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MN Stat § 103F.173 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.173 — Program.

103F.173 PROGRAM. There shall be a state grant-in-aid pilot program of providing financial assistance to units of local government, including counties, soil and water conservation districts, and watershed districts, located in the Southern Minnesota River Basin Area II for project and construction costs for the building of floodwater retarding and retention structures within a general plan for floodplain management. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 17
MN Stat § 103F.175 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.175 — Aid Formula.

103F.175 AID FORMULA. Grants may be made by the Board of Water and Soil Resources to a local governmental unit for the purposes of sections 103F.171 to 103F.187 in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the total cost of each project, including site acquisition, engineering, and construction. If federal funds are being utilized for a portion of the project costs, the state contribution may not exceed 50 percent of the remaining nonfederal costs. If the structure is located in the state of South Dakota, the two states shall share the nonfederal costs equally. Money granted by the state may not be used for any project of stream channelization. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 18
MN Stat § 103F.177 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.177 — Operation Within Agency.

103F.177 OPERATION WITHIN AGENCY. Subdivision 1. Board of Water and Soil Resources. The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall supervise the grant-in-aid pilot program pursuant to sections 103F.171 to 103F.187. Subd. 2. Procedures and forms. The board shall devise procedures and forms for application for grants by the local units of government, and review of and decision on the applications by the state board. Subd. 3. Staff position. A professional engineer shall be employed by the board to work exclusively on the technical implementation and engineering of the pilot project established pursuant to sections 103F.171 to 103F.187. The engineer shall assist the local units of government and the board to achieve the purposes of the project, and shall have duties including: (1) field review and analysis of projects and project sites; (2) preparation of permit applications, including evaluation of environmental effects; (3) development of recommended pertinent provisions of permits for specific projects; (4) preparation of plans for further consideration of remedial flood control structural measures as part of a general rural floodplain management effort; and (5) evaluation of the effectiveness of completed projects constructed under this program. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 19
MN Stat § 103F.179 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.179 — Selecting Projects.

103F.179 SELECTING PROJECTS. Subdivision 1. Evaluating area and sites; federal cooperation. Before a grant is made, a priority system shall be devised for the selection of projects to receive the aid. The Board of Water and Soil Resources is the granting authority and shall cooperate with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Natural Resources, the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Area II Action Committee in analysis of the general floodplain management plan for the area and in hydrological and engineering studies on specific proposed sites. From that information, the Board of Water and Soil Resources shall determine the relative severity of the flooding problem which would be wholly or partly solved by each project. The range of priorities based on these findings shall provide a basis for selection of project sites. Subd. 2. Project requirement for each watershed. Notwithstanding the requirement in subdivision 1 that project selection be based on a priority system, not more than one project may be located within any one of the Cottonwood, Lac Qui Parle, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, and Yellow Bank Rivers' watersheds unless agreed upon by the Area II Action Committee composed of representatives of each of those watersheds. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 20; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
MN Stat § 103F.181 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.181 — Conditions For Grants.

103F.181 CONDITIONS FOR GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Local expression of willingness. The local unit of government shall apply for a grant by a resolution requesting state funding assistance for the construction of a floodwater retention or retarding structure within its jurisdiction. The resolution shall include provisions concerning local funding, if any. The local unit of government shall state its intent to obtain necessary land rights for proposed construction sites and to assume responsibility for maintenance of the structure on its completion. Subd. 2. General plan. The local unit of government shall demonstrate that the construction project that it proposes is consistent with its general plan for floodplain management. The general plan of the local government unit shall be in conformity with the policy and objectives of this chapter and shall, where reasonable and practicable, include nonstructural means of floodplain management. Subd. 3. Federal aid availability. The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall complete a detailed analysis of the availability of federal funds and programs to supplement or complement state and local efforts on each project and include the eligibility requirements and time frame for receiving the federal aid. Subd. 4. Environmental impact statement. The local unit of government, assisted by the project staff engineer, shall make a comprehensive evaluation of the positive and negative environmental effects which would be reasonably likely to take place if the particular proposed project would be constructed. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 21
MN Stat § 103F.183 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.183 — Approved Projects.

