1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to natural resources; appropriating money from the clean water fund;
1.3establishing purposes for the clean water fund; making wellhead protection areas
1.4eligible for the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program; prohibiting the use of coal
1.5tar; modifying the Critical Areas Act of 1973; requiring rulemaking;amending
1.6Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 103F.515, subdivisions 2, 4; 114D.50;
1.7116G.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. new text begin CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.new text end
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new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end
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new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the clean new text end
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new text begin water fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each new text end
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new text begin purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this act mean that the appropriations new text end
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new text begin listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, new text end
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new text begin respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. new text end
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new text begin "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending new text end
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new text begin June 30, 2009, are effective the day following final enactment. All appropriations in new text end
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new text begin this act are onetime only.new text end
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new text begin APPROPRIATIONSnew text end
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new text begin Available for the Yearnew text end
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new text begin Ending June 30new text end
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new text begin 2010new text end
new text begin 2011new text end
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Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 3,075,000new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 5,850,000new text end
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new text begin $339,000 the first year is to intensively new text end
1.25
new text begin monitor and analyze three sub-watersheds new text end
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new text begin for changes in agricultural runoff related to new text end
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new text begin land management practices and evaluate best new text end
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new text begin management practices in sub-watersheds new text end
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new text begin within the Root River Watershed in new text end
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new text begin southeastern Minnesota. The commissioner new text end
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new text begin shall submit a report on the use of this new text end
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new text begin appropriation to the chairs of the house and new text end
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new text begin senate committees with jurisdiction over new text end
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new text begin agriculture, agriculture finance, environment new text end
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new text begin and natural resources, and environment and new text end
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new text begin natural resources finance by January 15, new text end
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new text begin 2012. This appropriation is available until new text end
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new text begin spent.new text end
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Sec. 3. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY.new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 8,125,000new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 17,250,000new text end
2.15
new text begin (a) $5,000,000 the first year and $10,000,000 new text end
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new text begin the second year are for the total maximum new text end
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new text begin daily load grant program under Minnesota new text end
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new text begin Statutes, section 446A.073. This new text end
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new text begin appropriation is available until spent.new text end
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new text begin (b) $2,500,000 the first year and $5,000,000 new text end
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new text begin the second year are for the clean water legacy new text end
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new text begin phosphorus reduction grant program under new text end
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. This new text end
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new text begin appropriation is available until spent.new text end
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new text begin (c) $125,000 the first year and $250,000 the new text end
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new text begin second year are for the small community new text end
2.27
new text begin wastewater treatment program for technical new text end
2.28
new text begin assistance grants under Minnesota Statutes, new text end
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new text begin section 446A.075. This appropriation is new text end
2.30
new text begin available until spent.new text end
2.31
new text begin (d) $500,000 the first year and $2,000,000 new text end
2.32
new text begin the second year are for the small community new text end
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new text begin wastewater treatment program for new text end
2.34
new text begin reconstruction loans and grants under new text end
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This new text end
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new text begin appropriation is available until spent.new text end
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Sec. 4. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY.new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 16,503,000new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 23,688,000new text end
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new text begin (a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 new text end
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new text begin the second year is to develop total maximum new text end
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new text begin daily load (TMDL) studies and TMDL new text end
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new text begin implementation plans for waters listed on new text end
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new text begin the United States Environmental Protection new text end
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new text begin Agency approved impaired waters list in new text end
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new text begin accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end
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new text begin 114D. The agency shall complete an average new text end
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new text begin of ten percent of the TMDLs each year over new text end
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new text begin the biennium.new text end
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new text begin (b) $500,000 the first year and $1,188,000 new text end
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new text begin the second year are for development of an new text end
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new text begin enhanced TMDL database to manage and new text end
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new text begin track progress. Of this amount, $63,000 the new text end
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new text begin first year is to promulgate rules.new text end
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new text begin (c) $1,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000 new text end
3.20
new text begin the second year are for grants under new text end
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 116.195, to new text end
3.22
new text begin political subdivisions for up to 50 percent new text end
3.23
new text begin of the costs to predesign, design, and new text end
3.24
new text begin implement capital projects that use treated new text end
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new text begin municipal wastewater instead of groundwater new text end
3.26
new text begin from drinking water aquifers, in order to new text end
