<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>rights-of-way; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.27, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 160.27, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>10.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 160.27, subdivision 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Department of Transportation</b><b> temporary permit for  field application.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>(a) In connection with the use of the road right-of-way of a road authority controlled by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>the commissioner, excluding on controlled-access highways under section 
         <statute_ref>160.08</statute_ref>, a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>property owner or occupant of property abutting the road right-of-way may apply for a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>permit for temporary placement, for up to 14 days, of a pressurized flexible force main for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>the transport of manure for field application.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(b) The property owner or occupant must:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(1) identify the entire length of the right-of-way for use under the permit;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(2) place the force main within the backslope of the road authority's right-of-way <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>where possible;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(3) place pumping equipment outside of the road authority's right-of-way; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(4) meet all of the permit requirements identified by the road authority commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(c) Once the road authority commissioner has issued a permit, the property owner or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>occupant may install place the force main over the length of the right-of-way from the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>permittee's property to where the manure will be applied, irrespective of whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>permittee is the owner or occupant of all property abutting the portion of the right-of-way <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>where the force main is to be installed placed.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.27, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>    Subd. 11. <b>General authority for certain field application.</b> (a) A property owner or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>occupant of property may, with respect to a county highway, including a county state-aid <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>highway, or town road, temporarily place a pressurized flexible force main for the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>transport of manure for field application if the following requirements are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(1) the road is not a controlled-access highway under section 160.08;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(2) the force main remains in place for no more than 21 days;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>(3) the force main is placed within the backslope of the road right-of-way where <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>possible, and is not placed on the roadway, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>68, of a public road;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(4) pumping equipment is placed outside the road right-of-way;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(5) the force main placement does not unreasonably interfere with: (i) another <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>landowner or occupant's access to the owner or occupant's property, (ii) the safe use of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>the right-of-way in which the force main is placed, (iii) the safe use of any driveway or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>private road that the force main crosses, or (iv) maintenance activities authorized by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>the road authority;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(6) the property owner or occupant notifies, whether verbally or in writing, the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>appropriate county or town at least one business day prior to placement of the force main <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>in the right-of-way; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(7) field application is performed by the holder of a valid commercial animal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>waste technician applicator license under section 18C.430, including proof of financial <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>responsibility.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(b) A notification under paragraph (a), clause (6), must include the starting and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>estimated ending dates of field application, a basic description of the entire length of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>right-of-way being used, and the name, address, and phone number of the business or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>commercial animal waste technician applicator license holder performing field application.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(c) The property owner or occupant is responsible for restoring the right-of-way to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>the preplacement condition, including the immediate cleanup of any spillage or leakage <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>of manure into the right-of-way.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>(d) A property owner or occupant who meets the requirements under paragraphs (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>and (b) may place the force main over the length of the right-of-way from that property <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>owner's or occupant's property to where the manure will be applied, irrespective of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>whether the person is the owner or occupant of all property abutting the portion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>right-of-way where the force main is to be placed.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.27, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Damage or spills; liability.</b> A commercial animal waste technician <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>company licensed under section 18C.430 using a pressurized flexible force main for the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>transport of manure for field application under subdivision 11 is liable for the costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>cleanup and repair for any spill or damage caused during the placement, use, or removal <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>of the pressurized flexible force main.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>