103F.183 APPROVED PROJECTS. Subdivision 1. Contracts. When a proposed project is approved to receive a grant, the Board of Water and Soil Resources shall negotiate a contract with the local unit of government involved. The contract shall specify the terms of state and local cooperation, including the financing arrangement for the construction and an agreement on maintenance of the structure after completion. Subd. 2. Permits. Before grant money is spent on construction of the structure, permits required for construction must be obtained from state agencies. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 22
MN Stat § 103F.185 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.185 — Interstate Cooperation.

103F.185 INTERSTATE COOPERATION. The Board of Water and Soil Resources and the staff engineer may enter into a working agreement with the South Dakota-Minnesota Boundary Waters Commission, or successor organization, in regard to flood retention and retarding structures constructed pursuant to sections 103F.171 to 103F.187 that involve territory of the state of South Dakota as well as this state. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 23
MN Stat § 103F.187 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.187 — Report To Legislature.

103F.187 REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. When the project has been in operation for a period of two years, the Board of Water and Soil Resources and the staff engineer shall prepare and deliver a report to the legislature on the program and its consequences with an evaluation of the feasibility and benefit of continuing the project. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 24
MN Stat § 103F.201 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.201 — Regulatory Purpose Of Shoreland Development.

103F.201 REGULATORY PURPOSE OF SHORELAND DEVELOPMENT. To promote the policies in section 103A.201 and chapter 116, it is in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to: (1) provide guidance for the wise development of shorelands of public waters and thus preserve and enhance the quality of surface waters; (2) preserve the economic and natural environmental values of shorelands; and (3) provide for the wise use of water and related land resources of the state. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 25
MN Stat § 103F.205 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.205 — Definitions.

103F.205 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103F.201 to 103F.227. Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources. Subd. 3. Municipality. "Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city. Subd. 4. Shoreland. "Shoreland" means land located within the following distances from the ordinary high water elevation of public waters: (1) land within 1,000 feet from the normal high watermark of a lake, pond, or flowage; and (2) land within 300 feet of a river or stream or the landward side of a floodplain delineated by ordinance on the river or stream, whichever is greater. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 26; 2002 c 393 s 44; 2006 c 212 art 3 s 6; 2007 c 92 s 1
MN Stat § 103F.211 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.211 — Model Standards And Criteria.

103F.211 MODEL STANDARDS AND CRITERIA. Subdivision 1. Adoption. The commissioner shall adopt model standards and criteria for the subdivision, use, and development of shoreland in municipalities and areas outside of a municipality. The standards and criteria must include: (1) the area of a lot and length of water frontage suitable for a building site; (2) the placement of structures in relation to shorelines and roads; (3) the placement and construction of sanitary and waste disposal facilities; (4) designation of types of land uses; (5) changes in bottom contours of adjacent public waters; (6) preservation of natural shorelands through the restriction of land uses; (7) variances from the minimum standards and criteria; and (8) for areas outside of a municipality only, a model ordinance. Subd. 2. Intergovernmental advice. The state Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Employment and Economic Development; the State Planning and Pollution Control Agencies; the Board of Water and Soil Resources; and the Minnesota Historical Society shall provide information and advice necessary to prepare or amend the standards and criteria. Subd. 3. Approval of commissioners of health and Pollution Control Agency. In addition to other requirements of chapter 14, the model standards and ordinance adopted under this section, or amendments to them must not be finally adopted unless approved by the commissioners of health and of the Pollution Control Agency. Subd. 4. Removing logs, dead trees, and branches. The removal of logs and dead trees and branches from the shoreland is exempt from any permit requirements, unless required by a local government unit. Before a person removes logs or dead trees and branches from publicly owned land or land owned by another, the person must obtain permission from the landowner or manager. Public entities are encouraged to allow for the removal of logs and dead trees and branches that present a safety hazard on land managed by the public entity. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 27; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2012 c 272 s 39
MN Stat § 103F.215 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.215 — Model Ordinance As County Ordinance.

