Minnesota Legislature
HF 2638
as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 05/14/2021 04:24pm
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A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; making changes to the agricultural land preservation
program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 40A.11, subdivision 1;
40A.18, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 40A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
General.
An agricultural preserve continues in existence until either the
owner or the county initiates expiration as provided in this section. The date of expiration
by the owner or the county must be at least deleted text begin eightdeleted text end new text begin three new text end years from the date of notice under
this section.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 40A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Allowed commercial and industrial operations.
(a) Commercial and industrial
operations are not allowed on land within an agricultural preserve except:
(1) small on-farm commercial or industrial operations normally associated with and
important to farming in the agricultural preserve area;
(2) storage use of existing farm buildings that does not disrupt the integrity of the
agricultural preserve;
(3) small commercial use of existing farm buildings for trades not disruptive to the
integrity of the agricultural preserve such as a carpentry shop, small scale mechanics shop,
and similar activities that a farm operator might conduct; deleted text begin and
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(4) wireless communication installments and related equipment and structure capable
of providing technology potentially beneficial to farming activities. A property owner who
installs wireless communication equipment does not violate a covenant made prior to January
1, 2018, under section 40A.10, subdivision 1deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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(5) solar energy generating systems with an output capacity of one megawatt or less.
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(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), "existing" means existing on
August 1, 1989.