3.27
new text begin demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater, new text end
3.28
new text begin including the conservation and protection of new text end
3.29
new text begin water resources.new text end
3.30
new text begin (d) $750,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the new text end
3.31
new text begin second year are for groundwater assessment new text end
3.32
new text begin and drinking water protection to include:new text end
3.33
new text begin (1) the installation and sampling of at least new text end
3.34
new text begin 30 new monitoring wells;new text end
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new text begin (2) the analysis of samples from at least 40 new text end
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new text begin shallow monitoring wells each year for the new text end
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new text begin presence of endocrine disrupting compounds; new text end
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new text begin andnew text end
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new text begin (3) the completion of at least four to new text end
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new text begin five ground water models for TMDL and new text end
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new text begin watershed plans.new text end
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new text begin (e) $348,000 the first year is to retest the new text end
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new text begin comprehensive assessment of the biological new text end
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new text begin conditions of the lower Minnesota River and new text end
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new text begin its tributaries within the Lower Minnesota new text end
4.12
new text begin River Major Watershed, as previously new text end
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new text begin assessed from 1976 to 1992 under the new text end
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new text begin Minnesota River Assessment Project new text end
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new text begin (MRAP). The assessment must include the new text end
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new text begin same fish species sampling at the same 116 new text end
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new text begin locations and the same macroinvertebrate new text end
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new text begin sampling at the same 41 locations as the new text end
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new text begin MRAP assessment. The assessment must:new text end
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new text begin (1) include an analysis of the findings; andnew text end
4.21
new text begin (2) identify factors that limit aquatic life in new text end
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new text begin the Minnesota River.new text end
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new text begin (f) $2,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 new text end
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new text begin the second year are for the clean water new text end
4.25
new text begin partnership program. Priority shall be given new text end
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new text begin to projects preventing impairments and new text end
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new text begin degradation of lakes, rivers, streams, and new text end
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new text begin groundwater in accordance with Minnesota new text end
4.29
new text begin Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, new text end
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new text begin clause (4). Any balance remaining in the first new text end
4.31
new text begin year does not cancel and is available for the new text end
4.32
new text begin second year.new text end
4.33
new text begin (g) $1,000,000 the first year is to establish a new text end
4.34
new text begin network of water monitoring sites in public new text end
4.35
new text begin waters adjacent to wastewater treatment new text end
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new text begin facilities across the state to assess levels of new text end
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new text begin endocrine-disrupting compounds, antibiotic new text end
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new text begin compounds, and pharmaceuticals as required new text end
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new text begin in this act.new text end
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new text begin (h) $155,000 the first year is to provide new text end
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new text begin notification of the potential for coal tar new text end
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new text begin contamination, establish a storm water new text end
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new text begin pond inventory schedule, and develop best new text end
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new text begin management practices for treating and new text end
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new text begin cleaning up contaminated sediments as new text end
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new text begin required in this act. $1,000,000 the second new text end
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new text begin year is to develop a model ordinance for the new text end
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new text begin restricted use of undiluted coal tar sealants new text end
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new text begin and to provide grants to local units of new text end
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new text begin government for up to 50 percent of the costs new text end
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new text begin to implement best management practices to new text end
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new text begin treat or clean up contaminated sediments new text end
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new text begin in storm water ponds and other waters as new text end
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new text begin defined under this act. Local governments new text end
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new text begin must have adopted an ordinance for the new text end
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new text begin restricted use of undiluted coal tar sealants new text end
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new text begin in order to be eligible for a grant, unless a new text end
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new text begin statewide restriction has been implemented. new text end
5.24
new text begin A grant awarded under this paragraph must new text end
5.25
new text begin not exceed $100,000.new text end
5.26
new text begin (i) $750,000 in fiscal year 2010 is for a new text end
5.27
new text begin restoration project in the lower St. Louis new text end
5.28
new text begin River and Duluth harbor.new text end
5.29
new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section new text end
5.30
new text begin 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or new text end
5.31
new text begin before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts new text end
5.32
new text begin in this subdivision are available until June new text end
5.33
new text begin 30, 2013.new text end
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5.35
Sec. 5. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL new text end
new text begin RESOURCES.new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 5,208,000new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 9,566,000new text end
6.1
new text begin (a) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,665,000 new text end
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new text begin the second year are for work assisting in new text end
6.3
new text begin water quality assessment, total maximum new text end
6.4
new text begin daily load study and implementation, and new text end
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new text begin watershed restoration and protection.new text end
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new text begin (b) $375,000 the first year and $750,000 the new text end
6.7
new text begin second year are for drinking water planning new text end
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new text begin and protection activities.new text end
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new text begin (c) $950,000 the second year is for work new text end
6.10
new text begin assisting in water quality assessment, new text end
6.11
new text begin total maximum daily load study and new text end
6.12
new text begin implementation, and watershed restoration new text end
6.13
new text begin and protection in accordance with Minnesota new text end
6.14
new text begin Statutes, chapter 114D.new text end
6.15
new text begin (d) $1,058,000 the first year and $1,601,000 new text end
