HF 3786

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

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; reinstating an exemption from the Wetland
Conservation Act for approved development; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 103G.2241, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 8a. new text end

new text begin Approved development. new text end

new text begin A replacement plan for wetlands is not required
for development projects and ditch improvement projects in the state that have received
preliminary or final plat approval or have infrastructure that has been installed or has local
site plan approval, conditional use permits, or similar official approval by a governing
body or government agency, within five years before July 1, 1991. As used in the
subdivision, "infrastructure" means public water facilities, storm water and sanitary sewer
piping, outfalls, inlets, culverts, bridges, and any other work defined specifically by a local
government unit as constituting a capital improvement to a parcel within the context of an
approved development plan. This exemption applies only in a greater than 80 percent area
or an adjacent county bordering Canada and expires on January 1, 2013.
new text end