1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drainage; providing authority for drainage authorities to receive 
1.3 	and use funds for watershed-based planning and implementation;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103E.011, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103E.011, subdivision 5, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Use of external sources of funding. Notwithstanding other provisions 
1.9 	of this chapter, a drainage authority may accept and use funds from sources other than, 
1.10 	or in addition to, those derived from assessments based on the benefits of the drainage 
1.11 	system for the purposes of watershed-based planning and implementation for the drainage 
1.12 	system, wetland preservation or restoration, or creation of water quality improvements or 
1.13 	flood control. The sources of funding authorized under this subdivision may also be used 
1.14 	outside the benefited area but must be within the watershed of the drainage system.