6.16
new text begin the second year are for work assisting in new text end
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new text begin water quality assessment, total maximum new text end
6.18
new text begin daily load study and implementation, and new text end
6.19
new text begin watershed restoration and protection in new text end
6.20
new text begin accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end
6.21
new text begin 114D.new text end
6.22
new text begin (f) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 new text end
6.23
new text begin the second year are to acquire and distribute new text end
6.24
new text begin high-resolution digital elevation data to be new text end
6.25
new text begin used to predict water and sediment flows, new text end
6.26
new text begin and for planning and installation measures to new text end
6.27
new text begin clean up impaired waters. The data will be new text end
6.28
new text begin collected for areas of the state that have not new text end
6.29
new text begin acquired such data prior to January 1, 2007, new text end
6.30
new text begin or to complete acquisition and distribution new text end
6.31
new text begin of the data for those areas of the state that new text end
6.32
new text begin have not previously received state funds for new text end
6.33
new text begin acquiring and distributing the data. Mapping new text end
6.34
new text begin and data set distribution under this paragraph new text end
6.35
new text begin must be completed within three years of new text end
7.1
new text begin funds availability. The commissioner shall new text end
7.2
new text begin utilize department staff whenever possible. new text end
7.3
new text begin The commissioner may contract for services new text end
7.4
new text begin only if they cannot otherwise be provided by new text end
7.5
new text begin the department.new text end
7.6
new text begin (g) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 new text end
7.7
new text begin the second year are to adopt rules for the new text end
7.8
new text begin Mississippi River corridor critical area new text end
7.9
new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 116G.15. new text end
7.10
new text begin The commissioner shall begin rulemaking new text end
7.11
new text begin under chapter 14 no later than January 15, new text end
7.12
new text begin 2010. At least 30 days prior to beginning new text end
7.13
new text begin the rulemaking, the commissioner shall new text end
7.14
new text begin notify local units of government within the new text end
7.15
new text begin Mississippi River corridor critical area of new text end
7.16
new text begin the intent to adopt rules. The local units of new text end
7.17
new text begin government shall make reasonable efforts new text end
7.18
new text begin to notify owners of property within the new text end
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new text begin Mississippi River corridor critical area new text end
7.20
new text begin of the proposed schedule for rulemaking, new text end
7.21
new text begin opportunities for public comment, and new text end
7.22
new text begin contact information for the appropriate new text end
7.23
new text begin department staff. The commissioner shall new text end
7.24
new text begin maintain a listserv of interested parties new text end
7.25
new text begin to provide timely information about new text end
7.26
new text begin the proposed schedule for rulemaking, new text end
7.27
new text begin opportunities for public comment, and new text end
7.28
new text begin contact information for the appropriate new text end
7.29
new text begin department staff.new text end
7.30
new text begin (h) $1,875,000 the second year is new text end
7.31
new text begin to investigate physical and recharge new text end
7.32
new text begin characteristics as part of the collection new text end
7.33
new text begin and interpretation of subsurface geological new text end
7.34
new text begin information and acceleration of the county new text end
7.35
new text begin geologic atlas program. This appropriation new text end
7.36
new text begin represents a continuing effort to complete new text end
8.1
new text begin the county geologic atlases throughout the new text end
8.2
new text begin state in order to provide information and new text end
8.3
new text begin assist in planning for the sustainable use new text end
8.4
new text begin of ground and surface water that does not new text end
8.5
new text begin harm ecosystems, degrade water quality, or new text end
8.6
new text begin compromise the ability of future generations new text end
8.7
new text begin to meet their own needs. This appropriation new text end
8.8
new text begin is available until December 31, 2014.new text end
8.9
8.10
Sec. 6. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL new text end
new text begin RESOURCES.new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 7,500,000new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 15,937,000new text end
8.11
new text begin (a) $1,500,000 the first year and $5,000,000 new text end
8.12
new text begin the second year are to purchase and restore new text end
8.13
new text begin permanent conservation easements on new text end
8.14
new text begin riparian buffers of up to 100 feet adjacent new text end
8.15
new text begin to public waters, excluding wetlands, to new text end
8.16
new text begin keep water on the land in order to decrease new text end
8.17
new text begin sediment, pollutant and nutrient transport, new text end
8.18
new text begin reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters, new text end
8.19
new text begin and increase infiltration for groundwater new text end
8.20
new text begin recharge. The riparian buffers must be new text end
8.21
new text begin at least 50 feet unless there is a natural new text end
8.22
new text begin impediment, a road, or other impediment new text end
8.23
new text begin beyond the control of the landowner. This new text end
8.24
new text begin appropriation may be used for restoration new text end
8.25
new text begin of riparian buffers protected by easements new text end
8.26
new text begin purchased with this appropriation and for new text end
8.27
new text begin stream bank restorations when the riparian new text end
8.28
new text begin buffers have been restored. Up to five new text end
8.29
new text begin percent may be used for administration of new text end
8.30
new text begin this program.new text end
8.31
new text begin (b) $1,500,000 the first year and $4,424,000 new text end
8.32
new text begin the second year are for grants to watershed new text end
8.33
new text begin districts and watershed management new text end
8.34
new text begin organizations for the installation of proven new text end
8.35
new text begin and effective water retention practices new text end
9.1
new text begin including, but not limited to, rain gardens new text end
9.2
new text begin and other vegetated infiltration basins, new text end
9.3
new text begin and sediment control basins in order to new text end
9.4
new text begin keep water on the land. The projects must new text end
9.5
new text begin be of long-lasting public benefit, include new text end
9.6
new text begin a local match, and be consistent with new text end
9.7
new text begin TMDL implementation plans or local water new text end
9.8
new text begin management plans. Watershed district and new text end
9.9
new text begin watershed management organization staff new text end
9.10
new text begin and administration may be used for local new text end
9.11
new text begin match. Priority may be given to school new text end
9.12
new text begin projects that can be used to demonstrate new text end
9.13
new text begin water retention practices. Up to five percent new text end
9.14
new text begin may be used for administering the grants.new text end
9.15
new text begin (c) $1,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 new text end
9.16
new text begin the second year are for nonpoint source new text end
9.17
new text begin pollution reduction and restoration new text end
9.18
new text begin grants to watershed districts, watershed new text end
9.19
new text begin management organizations, and soil and new text end
9.20
new text begin water conservation districts for grants in new text end
9.21
new text begin addition to grants available under paragraphs new text end
9.22
new text begin (a) and (b) to keep water on the land and new text end
9.23
new text begin to protect, enhance, and restore water new text end
9.24
new text begin quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, and new text end
9.25
new text begin to protect groundwater and drinking water. new text end
9.26
new text begin The projects must be of long-lasting public new text end
9.27
new text begin benefit, include a local match, and be new text end
9.28
new text begin consistent with TMDL implementation plans new text end
9.29
new text begin or local water management plans. Up to five new text end
9.30
new text begin percent may be used for administering the new text end
9.31
new text begin grants.new text end
9.32
new text begin (d) $500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the new text end
9.33
new text begin second year are for permanent conservation new text end
9.34
new text begin easements on wellhead protection areas new text end
9.35
