Minnesota Legislature
HF 587
1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to waters; modifying requirements for contested case hearing notices;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.311, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.311, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:
Subd. 2.
Hearing notice.
(a) The hearing notice on an application must deleted text begin statedeleted text end new text begin
includenew text end :
(1) the date, place, and time fixed by the commissioner for the hearing;deleted text begin and
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(2) the waters affected, the water levels sought to be established, or control structures
proposednew text begin ; and
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new text begin (3) the matters prescribed by sections 14.57 to 14.59 and rules adopted thereundernew text end .
(b) new text begin A summary of new text end the hearing notice must be published by the commissioner at the
expense of the applicant or, if the proceeding is initiated by the commissioner in the
absence of an applicant, at the expense of the commissioner.
(c) The new text begin summary of the new text end hearing notice must be:
(1) published once a week for two successive weeks before the day of hearing
in a legal newspaper published in the county where any part of the affected waters is
located;new text begin and
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(2) mailed by the commissioner to the county auditor, the mayor of a municipality,
the watershed district, and the soil and water conservation district affected by the
applicationdeleted text begin ; and
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deleted text begin (3) made under requirements prescribed by sections 14.57 to 14.59 and rules of the
chief administrative law judgedeleted text end .