1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for approving shoreline 
1.3 	protection and restoration;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103F.211, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103F.211, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Shoreline protection and restoration projects. Shoreline protection and 
1.9 	restoration projects to protect a landowner's shoreline are exempt from any variance 
1.10 	requirements for shoreland zoning pursuant to this section and zoning ordinances adopted 
1.11 	to comply with this section. Any work below the ordinary high-water level of public waters 
1.12 	or any work that affects the course, current, or cross-section of public waters that is part of 
1.13 	the project is subject to permit requirements under chapter 103G.