103F.215 MODEL ORDINANCE AS COUNTY ORDINANCE. Subdivision 1. County ordinance failing to meet standards. The commissioner shall adapt the model ordinance to a county if, after notice and hearing as provided in section 103G.311, the commissioner finds that a county has failed to adopt a shoreland conservation ordinance or that a county has adopted a shoreland conservation ordinance that fails to meet the minimum standards established under section 103F.211. Subd. 2. Hearing. The commissioner shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed ordinance in the manner provided in section 394.26, after giving notice as provided in section 394.26. The ordinance is effective for the county on the date and in accordance with any rules the commissioner prescribes, by order, relating to compliance. Subd. 3. Enforcement. The ordinance must be enforced as provided in section 394.37. The penalties provided in section 394.37 apply to violations of the commissioner's model ordinance for the county. Subd. 4. Commissioner's costs. The cost incurred by the commissioner in adapting the model ordinance to a county under this section must be paid by the county after the commissioner submits an itemized statement of the costs to the county. If the county fails to pay the costs within 90 days after the commissioner's statement is received, the commissioner may file a copy of the statement of the costs for collection by special tax levy with the county auditor. The county auditor, upon receiving a statement from the commissioner, shall include the amount of the state's claim in the tax levy for general revenue purposes of the county. On completion of the tax settlement following this levy, the county treasurer must pay the amount due to the state to the commissioner for deposit in the state treasury. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 28; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 17; 1995 c 218 s 1
MN Stat § 103F.227 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.227 — Shoreland Development; Existing Resorts.

103F.227 SHORELAND DEVELOPMENT; EXISTING RESORTS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies statewide and preempts local ordinances that are inconsistent with its terms. A county or municipality may by ordinance impose upon resorts reasonable regulations to prevent and abate nuisances and to protect the public health, welfare, safety, and environment. Subd. 2. Resort defined. For purposes of this section, "resort" means a shoreland commercial establishment, existing on or before August 1, 2007, that includes buildings, lodges, structures, dwelling units, camping or recreational vehicle sites, or enclosures, or any part thereof kept, used, maintained, or advertised as or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public, primarily to persons seeking recreation, for periods of one day or longer, and having for rent three or more cabins, rooms, campsites, or enclosures. A shoreland commercial establishment must be primarily service oriented for transient lodging of guests. All cabins, rooms, dwelling units, camping or recreational vehicle sites, or enclosures must be included in the resort rental business. Resorts must not allow residential use of a dwelling unit or site, except dwellings used as residences for the service providers. To qualify as a resort under this section, a resort must be fully licensed and permitted under appropriate state and local regulations. The entire parcel of land must be controlled and managed by the licensee. Subd. 3. Maintenance and replacement. (a) So long as the establishment continues to operate as a resort, a county or municipality must allow a resort owner to: (1) maintain structures, including the replacement of aging or outdated components or systems of the structure, while not increasing the structure's footprint on the land; and (2) replace structures damaged or lost to fire or natural disaster. (b) Paragraph (a), clause (2), applies only when an application for a building permit is made within 180 days of the damage or loss. Subd. 4. Expansion. A county or municipality must allow a resort owner to increase a structure footprint to minimally meet federal, state, or local dwelling standards or codes. To "minimally meet" the standards or codes means that the replacement structure does not add new architectural elements, such as more bedrooms, that did not exist in the original structure. Structural expansion under this subdivision must not result in a structure that is any larger than required to meet standards or codes or a structure or any portion that is any closer to the shoreline than prior to the expansion. Subd. 5. Change in ownership. A change in ownership of a resort shall not be construed as a conversion to a different use so long as the new owner continues to use the property as a resort. History:   2007 c 92 s 2
MN Stat § 103F.301 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.301 — Citation.

103F.301 CITATION. Sections 103F.301 to 103F.345 may be cited as the "Minnesota Wild and Scenic Rivers Act." History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 30
MN Stat § 103F.305 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.305 — Scenic River Protection Policy.

103F.305 SCENIC RIVER PROTECTION POLICY. The legislature finds that certain of Minnesota's rivers and their adjacent lands possess outstanding scenic, recreational, natural, historical, scientific and similar values. It is in the interest of present and future generations to retain these values, and a policy of the state, and an authorized public purpose to preserve and protect these rivers. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 31
MN Stat § 103F.311 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.311 — Definitions.

