Minnesota Session Laws - 1988, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1988 

                        CHAPTER 533-S.F.No. 1700 
           An act relating to metropolitan government; scheduling 
          the payment of certain watershed improvement costs; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 473.883, 
          subdivisions 2 and 4. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 473.883, 
subdivision 2, is amended to read:  
    Subd. 2.  [PROCEDURE.] A copy of the plan for the 
improvement shall be forwarded to the county board.  The 
organization shall then hold a public hearing on the proposed 
improvement, following publication once each week for two 
successive weeks before the date of the hearing in a legal 
newspaper published in the county or counties in which a part or 
all of the affected waters and lands are located.  The last 
publication shall occur not more than 30 days nor less than ten 
days before the hearing.  The notice shall state the time and 
place of hearing, the general nature of the proposed 
improvement, the estimated cost, and the method by which the 
cost of the improvement is to be paid, including the cost to be 
allocated to each county or minor watershed unit under 
subdivision 3.  The cost must be apportioned according to the 
benefits received by property in the county.  Not less than ten 
days before the hearing, notice by mail shall be given to the 
counties and to each home rule charter or statutory city or town 
located wholly or partly within the territory of the watershed 
management organization.  Failure to give mailed notice or 
defects in the notice shall not invalidate the proceedings.  At 
the time and place specified in the notice the organization 
shall hear all parties interested in the proposed improvement.  
If upon full hearing the organization finds that the improvement 
will be conducive to public health and promote the general 
welfare, and is in compliance with sections 473.875 to 473.883 
and the plan adopted pursuant to section 473.878, it shall make 
findings accordingly, determine the cost of the improvement, 
and, before October 1, certify the cost to the county or 
counties for payment.  
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 473.883, 
subdivision 4, is amended to read:  
    Subd. 4.  [COUNTY PAYMENT.] Each county receiving a 
certification certifications for payment from a watershed 
management organization organizations pursuant to this section 
shall promptly after September 30 of each year provide funds to 
meet its proportionate share of the cost of the improvement 
improvements as shown in the certification certifications by the 
organization organizations received during the prior 12 months.  
In an emergency and after receipt of certification the county 
shall provide funds at any other time.  When an organization 
anticipates an emergency it shall promptly inform the county and 
provide it with appropriate information. 
    Sec. 3.  [APPLICATION.] 
    This act applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, 
Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. 
    Approved April 14, 1988