SF 1214

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to the environment; authorizing a pilot
project in Crow Wing County for the establishment of a
sewer district; providing additional powers for the
sewer district.

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

Section 1. new text begin CROW WING COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT; PILOT
PROJECT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Powers. new text end

new text begin In addition to the powers granted
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116A, the county board for Crow
Wing County, by resolution, may grant the following powers to a
sewer district created by the county board under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 116A:
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new text begin (1) provide that an authorized representative of the
district, after presentation of credentials, may enter at
reasonable times any premise to inspect or maintain an
individual sewage treatment system, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 115.55, subdivision 1, paragraph (g);
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new text begin (2) include areas of the county within the sewer district
that are not contiguous and establish different systems for
wastewater treatment in specific areas of the county;
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new text begin (3) provide that each special service area that is managed
by the sewer system or combination thereof constitutes a system
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116A;
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new text begin (4) delegate to the sewer district, by resolution, all or a
portion of its administrative and enforcement obligations with
respect to individual sewage treatment systems under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 115, and rules adopted by the Pollution
Control Agency;
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new text begin (5) modify any individual sewage treatment system to
provide reasonable access to it for inspection and maintenance;
and
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new text begin (6) neither the approval nor the waiver of the county
board, nor confirmation by order of the district court, shall be
required for the sewer commission to exercise the powers set
forth in Minnesota Statutes, section 116A.24.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin If the Crow Wing County Board exercises
the additional powers granted under subdivision 1, the county
shall provide a report by August 1, 2009, to the senate and
house committees with jurisdiction over environmental policy on
the establishment and operation of the sewer district. The
report must include:
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new text begin (1) a description of the implementation of the additional
powers granted under subdivision 1;
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new text begin (2) available information on the effectiveness of the
additional powers to control pollution in the county; and
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new text begin (3) any recommendations for changes to Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 116A, to broaden the authority for sewer districts to
include any of the additional powers granted under subdivision 1.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021,
subdivision 2.
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