103F.311 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103F.311 to 103F.345. Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources. Subd. 3. Free-flowing. "Free-flowing" means existing in natural condition without significant artificial modification such as impoundment, diversion, or straightening. The existence, however, of low dams, diversion works or other minor structures at the time any river is proposed for inclusion does not automatically bar its inclusion as a wild, scenic, or recreational river. Subd. 4. Recreational rivers. "Recreational rivers" are those rivers that may have undergone some impoundment or diversion in the past and may have adjacent lands that are considerably developed, but that are still capable of being managed so as to further the purposes of sections 103F.301 to 103F.345. Subd. 5. River. "River" means a flowing body of water such as a stream or a segment or tributary of a stream and may include lakes through which the river or stream flows. Subd. 6. Scenic easement. "Scenic easement" means an interest in land, less than the fee title, that limits the use of the land to protect the scenic, recreational, or natural characteristics of a wild, scenic, or recreational river area. Unless otherwise expressly and specifically provided by the parties, the easement must be: (1) perpetually held for the benefit of the people of the state; (2) specifically enforceable by its holder or any beneficiary; (3) binding upon the holder of the servient estate, and the holder's heirs, successors, and assigns; and (4) restricted so as not to give the holder or any beneficiary the right to enter on the land except for enforcement of the easement. Subd. 7. Scenic rivers. "Scenic rivers" are those rivers that exist in a free-flowing state and with adjacent lands that are largely undeveloped. Subd. 8. System. "System" means the state wild and scenic rivers system. Subd. 9. Wild rivers. "Wild rivers" are those rivers that exist in a free-flowing state, with excellent water quality, and with adjacent lands that are essentially primitive. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 32
MN Stat § 103F.315 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.315 — Wild And Scenic Rivers System.

103F.315 WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM. Subdivision 1. Eligibility. An entire river or a segment of a river and adjacent lands in this state that possess outstanding scenic, recreational, natural, historical, scientific, or similar values are eligible for inclusion within the Minnesota wild and scenic rivers system. Subd. 2. Classification. Rivers or segments of rivers included within the system shall be classified as wild, scenic, or recreational. History:   1990 c 391 art 6 s 33
MN Stat § 103F.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources|Section 103F.321 — Administration And Rules.

103F.321 ADMINISTRATION AND RULES. Subdivision 1. Administration. The commissioner shall administer the wild and scenic rivers system. The commissioner shall conduct studies, develop criteria for classification and designation of rivers, designate rivers for inclusion within the system, manage the components of the system, and adopt rules to manage and administer the system. Subd. 2. Shoreland rules. (a) The commissioner shall adopt statewide minimum standards and criteria for the preservation and protection of shorelands within the boundaries of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers. (b) The standards and criteria may include: (1) the matters covered in the commissioner's standards and criteria for shoreland areas, as provided in sections 103F.201 to 103F.221, except that the distance limitations contained in sections 103F.201 to 103F.221 do not apply to standards and criteria for wild, scenic, and recreational rivers; (2) furtherance of the purposes of sections 103F.301 to 103F.345 and of the classifications of rivers; and (3) application to the local governments as specified in sections 103F.201 to 103F.221. Subd. 3. Home-based business; conditional use. A local unit of government may issue a conditional use permit in a wild and scenic river district designated pursuant to sections 103F.301 to 103F.351 to a home-based business that: (1) is located on property that includes the primary residence of the business owner; (2) is conducted within the primary residence or residential accessory structure and the residence and accessory structures were constructed prior to May 23, 2009; (3) does not necessitate creation of additional impervious surface for vehicular parking on the property; (4) satisfies all other requirements in a conditional use permit issued by the local unit of government; and (5) satisfies all other state and local requirements applicable to the type of business. Subd. 4. Removing logs, dead trees, and branches. The removal of logs and dead trees and branches from the shoreland is exempt from any permit requirements when the logs or dead trees and branches present safety hazards, unless required by a local government unit. Before a person removes logs or dead trees and branches from publicly owned land or land owned by another, the person must obtain permission from the landowner or manager. Public entities are encouraged to allow for the removal of logs and dead trees and branches that present a safety hazard on land managed by the public entity. History:  1990 c 391 art 6 s 34; 2009 c 176 art 3 s 5; 2012 c 272 s 40