subject to judicial review under sections 14.63 to 14.69. The rules authorized in this paragraph are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 except that section 14.386 applies and the proposed rules must be submitted to the members of senate and house of representatives environment and natural resource and transportation policy committees at least 30 days prior to being published in the State Register. The amended rules are effective for two years from the date of publication of the rules in the State Register unless they are superseded by permanent rules. History:  1992 c 466 s 6; 1995 c 199 s 31; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 110
MN Stat § 103D.539 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.539 — Informal Resolution Of Disputes.

103D.539 INFORMAL RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES. An interested party may request a meeting with the dispute resolution committee of the Board of Water and Soil Resources to informally resolve a dispute before initiating a declaratory judgment action or an appeal under sections 103D.535 and 103D.537. History:   1995 c 199 s 32
MN Stat § 103D.541 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.541 — Appeal Of Court Order.

103D.541 APPEAL OF COURT ORDER. Subdivision 1. Appeal authorized. A party may appeal a court order as in other civil cases if aggrieved by a final order or judgment given on appeal to the district court or by the original order of the court made in proceedings heard and tried before the court. Subd. 2. Appeal of proceeding before managers. In a proceeding before the managers for the repair, improvement, maintenance, consolidation, or abandonment of a project of the watershed district, the right of appeal is the same as in other civil cases. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 41
MN Stat § 103D.545 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.545 — Enforcement.

103D.545 ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. A violation of a provision of this chapter, a rule, order, or stipulation agreement made or a permit issued by the managers under this chapter is a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Methods of enforcement. A provision of this chapter, a rule, order, or stipulation agreement made or a permit issued by the managers under this chapter may be enforced by criminal prosecution, injunction, action to compel performance, restoration, abatement, and other appropriate action. Subd. 3. Attorney fees and costs. In any civil action arising from or related to a rule, order, or stipulation agreement made or a permit issued or denied by the managers under this chapter, the court may award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs. History:  1990 c 391 art 4 s 42; 1992 c 466 s 7
MN Stat § 103D.551 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.551 — Enforcing Rules And Orders.

103D.551 ENFORCING RULES AND ORDERS. The district court may enforce the provisions of this chapter, and a rule adopted or order issued by the managers under this chapter by injunction or other appropriate order. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 43
MN Stat § 103D.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.101 — Board Of Water And Soil Resources.

103D.101 BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES. Subdivision 1. District establishment authority. The board has the authority after the filing of an establishment petition to: (1) establish a watershed district; (2) define the boundaries of the watershed district; and (3) appoint the first board of managers of a watershed district. Subd. 2. Investigations. To implement this chapter and to hold hearings, the chair and members of the board may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of books, records, and other evidence. Subd. 3. Examining witnesses. (a) The right to examine and cross-examine witnesses in board hearings is in the same manner as in civil actions. (b) All persons must be sworn in before testifying. (c) Witnesses must receive the same fees and mileage as in civil actions. Subd. 4. Records. The board must keep a record of all proceedings before it and maintain the record on file. Copies of the record may be obtained on terms and conditions prescribed by the board. Subd. 5. Rules of practice. The board may adopt rules of practice for its proceedings and hearings that are consistent with this chapter and other provisions of law. History:  1990 c 391 art 4 s 3; 1995 c 199 s 1
MN Stat § 103D.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.105 — Board Hearings.

103D.105 BOARD HEARINGS. Subdivision 1. Procedure. (a) A rulemaking hearing must be conducted under chapter 14. (b) Notwithstanding chapter 14, other hearings under this chapter, except hearings under paragraph (a), shall be conducted by the board under this section. The board may refer the hearing to one or more members of the board or an administrative law judge to hear evidence and make findings of fact and report them to the board. Subd. 2. Procedure for noncontroversial plans or petitions. (a) If the board finds that a watershed management plan or petition that would be given a hearing under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), is noncontroversial, the board may, except in a proceeding to establish or terminate a watershed district, proceed under this subdivision. (b) The board must give notice that the watershed management plan or petition has been filed. The notice must be made: (1) by publication in a legal newspaper in each county affected by the watershed district; (2) by mail to the auditor of each county affected by the watershed management plan or petition; and (3) by mail to the chief executive officer of each city affected. (c) The notice must: (1) describe the actions proposed by the plan or petition; (2) invite written comments on the plan or petition for consideration by the board; (3) state that a person who objects to the actions proposed in the plan or petition may submit a written request for hearing to the board within 30 days of the last publication of the notice of filing of the plan or petition; and (4) state that if a timely request for hearing is not received, the board may make a decision on the plan or petition at a future meeting of the board. (d) If one or more timely requests for hearing are received, the board must hold a hearing on the plan or petition. History:  1990 c 391 art 4 s 4; 1991 c 214 s 3; 1998 c 312 s 2
MN Stat § 103D.111 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.111 — Appeal Of Board Orders.

