HF 2420

3rd Engrossment - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to cities; authorizing cities to establish a 
  1.3             program to prevent the inflow and infiltration of 
  1.4             storm water into a city's sanitary sewer system; 
  1.5             authorizing cities to make loans and grants to 
  1.6             property owners in connection with the program; 
  1.7             providing for financing of the program; proposing 
  1.8             coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  [471.342] [INFLOW AND INFILTRATION PROGRAM.] 
  1.11     Subdivision 1.  [CITY.] In this section, "city" means a 
  1.12  home rule charter or statutory city. 
  1.13     Subd. 2.  [INFLOW AND INFILTRATION.] In this section, 
  1.14  "inflow and infiltration" means water other than wastewater that 
  1.15  enters a sanitary sewer system, including sewer service 
  1.16  connections, from the ground through defective pipes, pipe 
  1.17  joints, connections, or manholes, or from sources such as, but 
  1.18  not limited to, roof borders, cellar drains, yard drains, area 
  1.19  drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, 
  1.20  cross connections between storm sewers, catch basins, cooling 
  1.21  towers, storm waters, surface runoff, street wastewaters, or 
  1.22  drainage.  
  1.23     Subd. 3.  [PROGRAM AUTHORITY.] A city may establish an 
  1.24  inflow and infiltration prevention program and provide loans and 
  1.25  grants to property owners to assist the owners in financing the 
  1.26  cost of abating inflow and infiltration on their property.  
  1.27     Subd. 4.  [PROGRAM GUIDELINES.] The city shall establish 
  2.1   guidelines to govern the program.  The guidelines shall 
  2.2   establish criteria for program eligibility and standards for 
  2.3   compliance with the program.  Prior to adoption of the program 
  2.4   guidelines, the city council must conduct a public hearing on 
  2.5   the proposed guidelines after giving at least ten days' 
  2.6   published notice of the hearing. 
  2.7      Subd. 5.  [PROGRAM FINANCING.] The city may finance the 
  2.8   program with federal, state, private, or city funds.  City funds 
  2.9   include, but are not limited to, general fund appropriations, 
  2.10  sanitary or storm sewer utility funds, and fees or charges.