new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, new text end
9.36
new text begin subdivision 2, paragraph (d). Priority must new text end
10.1
new text begin be placed on land that is located where new text end
10.2
new text begin the vulnerability of the drinking water new text end
10.3
new text begin supply management area, as defined under new text end
10.4
new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 4720.5100, subpart new text end
10.5
new text begin 13, is designated as high or very high by the new text end
10.6
new text begin commissioner of health.new text end
10.7
new text begin (e) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 new text end
10.8
new text begin the second year are for feedlot water quality new text end
10.9
new text begin improvement grants for feedlots under 300 new text end
10.10
new text begin animal units on riparian land, to include new text end
10.11
new text begin water quality assessment to determine the new text end
10.12
new text begin effectiveness of the grants in protecting, new text end
10.13
new text begin enhancing, and restoring water quality in new text end
10.14
new text begin lakes, rivers, and streams, and in protecting new text end
10.15
new text begin groundwater from degradation.new text end
10.16
new text begin The board shall contract for services with new text end
10.17
new text begin the Minnesota Conservation Corps for new text end
10.18
new text begin restoration, maintenance, and other activities new text end
10.19
new text begin under this section for at least $500,000 the new text end
10.20
new text begin first year and $500,000 the second year.new text end
10.21
new text begin The board shall give priority consideration new text end
10.22
new text begin to projects and practices that complement, new text end
10.23
new text begin supplement, or exceed current state standards new text end
10.24
new text begin for protection, enhancement, and restoration new text end
10.25
new text begin of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams new text end
10.26
new text begin or that protect groundwater from degradation.new text end
10.27
new text begin To the extent possible, any restoration new text end
10.28
new text begin conducted with money appropriated in this new text end
10.29
new text begin section must plant vegetation or sow seed new text end
10.30
new text begin only of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and new text end
10.31
new text begin preferably of the local ecotype, using a high new text end
10.32
new text begin diversity of species originating from as new text end
10.33
new text begin close to the restoration site as possible, and new text end
10.34
new text begin protect existing native prairies from genetic new text end
10.35
new text begin contamination.new text end
11.1
new text begin The board shall submit a report on the new text end
11.2
new text begin expenditure and use of money appropriated new text end
11.3
new text begin under this section to the chairs of the house new text end
11.4
new text begin of representatives and senate committees new text end
11.5
new text begin with jurisdiction over environment and new text end
11.6
new text begin natural resources and environment and new text end
11.7
new text begin natural resources finance by March 1 of new text end
11.8
new text begin each year. The report must provide detail new text end
11.9
new text begin on: the expenditure of funds, including new text end
11.10
new text begin maps; the effectiveness of the expenditures new text end
11.11
new text begin in protecting, enhancing, and restoring water new text end
11.12
new text begin quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and new text end
11.13
new text begin protecting groundwater from degradation; new text end
11.14
new text begin and the effectiveness of the expenditures in new text end
11.15
new text begin keeping water on the land.new text end
11.16
Sec. 7. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 1,250,000new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 2,500,000new text end
11.17
new text begin (a) $805,000 in fiscal year 2010 and new text end
11.18
new text begin $1,610,000 in fiscal year 2012 are for new text end
11.19
new text begin protection of drinking water sources, new text end
11.20
new text begin including assisting 30 or more communities new text end
11.21
new text begin in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more new text end
11.22
new text begin communities in fiscal year 2011 with new text end
11.23
new text begin the development and implementation of new text end
11.24
new text begin community source water protection plans new text end
11.25
new text begin before new community wells are installed, new text end
11.26
new text begin and awarding ten or more communities in new text end
11.27
new text begin fiscal year 2010 and 20 or more communities new text end
11.28
new text begin in fiscal year 2011 with source water new text end
11.29
new text begin protection implementation grants.new text end
11.30
new text begin (b) $445,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $890,000 new text end
11.31
new text begin in fiscal year 2011 are for addressing public new text end
11.32
new text begin health concerns related to contaminants new text end
11.33
new text begin found in Minnesota drinking water for which new text end
11.34
new text begin no health-based drinking water standard new text end
11.35
new text begin exists. The commissioner shall characterize new text end
12.1
new text begin and issue health-based guidance for three or new text end
12.2
new text begin more additional unregulated drinking water new text end
12.3
new text begin contaminants in fiscal year 2010, and seven new text end
12.4
new text begin or more additional unregulated drinking new text end
12.5
new text begin water contaminants in fiscal year 2011.new text end
12.6
Sec. 8. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 750,000new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 820,000new text end
12.7
new text begin (a) $820,000 the second year is for the new text end
12.8
new text begin geological survey to continue and to initiate new text end
12.9
new text begin the production of county geologic atlases. new text end
12.10
new text begin This appropriation represents a continuing new text end
12.11
new text begin effort to complete the county geologic atlases new text end
12.12
new text begin throughout the state in order to provide new text end
12.13
new text begin information and assist in planning for the new text end
12.14
new text begin sustainable use of ground and surface water new text end
12.15
new text begin that does not harm ecosystems, degrade new text end
12.16
new text begin water quality, or compromise the ability new text end
12.17
new text begin of future generations to meet their own new text end
12.18
new text begin needs. This appropriation is available until new text end
12.19
new text begin December 31, 2014.new text end
12.20
new text begin (b) $750,000 the first year is to develop a new text end
12.21
new text begin comprehensive statewide sustainable water new text end
12.22
new text begin resources 25-year detailed framework.new text end
12.23
Sec. 9. new text begin LEGISLATURE.new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 117,000new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin 99,000new text end
12.24
new text begin $117,000 the first year and $99,000 new text end
12.25
new text begin the second year are for the Legislative new text end
12.26
new text begin Coordinating Commission to establish new text end
12.27
new text begin and operate the new Office of Public new text end
12.28
new text begin Accountability for Constitutionally new text end
12.29
new text begin Dedicated Funding as required under new text end
12.30
new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, new text end
12.31
new text begin subdivision 10, and for the legislative auditor new text end
12.32
new text begin to conduct restoration audits under Minnesota new text end
12.33
new text begin Statutes, section 3.971, subdivision 9.new text end
13.1 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.2 Subd. 2.
Eligible land. (a) Land may be placed in the conservation
new text begin reinvest in new text end
13.3
new text begin Minnesotanew text end reserve program if the land meets the requirements of paragraphs (b) and
13.4(c)
new text begin or paragraph (d)new text end .
13.5(b) Land is eligible if the land:
13.6(1) is marginal agricultural land;
13.7(2) is adjacent to marginal agricultural land and is either beneficial to resource
13.8protection or necessary for efficient recording of the land description;
13.9(3) consists of a drained wetland;
13.10(4) is land that with a windbreak
new text begin or water quality improvement practice new text end would be
13.11beneficial to resource protection;
13.12(5) is land in a sensitive groundwater area;
13.13(6) is riparian land;
13.14(7) is cropland or noncropland adjacent to restored wetlands to the extent of up to
13.15four acres of cropland or one acre of noncropland for each acre of wetland restored;
13.16(8) is a woodlot on agricultural land;
13.17(9) is abandoned building site on agricultural land, provided that funds are not used
13.18for compensation of the value of the buildings; or
13.19(10) is land on a hillside used for pasture
new text begin that is marginal in naturenew text end .
