1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; discontinuing Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation 
1.3 	District; transferring duties;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 383A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [383A.606] DISCONTINUANCE OF RAMSEY SOIL AND WATER 
1.7 	CONSERVATION DISTRICT; TRANSFER OF DUTIES.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Discontinuance. Notwithstanding section 103C.225, the Ramsey Soil 
1.9 	and Water Conservation District is discontinued effective July 1, 2018, and its duties and 
1.10 	authorities are transferred to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Transfer of duties and authorities. The Ramsey County Board of 
1.12 	Commissioners has the duties and authorities of a soil and water conservation district. All 
1.13 	contracts in effect on the date of the discontinuance of the district to which Ramsey Soil 
1.14 	and Water Conservation District is a party remain in force and effect for the period provided 
1.15 	in the contracts. The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners shall be substituted for the 
1.16 	Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District as party to the contracts and succeed to the 
1.17 	district's rights and duties.
1.18 		Subd. 3.Transfer of assets. The Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District Board 
1.19 	of Supervisors shall transfer the assets of the district to the Ramsey County Board of 
1.20 	Commissioners. The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners shall use the transferred 
1.21 	assets for the purposes of implementing the transferred duties and authorities.
1.22 		Subd. 4.Reestablishment. The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners may petition 
1.23 	the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources to reestablish the Ramsey Soil and Water 
2.1 	Conservation District. Alternatively, the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources 
2.2 	under its authority in section 103C.201, and after giving notice of corrective actions and 
2.3 	time to implement the corrective actions, may reestablish the Ramsey Soil and Water 
2.4 	Conservation District if it determines the goals established in section 103C.005 are not 
2.5 	being achieved. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources may reestablish the 
2.6 	Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District under this subdivision without a referendum.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of 
2.8 	Ramsey County and its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with Minnesota 
2.9 	Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.