HF 1349

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/18/2016 09:08am

A bill for an act
relating to drainage; modifying redetermination of drainage system benefit
requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103E.351, subdivision
1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103E.351, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:

Subdivision 1.

Conditions to redetermine benefits and damages; appointment
of viewers.

If the drainage authority determines that the original benefits or damages
determined in a drainage proceeding do not reflect reasonable present day land values
or that the benefited or damaged areas have changed, or if more than 50 percent of the
owners of property benefited or damaged by a drainage system petition for correction
of an error that was made at the time of the proceedings that established the drainage
system, the drainage authority may appoint three viewers to redetermine and report the
benefits and damages and the benefited and damaged areas. new text begin If a redetermination has not
been conducted for a drainage system after May 20, 1977, a redetermination must be
completed by July 1, 2020. The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with
the Drainage Work Group coordinated in accordance with section 103B.101, subdivision
13, shall establish alternative methods using current technology and information to more
efficiently determine benefits and damages for drainage systems.
new text end