13.20(c) Eligible land under paragraph (a) must:
13.21(1) be owned by the landowner, or a parent or other blood relative of the landowner,
13.22for at least one year before the date of application;
13.23(2) be at least five acres in size, except for a drained wetland area, riparian area,
13.24windbreak, woodlot,
new text begin wellhead protection area, new text end or abandoned building site, or be a whole
13.25field as defined by the United States Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services;
13.26(3) not be set aside, enrolled or diverted under another federal or state government
13.27program unless enrollment in the conservation
new text begin reinvest in Minnesotanew text end reserve program
13.28would provide additional conservation benefits or a longer term of enrollment than under
13.29the current federal or state program; and
13.30(4) have been in agricultural crop production for at least two of the last five
13.31years before the date of application except drained wetlands, riparian lands, woodlots,
13.32abandoned building sites,
new text begin environmentally sensitive areas, wellhead protection areas,new text end or
13.33land on a hillside used for pasture.
13.34(d) In selecting drained wetlands for enrollment in the program, the highest priority
13.35must be given to wetlands with a cropping history during the period 1976 to 1985.
new text begin Land new text end
13.36
new text begin is eligible if the land is a wellhead protection area as defined under section 103I.005, new text end
14.1
new text begin subdivision 24, and has a wellhead protection plan approved by the commissioner of new text end
14.2
new text begin health.new text end
14.3(e) In selecting land for enrollment in the program, highest priority must be given to
14.4permanent easements that are consistent with the purposes stated in section
103F.505.
14.5 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.515, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.6 Subd. 4.
Nature of property rights acquired. (a) A conservation easement must
14.7prohibit:
14.8(1) alteration of wildlife habitat and other natural features, unless specifically
14.9approved by the board;
14.10(2) agricultural crop production
new text begin and livestock grazingnew text end , unless specifically approved
14.11by the board for wildlife
new text begin conservationnew text end management purposes;
new text begin andnew text end
14.12(3) grazing of livestock except, for agreements entered before the effective date of
14.13Laws 1990, chapter 391, grazing of livestock may be allowed only if approved by the
14.14board after consultation with the commissioner of natural resources, in the case of severe
14.15drought, or a local emergency declared under section
; and
14.16(4)
new text begin (3)new text end spraying with chemicals or mowing, except
new text begin :new text end
14.17
new text begin (i) new text end as necessary to comply with noxious weed control laws or
new text begin ;new text end
14.18
new text begin (ii) fornew text end emergency control of pests necessary to protect public health
new text begin ; ornew text end
14.19
new text begin (iii) as approved by the board for conservation management purposesnew text end .
14.20(b) A conservation easement is subject to the terms of the agreement provided in
14.21subdivision 5.
14.22(c) A conservation easement must allow repairs, improvements, and inspections
14.23necessary to maintain public drainage systems provided the easement area is restored to
14.24the condition required by the terms of the conservation easement.
14.25
new text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the board must permit the harvest of native new text end
14.26
new text begin grasses for use in seed production or bioenergy on wellhead protection lands eligible new text end
14.27
new text begin under subdivision 2, paragraph (d).new text end
14.28 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 114D.50, is amended to read:
14.29
114D.50 CLEAN WATER FUND.
14.30
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Establishment.new text end The clean water fund is established in the Minnesota
14.31Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned by the fund must be credited to
14.32the fund.
14.33
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Sustainable drinking water account.new text end new text begin The sustainable drinking water new text end
14.34
new text begin account is established as an account in the clean water fund.new text end
15.1
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Purpose.new text end new text begin (a) The clean water fund may be spent only to protect, enhance, new text end
15.2
new text begin and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, to protect groundwater from new text end
15.3
new text begin degradation, and to protect drinking water sources by:new text end
15.4
new text begin (1) providing additional grants, loans, and technical assistance to public agencies new text end
15.5
new text begin and others who are participating in the process of testing waters, identifying impaired new text end
15.6
new text begin waters, developing total maximum daily loads, implementing restoration plans for new text end
15.7
new text begin impaired waters, and evaluating the effectiveness of restoration;new text end
15.8
new text begin (2) supporting additional measures to prevent surface waters from becoming new text end
15.9
new text begin impaired and to improve the quality of waters that are listed as impaired, but do not have new text end
15.10
new text begin an approved total maximum daily load addressing the impairment;new text end
15.11
new text begin (3) providing additional grants and loans for wastewater and storm water treatment new text end
15.12
new text begin projects through the Public Facilities Authority;new text end
15.13
new text begin (4) supporting additional measures to prevent the degradation of groundwater in new text end
15.14
new text begin accordance with the groundwater degradation prevention goal under section 103H.001; andnew text end
15.15
new text begin (5) providing additional funds to state agencies to carry out their responsibilities, new text end
15.16
new text begin including enhanced compliance and enforcement, under this chapter.new text end
15.17
new text begin (b) Funds from the clean water fund must supplement traditional sources of funding new text end
15.18
new text begin for these purposes and may not be used as a substitute.new text end
15.19 Sec. 13.
new text begin [116.201] COAL TAR.new text end
15.20
new text begin A state agency may not purchase undiluted coal tar sealant. For the purposes of this new text end
15.21
new text begin section, "undiluted coal tar sealant" means a sealant material containing coal tar that new text end
15.22
new text begin has not been mixed with asphalt and is for use on asphalt surfaces, including driveways new text end
15.23
new text begin and parking lots.new text end
15.24
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.new text end
15.25 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116G.15, is amended to read:
15.26
116G.15 MISSISSIPPI RIVER new text begin CORRIDOR new text end CRITICAL AREA.
