Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                        CHAPTER 167-H.F.No. 743 
           An act relating to the Red River watershed management 
          board; changing the description of the area subject to 
          special authority of watershed districts; requiring 
          the board to adopt criteria for funding applications; 
          clarifying the uses of levy proceeds; expanding the 
          board's authority to cooperate with other entities; 
          amending Laws 1976, chapter 162, sections 1 and 2, as 
          amended, and 3. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Laws 1976, chapter 162, section 1, as amended 
by Laws 1982, chapter 474, section 1, Laws 1983, chapter 338, 
section 1, and Laws 1989 First Special Session chapter 1, 
article 5, section 45, is amended to read: 
    Section 1.  [RED RIVER OF THE NORTH WATERSHED; TAX BY 
WATERSHED DISTRICTS.] 
    Each watershed district located within the counties of 
Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Pennington, Red Lake, Norman, Clay, 
Mahnomen, Clearwater, Roseau, Wilkin, Ottertail, Becker, 
Koochiching, Beltrami, and Itasca, which district is a member of 
the lower Red River watershed management board, established by a 
joint powers agreement in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
section 471.59, may levy an ad valorem tax not to exceed 0.04836 
percent of the taxable market value of all property within the 
district.  This levy shall be in excess of any levy authorized 
by Minnesota Statutes, section 112.61 103D.905.  The proceeds of 
one-half of this levy shall be credited to the district's 
administrative construction fund and shall be used for the 
development, construction, and maintenance of projects and 
programs of common benefit to the district.  The proceeds of the 
remaining one-half of this levy shall be credited to 
the construction general fund of the lower Red River watershed 
management board and shall be used for funding the development, 
construction, and maintenance of projects and programs of common 
benefit to the Red River basin.  The Red River management board 
shall adopt criteria for member districts to follow in applying 
for funding from the board. 
    Sec. 2.  Laws 1976, chapter 162, section 2, as amended by 
Laws 1983, chapter 338, section 2, is amended to read: 
    Sec. 2.  [RED RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT BOARD PROJECTS.] 
    The lower Red River watershed management board may by 
resolution institute projects or works of common benefit to the 
Red River basin and the expenses of the works or projects may be 
paid in any manner permitted by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 112 
103D, provided, that the limitations of engineers' preliminary 
cost estimates specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 112.48 
103D.601, subdivision 4 1, shall not be applicable. 
    Sec. 3.  Laws 1976, chapter 162, section 3, is amended to 
read: 
    Sec. 3.  [COOPERATION.] 
    The lower Red River watershed management board may 
cooperate with water management and flood control authorities in 
the State of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the 
province of Manitoba and may enter into contracts, compacts and 
agreements which may be necessary to insure integration of 
its works or projects, to control the effects of flooding or to 
assure the beneficial use of water in the watershed of the Red 
River and its tributaries basin. 
     Sec. 4.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
     This act takes effect the day after final enactment. 
    Presented to the governor May 21, 1991 
    Signed by the governor May 24, 1991, 4:29 p.m.