SF 2703

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/28/2023 03:23pm

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; providing for sustainable diversion limits on
groundwater appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 103G.005,
by adding subdivisions; 103G.287, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103G.005, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 9c. new text end

new text begin Ecosystem harm. new text end

new text begin "Ecosystem harm" means to change the biological
community and ecology in a manner that results in loss of ecological structure or function.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103G.005, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 13b. new text end

new text begin Negative impact to surface waters. new text end

new text begin "Negative impact to surface waters"
means a change in hydrology sufficient to cause aquatic ecosystem harm or alter riparian
uses long term.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103G.005, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 15i. new text end

new text begin Sustainable diversion limit. new text end

new text begin "Sustainable diversion limit" means a maximum
amount of water that can be removed directly or indirectly from a surface water body in a
defined geographic area on a monthly or annual basis without causing a negative impact to
the surface water body.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103G.287, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Relationship to surface water resources.

Groundwater appropriations deleted text begin that
will have negative impacts to surface waters are subject to applicable provisions in section
103G.285 deleted text end new text begin may be authorized only if they avoid known negative impacts to surface waters new text end . new text begin
If the commissioner determines that groundwater appropriations are having a negative
impact to surface waters, the commissioner may use a sustainable diversion limit or other
relevant method, tools, or information to implement measures so that groundwater
appropriations do not negatively impact the surface waters.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes must renumber the subdivisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
103G.005, listed in column A to the references listed in column B. The revisor must make
necessary cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules consistent
with the renumbering:
new text end

	new text begin Column A new text end	new text begin Column B new text end
	new text begin subdivision 9b new text end	new text begin subdivision 9d new text end
	new text begin subdivision 13a new text end	new text begin subdivision 13C new text end
	new text begin subdivision 15h new text end	new text begin subdivision 15j new text end