15.27
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Establishment; purpose.new text end (a) The federal Mississippi National
15.28River and Recreation Area established pursuant to United States Code, title 16, section
15.29460zz-2(k), is designated an area of critical concern in accordance with this chapter. The
15.30governor shall review the existing Mississippi River critical area plan and specify any
15.31additional standards and guidelines to affected communities in accordance with section
15.32
116G.06, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4), needed to insure preservation of
15.33the area pending the completion of the federal plan.
new text begin The purpose of the designation is to:new text end
16.1
new text begin (1) protect and preserve the Mississippi River and adjacent lands that the legislature new text end
16.2
new text begin finds to be unique, valuable, and dynamic and environmental state and regional resources new text end
16.3
new text begin for the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state, region, and new text end
16.4
new text begin nation;new text end
16.5
new text begin (2) prevent and mitigate irreversible damages to the natural resources listed under new text end
16.6
new text begin clause (1);new text end
16.7
new text begin (3) preserve and enhance the natural, aesthetic, cultural, recreational, and historical new text end
16.8
new text begin values of the Mississippi River and its corridor for public use and benefit;new text end
16.9
new text begin (4) protect and preserve the Mississippi River and its corridor as an essential element new text end
16.10
new text begin in the national, state, and regional transportation, sewer and water, and recreational new text end
16.11
new text begin systems; andnew text end
16.12
new text begin (5) protect and preserve the biological and ecological functions of the Mississippi new text end
16.13
new text begin River and its corridor.new text end
16.14The results of an environmental impact statement prepared under chapter 116D
16.15begun before and completed after July 1, 1994, for a proposed project that is located in
16.16the Mississippi River critical area north of the United States Army Corps of Engineers
16.17Lock and Dam Number One must be submitted in a report to the chairs of the environment
16.18and natural resources policy and finance committees of the house of representatives
16.19and the senate prior to the issuance of any state or local permits and the authorization
16.20for an issuance of any bonds for the project. A report made under this paragraph shall
16.21be submitted by the responsible governmental unit that prepared the environmental
16.22impact statement, and must list alternatives to the project that are determined by the
16.23environmental impact statement to be economically less expensive and environmentally
16.24superior to the proposed project and identify any legislative actions that may assist in the
16.25implementation of environmentally superior alternatives. This paragraph does not apply
16.26to a proposed project to be carried out by the Metropolitan Council or a metropolitan
16.27agency as defined in section
.
16.28(b) If the results of an environmental impact statement required to be submitted by
16.29paragraph (a) indicate that there is an economically less expensive and environmentally
16.30superior alternative, then no member agency of the Environmental Quality Board shall
16.31issue a permit for the facility that is the subject of the environmental impact statement,
16.32other than an economically less expensive and environmentally superior alternative,
16.33nor shall any government bonds be issued for the facility, other than an economically
16.34less expensive and environmentally superior alternative, until after the legislature has
16.35adjourned its regular session sine die in 1996.
17.1
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Administration; rules.new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner of natural resources may new text end
17.2
new text begin adopt such rules pursuant to chapter 14 as are necessary for the administration of the new text end
17.3
new text begin Mississippi River corridor critical area program. Duties of the Environmental Quality new text end
17.4
new text begin Council or the Environmental Quality Board referenced in this chapter and related rules new text end
17.5
new text begin and in the governor's executive order number 79-19, published in the State Register on new text end
17.6
new text begin March 12, 1979, related to the Mississippi River corridor critical area shall be the duties of new text end
17.7
new text begin the commissioner. All rules adopted by the board pursuant to these duties remain in effect new text end
17.8
new text begin and shall be enforced until amended or repealed by the commissioner in accordance with new text end
17.9
new text begin law. The commissioner shall work in consultation with the United States Army Corps new text end
17.10
new text begin of Engineers, the National Park Service, the Metropolitan Council, other agencies, local new text end
17.11
new text begin units of government, and other interested parties to ensure that the Mississippi River new text end
17.12
new text begin corridor critical area is managed in a way that:new text end
17.13
new text begin (1) conserves the scenic, environmental, recreational, mineral, economic, cultural, new text end
17.14
new text begin and historic resources and functions of the river corridor;new text end
17.15
new text begin (2) maintains the river channel for transportation by providing and maintaining new text end
17.16
new text begin barging and fleeting areas in appropriate locations consistent with the character of the new text end
17.17
new text begin Mississippi River and riverfront;new text end
17.18
new text begin (3) provides for the continuation and development of a variety of urban uses, new text end
17.19
new text begin including industrial and commercial uses, and residential uses, where appropriate, within new text end
17.20
new text begin the Mississippi River and its corridor;new text end
17.21
new text begin (4) utilizes certain reaches of the river as a source of water supply and for receiving new text end
17.22
new text begin wastewater effluents and discharges that meet all applicable standards; andnew text end
17.23
new text begin (5) protects and preserves the biological and ecological functions of the Mississippi new text end
17.24
new text begin River and its corridor.new text end
17.25
new text begin (b) The Metropolitan Council shall incorporate the standards developed under new text end
17.26
new text begin this section into its planning and shall work with local units of government and the new text end
17.27
new text begin commissioner to ensure the standards are being adopted and implemented appropriately.new text end
17.28
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Districts.new text end new text begin The commissioner shall establish districts within the Mississippi new text end
17.29
new text begin River corridor critical area. The commissioner must seek to minimize the number of new text end
17.30
new text begin districts within any one municipality and take into account existing ordinances. The new text end
17.31
new text begin commissioner shall consider the following when establishing the districts:new text end
17.32
new text begin (1) the protection of the major features of the river in existence as of March 12, 1979;new text end
17.33
new text begin (2) the protection of improvements such as parks, trails, natural areas, recreational new text end
17.34
new text begin areas, and interpretive centers;new text end
17.35
new text begin (3) the use of the Mississippi River as a source of drinking water;new text end
18.1
new text begin (4) the protection of resources identified in the Mississippi National River and new text end
18.2
new text begin Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan;new text end
18.3
new text begin (5) the protection of resources identified in comprehensive plans developed by new text end
18.4
new text begin counties, cities, and towns within the Mississippi River corridor critical area;new text end
18.5
new text begin (6) the intent of the Mississippi River corridor critical area land use districts from new text end
18.6
