HF 705

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to land use; providing for state matching 
  1.3             grants for purchase of development rights; 
  1.4             appropriating money. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS; 
  1.7   APPROPRIATION.] 
  1.8      (a) $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the 
  1.9   commissioner of natural resources for the biennium ending June 
  1.10  30, 2003, for matching grants to statutory or home rule charter 
  1.11  cities, towns, or counties to purchase development rights to 
  1.12  create permanent conservation easements under Minnesota 
  1.13  Statutes, chapter 84C.  
  1.14     (b) To be eligible for a matching grant, the city, county, 
  1.15  or town must submit a resolution of the governing body 
  1.16  supporting its application for funding that states that it has 
  1.17  an adopted comprehensive plan, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.18  section 394.22, subdivision 9, or 462.352, subdivision 5, that:  
  1.19     (1) the local government has reviewed within the last year 
  1.20  and updated as necessary; 
  1.21     (2) includes the proposed purchase of development rights 
  1.22  program for which the local government is seeking grant funds; 
  1.23  and 
  1.24     (3) is supported by official controls to implement the 
  1.25  purchase of development rights program, as authorized in 
  2.1   Minnesota Statutes, sections 394.25, subdivision 2, and 462.357, 
  2.2   subdivision 1, that are consistent with the adopted 
  2.3   comprehensive plan.  
  2.4      (c) The resolution in support of the grant application must 
  2.5   also state that the applicant has provided a copy of its adopted 
  2.6   comprehensive plan with the purchase of development rights 
  2.7   program element to each adjacent or constituent local government 
  2.8   for review and comment and the applicant has considered the 
  2.9   comments received.