HF 1750

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; requiring a report of Mississippi River critical area
program.

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

Section 1. new text begin CRITICAL AREA REGULATION STUDY.
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new text begin The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the Environmental
Quality Board, shall report to the house and senate committees having jurisdiction over
environmental policy and finance by February 1, 2008, on the Mississippi River critical
area program. The report shall include the status of critical area plans, zoning ordinances,
the number and types of revisions anticipated, and the nature and number of variances
sought. The report shall include recommendations for regulations needed to adequately
protect and manage the aesthetic integrity and natural environment of the river corridor.
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