new text begin the governor's executive order number 79-19, published in the State Register on March new text end
18.7
new text begin 12, 1979; andnew text end
18.8
new text begin (7) identified scenic, geologic, and ecological resources.new text end
18.9
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Standards.new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner shall establish minimum guidelines and new text end
18.10
new text begin standards for the districts established in subdivision 3. The guidelines and standards new text end
18.11
new text begin for each district shall include the intent of each district, key resources, and features to new text end
18.12
new text begin be protected or enhanced based upon paragraph (b), permitted uses, and dimensional new text end
18.13
new text begin and performance standards for development. The commissioner must take into account new text end
18.14
new text begin existing ordinances when developing the guidelines and standards under this section. The new text end
18.15
new text begin commissioner may provide certain exceptions and criteria for standards, including, but new text end
18.16
new text begin not limited to, exceptions for river access facilities, water supply facilities, storm water new text end
18.17
new text begin facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, and hydropower facilities.new text end
18.18
new text begin (b) The guidelines and standards must protect or enhance the following key new text end
18.19
new text begin resources and features:new text end
18.20
new text begin (1) floodplains;new text end
18.21
new text begin (2) wetlands;new text end
18.22
new text begin (3) gorges;new text end
18.23
new text begin (4) areas of confluence with key tributaries;new text end
18.24
new text begin (5) natural drainage routes;new text end
18.25
new text begin (6) shorelines and riverbanks;new text end
18.26
new text begin (7) bluffs;new text end
18.27
new text begin (8) steep slopes and very steep slopes;new text end
18.28
new text begin (9) unstable soils and bedrock;new text end
18.29
new text begin (10) significant existing vegetative stands, tree canopies, and native plant new text end
18.30
new text begin communities;new text end
18.31
new text begin (11) scenic views and vistas;new text end
18.32
new text begin (12) publicly owned parks, trails, and open spaces;new text end
18.33
new text begin (13) cultural and historic sites and structures; andnew text end
18.34
new text begin (14) water quality.new text end
18.35
new text begin (c) The commissioner shall establish a map to define bluffs and bluff-related features new text end
18.36
new text begin within the Mississippi River corridor critical area. At the outset of the rulemaking process, new text end
19.1
new text begin the commissioner shall create a preliminary map of all the bluffs and bluff lines within new text end
19.2
new text begin the Mississippi River corridor critical area, based on the guidelines in paragraph (d). The new text end
19.3
new text begin rulemaking process shall provide an opportunity to refine the preliminary bluff map. The new text end
19.4
new text begin commissioner may add to or remove areas of demonstrably unique or atypical conditions new text end
19.5
new text begin that warrant special protection or exemption. At the end of the rulemaking process, the new text end
19.6
new text begin commissioner shall adopt a final bluff map that contains associated features, including new text end
19.7
new text begin bluff lines, bases of bluffs, steep slopes, and very steep slopes.new text end
19.8
new text begin (d) The following guidelines shall be used by the commissioner to create a new text end
19.9
new text begin preliminary bluff map as part of the rulemaking process:new text end
19.10
new text begin (1) "bluff face" or "bluff" means the area between the bluff line and the bluff base. A new text end
19.11
new text begin bluff is a high, steep, natural topographic feature such as a broad hill, cliff, or embankment new text end
19.12
new text begin with a slope of 18 percent or greater and a vertical rise of at least ten feet between the bluff new text end
19.13
new text begin base and the bluff line;new text end
19.14
new text begin (2) "bluff line" means a line delineating the top of a slope connecting the points new text end
19.15
new text begin at which the slope becomes less than 18 percent. More than one bluff line may be new text end
19.16
new text begin encountered proceeding upslope from the river valley;new text end
19.17
new text begin (3) "bluff base" means a line delineating the bottom of a slope connecting the points new text end
19.18
new text begin at which the slope becomes 18 percent or greater. More than one bluff base may be new text end
19.19
new text begin encountered proceeding landward from the water;new text end
19.20
new text begin (4) "steep slopes" means 12 percent to 18 percent slopes. Steep slopes are natural new text end
19.21
new text begin topographic features with an average slope of 12 to 18 percent measured over a horizontal new text end
19.22
new text begin distance of 50 feet or more; andnew text end
19.23
new text begin (5) "very steep slopes" means slopes 18 percent or greater. Very steep slopes are new text end
19.24
new text begin natural topographic features with an average slope of 18 percent or greater, measured over new text end
19.25
new text begin a horizontal distance of 50 feet or more.new text end
19.26
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Application.new text end new text begin The standards established under this section shall be used:new text end
19.27
new text begin (1) by local units of government when preparing or updating plans or modifying new text end
19.28
new text begin regulations;new text end
19.29
new text begin (2) by state and regional agencies for permit regulation and in developing plans new text end
19.30
new text begin within their jurisdiction;new text end
19.31
new text begin (3) by the Metropolitan Council for reviewing plans, regulations, and development new text end
19.32
new text begin permit applications; andnew text end
19.33
new text begin (4) by the commissioner when approving plans, regulations, and development new text end
19.34
new text begin permit applications.new text end
19.35
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Notification; fees.new text end new text begin (a) A local unit of government or a regional or state new text end
19.36
new text begin agency shall notify the commissioner of natural resources of all developments in the new text end
20.1
new text begin corridor that require discretionary actions under their rules at least ten days before taking new text end
20.2
new text begin final action on the application. A local unit of government or agency failing to notify the new text end
20.3
new text begin commissioner at least ten days before taking final action shall submit a late fee of $50 new text end
20.4
new text begin to the commissioner. The commissioner may establish exemptions from the notification new text end
20.5
new text begin requirement for certain types of applications. For purposes of this section, a discretionary new text end
20.6
new text begin action includes all actions that require a public hearing, including variances, conditional new text end
20.7
new text begin use permits, and zoning amendments.new text end
20.8
new text begin (b) The commissioner shall recover costs of reviewing information submitted under new text end
20.9
new text begin paragraph (a). Amounts collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account in new text end
20.10
new text begin the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.new text end
20.11
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin Rules.new text end new text begin The commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure compliance with this new text end
20.12
new text begin section. By January 15, 2010, the commissioner shall begin the rulemaking required new text end
20.13
new text begin by this section under chapter 14. Until the rules required under this section take effect, new text end
20.14
new text begin the commissioner shall administer the Mississippi River corridor critical area program new text end
20.15
new text begin in accordance with the governor's executive order number 79-19, published in the State new text end
