HF 4274

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/14/2022 03:09pm

A bill for an act
relating to drainage; establishing drainage registry information portal; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [103E.122] DRAINAGE REGISTRY INFORMATION PORTAL.
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new text begin (a) The executive director of the Board of Water and Soil Resources must establish and
maintain a drainage registry information portal that includes a searchable electronic database
of all documents initiating proceedings and nonpetitioned repairs under this chapter. The
database must permit members of the public to easily search for and retrieve documents by:
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new text begin (1) the name of the county or watershed district where the petition or document was
filed;
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new text begin (2) the type of petition or document filed;
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new text begin (3) the date of the petition or document; and
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new text begin (4) other identifiers that allow members of the public to easily access information on
the proceeding or repair.
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new text begin (b) For each proceeding, the database must include the contact information for a local
contact that can provide additional information on the proceeding or repair.
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new text begin (c) For any proceeding or nonpetitioned repair brought under this chapter, the drainage
authority must file with the executive director an electronic copy of the petition or other
document initiating the drainage project or repair. The petition or other document must be
filed within ten calendar days of filing the petition or other document with the county auditor
or secretary or, for nonpetitioned repairs, within ten days of ordering the repair. A drainage
authority may not take any action on a drainage proceeding or repair if the proceeding does
not comply with this section.
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