103B.201 METROPOLITAN WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; PURPOSE. The purposes of the water management programs required by sections 103B.205 to 103B.255 are to: (1) protect, preserve, and use natural surface water and groundwater storage and retention systems; (2) minimize public capital expenditures needed to correct flooding and water quality problems; (3) identify and plan for means to […]
103B.205 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103B.211 to 103B.255. Subd. 2. Board. “Board” means the Board of Water and Soil Resources unless the context indicates otherwise. Subd. 3. Capital improvement program. “Capital improvement program” means an itemized program for at least a five-year prospective period, and any amendments […]
103B.211 JOINT POWERS WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) Any agreement under section 471.59 to jointly or cooperatively manage or plan for the management of surface water in a watershed delineated pursuant to subdivision 2, as required by sections 103B.205 to 103B.255, may provide, in addition to other provisions authorized by section 471.59, for […]
103B.215 BOUNDARY CHANGE OF WATERSHED DISTRICTS. Subdivision 1. Procedure. The boundaries of a watershed district wholly within the metropolitan area may be changed pursuant to this section or chapter 103D. Subd. 2. Petition. (a) The governing board of a watershed management organization may petition the Board of Water and Soil resources for an order changing […]
103B.221 TERMINATING WATERSHED DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Procedure. A watershed district wholly within the metropolitan area may be terminated pursuant to this section or chapter 103D. Subd. 2. Petition. Proceedings for termination under this subdivision must be initiated by a petition to the Board of Water and Soil Resources filed jointly by the governing bodies of […]
103B.225 BOUNDARY CHANGE AND TERMINATION; EFFECT ON BENEFITS AND DAMAGES. (a) The addition or transfer of property or termination of a district under sections 103B.215 and 103B.221 must not affect the benefits or damages for any improvement previously constructed by the district having jurisdiction over the property before the board’s order takes effect. The property […]
103B.227 WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS. Subdivision 1. Appointing members. Watershed management organizations shall notify the Board of Water and Soil Resources of member appointments and vacancies in member positions within 30 days. Appointing authorities shall fill vacant positions by 90 days after the vacancy occurs. Subd. 2. Notice of board vacancies. Appointing authorities for watershed management […]
103B.231 WATERSHED PLANS. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) A watershed management plan is required for watersheds comprising all minor watershed units wholly or partly within the metropolitan area. For minor watershed units having more than 90 percent of their area within the metropolitan area, the watershed management plan must be prepared, adopted, and implemented in accordance […]
103B.235 LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS. Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) After the watershed plan is approved and adopted, or amended, pursuant to section 103B.231, the local government units having land use planning and regulatory responsibility for territory within the watershed shall prepare or cause to be prepared a local water management plan, capital improvement program, and […]
103B.239 RULE REVIEW. The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall review the rules relating to sections 103B.205 to 103B.255 at least once every five years and adopt necessary amendments. History: 1990 c 601 s 20
103B.241 LEVIES. Subdivision 1. Watershed plans and projects. Notwithstanding chapter 103D, a local government unit or watershed management organization may levy a tax to pay the increased costs of preparing a plan under sections 103B.231 and 103B.235 or for projects identified in an approved and adopted plan necessary to implement the purposes of section 103B.201. […]
103B.245 SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT. Subdivision 1. Watershed management tax district. (a) Any local government unit planning for water management under sections 103B.231 and 103B.235 may establish a watershed management tax district in the territory within the watershed, for the purpose of paying the costs of the planning required under sections 103B.231 and […]
103B.251 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BY WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS. Subdivision 1. General authority. The authority provided to watershed districts in this section is in addition to the authority provided in chapter 103D. A watershed management organization which has adopted a watershed plan in accordance with section 103B.231 may certify for payment by the county as provided in […]
103B.252 EMERGENCY PROJECTS. Subdivision 1. General authority. Notwithstanding chapter 103D, a local government unit or a watershed management organization which has an approved and adopted plan may undertake and perform emergency projects under this section. Subd. 2. Declaring emergency. If the joint powers board, watershed district managers, or local government unit find that conditions exist […]
103B.253 COUNTY LEVY AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county levying a tax under section 103B.241, 103B.245, or 103B.251 shall not include any taxes levied under those authorities in the levy certified under section 275.07, subdivision 1, paragraph (a). A county levying under section 103B.241, 103B.245, or 103B.251 shall separately certify that […]