20.16
new text begin Register on March 12, 1979.new text end
20.17 Sec. 15.
new text begin ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR MONITORING.new text end
20.18
new text begin (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall establish a network of new text end
20.19
new text begin water monitoring sites in public waters adjacent to wastewater treatment facilities across new text end
20.20
new text begin the state to assess levels of endocrine disrupting compounds, antibiotic compounds, and new text end
20.21
new text begin pharmaceuticals.new text end
20.22
new text begin (b) Each of the monitoring sites must provide enhanced monitoring of the effluent new text end
20.23
new text begin at the discharge point of the wastewater treatment facility and monitoring of the public new text end
20.24
new text begin waters above and below the discharge point.new text end
20.25
new text begin (c) The monitoring sites must be located throughout the state, represent a variety of new text end
20.26
new text begin wastewater treatment facility sizes based on the number of gallons of water discharged per new text end
20.27
new text begin day, and represent a variety of waste treatment systems used for primary, secondary, and new text end
20.28
new text begin tertiary disinfecting treatment and management of biosolids.new text end
20.29
new text begin (d) In establishing the monitoring network, the commissioner of the Pollution new text end
20.30
new text begin Control Agency must consult with the commissioners of health and natural resources, the new text end
20.31
new text begin United States Geological Survey, the Metropolitan Council, local wastewater treatment new text end
20.32
new text begin facility operators, and the Water Resources Center at the University of Minnesota. new text end
20.33
new text begin Consideration may be given to monitoring sites at facilities identified as part of a total new text end
20.34
new text begin maximum daily load study and facilities located on a water body identified for enhanced new text end
20.35
new text begin protection. The initial monitoring network must include at least ten sites.new text end
21.1
new text begin (e) Monitoring must include, but is not limited to, endocrine-disrupting compounds new text end
21.2
new text begin from natural and synthetic hormones, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and new text end
21.3
new text begin a range of industrial products and by-products. At a minimum, concentrations of new text end
21.4
new text begin estrone, nonylphenol, bisphenol-A, 17-beta-estradiol, 17-alpha-ethynylestradiol, estriol, new text end
21.5
new text begin and antibacterial triclosan must be monitored. Additional compounds, antibacterial new text end
21.6
new text begin compounds, and pharmaceuticals potentially impacting human health and aquatic new text end
21.7
new text begin communities may be considered for identification and monitoring including, but not new text end
21.8
new text begin limited to, nonylphenol ethoxylates, octylphenol, and octylphenol ethoxylates; the new text end
21.9
new text begin hormones androstenedione, trenbelone, and diethylphthalate; antidepressant medications, new text end
21.10
new text begin including fluoxetine and fluvoxamine; carbamazepine; and triclocarban.new text end
21.11
new text begin (f) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall begin the monitoring new text end
21.12
new text begin and testing required under this section no later than November 1, 2009. Information new text end
21.13
new text begin about requirements under this section and the results from the monitoring and testing new text end
21.14
new text begin must be available on the agency's Web site by June 1, 2010. The commissioner shall new text end
21.15
new text begin submit a preliminary report on the results of the monitoring and testing to the chairs of the new text end
21.16
new text begin legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy new text end
21.17
new text begin and finance by April 15, 2010, and a final report no later than January 15, 2011.new text end
21.18 Sec. 16.
new text begin COAL TAR; NOTIFICATION, INVENTORY, AND BEST new text end
21.19
new text begin MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.new text end
21.20
new text begin (a) By January 15, 2010, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall new text end
21.21
new text begin notify state agencies and local units of government of the potential for contamination of new text end
21.22
new text begin constructed storm water ponds and wetlands or natural ponds used for the collection new text end
21.23
new text begin of storm water via constructed conveyances with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons new text end
21.24
new text begin from the use of coal tar sealant products. For the purpose of this section, a storm water new text end
21.25
new text begin pond is a treatment pond constructed and operated for water quality treatment, storm new text end
21.26
new text begin water detention, and flood control. Storm water ponds do not include areas of temporary new text end
21.27
new text begin ponding, such as ponds that exist only during a construction project or short-term new text end
21.28
new text begin accumulations of water in road ditches.new text end
21.29
new text begin (b) By January 15, 2010, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall new text end
21.30
new text begin establish a schedule and information requirements for state agencies and local units of new text end
21.31
new text begin government regulated under a national pollutant discharge elimination system/state new text end
21.32
new text begin disposal system permit for municipal separate storm sewer systems to report to the new text end
21.33
new text begin commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency on all storm water ponds and other waters new text end
21.34
new text begin defined in paragraph (a) located within their jurisdiction.new text end
22.1
new text begin (c) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall develop best new text end
22.2
new text begin management practices for state agencies and local units of government regulated under a new text end
22.3
new text begin national pollutant discharge elimination system/state disposal system permit for municipal new text end
22.4
new text begin separate storm sewer systems treating or cleaning up contaminated sediments in storm new text end
22.5
new text begin water ponds and other waters defined under paragraph (a) and make the best management new text end
22.6
new text begin practices available on the agency's Web site. As part of the development of the best new text end
22.7
new text begin management practices, the commissioner shall:new text end
22.8
new text begin (1) sample a set of storm water pond sediments in residential, commercial, and new text end
22.9
new text begin industrial areas for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other contaminants of potential new text end
22.10
new text begin concern;new text end
22.11
new text begin (2) investigate the feasibility of screening methods to provide more cost-effective new text end
22.12
new text begin analytical results and to identify which kinds of ponds are likely to have the highest new text end
22.13
new text begin concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; andnew text end
22.14
new text begin (3) develop guidance on testing, treatment, removal, and disposal of polycyclic new text end
22.15
new text begin aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated sediments.new text end
22.16
new text begin (d) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall incorporate the new text end
22.17
new text begin requirements for inventory and best management practices specified in paragraphs (b) new text end
22.18
new text begin and (c) into the next permitting cycle for the national pollutant discharge elimination new text end
22.19
new text begin system/state disposal system permit for municipal separate storm sewer systems.new text end