103D.111 APPEAL OF BOARD ORDERS. Subdivision 1. Reviewing establishment and termination decisions. In a proceeding to establish or terminate a watershed district where the board elected not to refer the proceeding to the Office of Administrative Hearings, a local unit of government or 25 or more residents within the area affected by the proceeding may, prior to judicial appeal of the board's decision, demand a contested case hearing to be conducted by the Office of Administrative Hearings. In the report of the administrative law judge, the fees of the Office of Administrative Hearings and transcript fees may be apportioned among the parties and the board. Apportionment must be based on the degree to which the parties and the board prevailed, or caused unnecessary delay or expense. Following receipt of the report of the administrative law judge, the board shall make a final decision in accordance with chapter 14. Subd. 2. Appeals of final board decisions. A party that is aggrieved by the final decision made by the board may appeal the decision to the court of appeals in the manner provided by sections 14.63 to 14.69. History:  1990 c 391 art 4 s 5; 1991 c 214 s 4
MN Stat § 103D.201 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.201 — Watershed District Purposes.

103D.201 WATERSHED DISTRICT PURPOSES. Subdivision 1. General purposes. To conserve the natural resources of the state by land use planning, flood control, and other conservation projects by using sound scientific principles for the protection of the public health and welfare and the provident use of the natural resources, the establishment of watershed districts is authorized under this chapter. Subd. 2. Specific purposes. A watershed district may be established for any of the following purposes: (1) to control or alleviate damage from floodwaters; (2) to improve stream channels for drainage, navigation, and any other public purpose; (3) to reclaim or fill wet and overflowed land; (4) to provide a water supply for irrigation; (5) to regulate the flow of streams and conserve the streams' water; (6) to divert or change all or part of watercourses; (7) to provide or conserve water supply for domestic, industrial, recreational, agricultural, or other public use; (8) to provide for sanitation and public health, and regulate the use of streams, ditches, or watercourses to dispose of waste; (9) to repair, improve, relocate, modify, consolidate, and abandon all or part of drainage systems within a watershed district; (10) to control or alleviate soil erosion and siltation of watercourses or water basins; (11) to regulate improvements by riparian property owners of the beds, banks, and shores of lakes, streams, and wetlands for preservation and beneficial public use; (12) to provide for hydroelectric power generation; (13) to protect or enhance the water quality in watercourses or water basins; and (14) to provide for the protection of groundwater and regulate its use to preserve it for beneficial purposes. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 6
MN Stat § 103D.211 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.211 — Auditor's Certification Of Petitioners.

103D.211 AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATION OF PETITIONERS. An auditor that receives a copy of an establishment petition must determine if the petitioners are resident owners from the tax records. The tax records are prima facie evidence of ownership. The auditor must certify the number of petitioners that are resident owners and file the certification with the board. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 8
MN Stat § 103D.215 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.215 — Director's Report.

103D.215 DIRECTOR'S REPORT. (a) After receiving a copy of the establishment petition, the director must notify the board that an establishment petition has been received and prepare a preliminary watershed map of and a preliminary report about the watershed district. (b) The preliminary watershed map must show the natural watershed boundaries within the proposed watershed district. (c) The preliminary report must be based on the establishment petition and other available data and must recommend whether the watershed district should be established. (d) The director must submit the preliminary report and the preliminary watershed map to the board within 30 days after the date the establishment petition was received by the director, unless the time is extended by the board. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 9
MN Stat § 103D.221 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.221 — Establishment Hearing; Notice.

103D.221 ESTABLISHMENT HEARING; NOTICE. Subdivision 1. Order for hearing. (a) After receiving an establishment petition, the board must determine whether the establishment petition has the requisite number of petitioner signatures. (b) If the establishment petition does not have the requisite number of petitioners, the board must dismiss the establishment petition and return it to the petitioners with an explanation of why the petition was dismissed. (c) If the board determines that an establishment petition has the requisite number of petitioner signatures, the board must, by order, set a time and location for a hearing on the establishment petition within 35 days after its determination. The hearing must be held within the limits of the proposed watershed district for an establishment hearing unless the board determines a suitable place is not located within the proposed watershed district and selects a place within the limits of a county affected by the proposed watershed district. Subd. 2. Notice. (a) The board must give notice of the establishment hearing by publication in a legal newspaper that is published in counties affected by the proposed watershed district. The last publication must occur at least ten days before the establishment hearing. (b) The board must give notice of the establishment hearing by mail to the auditors of counties and to the chief executive officials of municipalities affected by the proposed watershed district. (c) The notice must include: (1) a statement that an establishment petition has been filed with the board and auditors of counties affected by the proposed watershed district; (2) a general description of the need for the proposed district, and the purpose of the proposed watershed district's contemplated improvements, if any; (3) a general description of the property to be included in the proposed watershed district; (4) the date, time, and location of hearing; and (5) a statement that all persons affected or interested in the establishment of the proposed watershed district may attend and give statements at the establishment hearing. History:  1990 c 391 art 4 s 10; 1995 c 199 s 4
MN Stat § 103D.231 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103D — Watershed Districts|Section 103D.231 — Dismissing Establishment Proceedings.

103D.231 DISMISSING ESTABLISHMENT PROCEEDINGS. If the board determines that establishment of a proposed watershed district in an establishment petition would not benefit the public welfare and public interest, or would not serve the purpose of this chapter, the board must, by order, dismiss the establishment proceedings. A copy of the order dismissing the establishment proceeding must be mailed immediately to the auditors of counties affected by the proposed watershed district, the commissioner, and the director. History:   1990 c 391 art 4 s 12