Minnesota Session Laws - 1996, Regular Session

  
    
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                            CHAPTER 317-H.F.No. 2420 
                  An act relating to cities; authorizing cities to 
                  establish a program to prevent the inflow and 
                  infiltration of storm water into a city's sanitary 
                  sewer system; authorizing cities to make loans and 
                  grants to property owners in connection with the 
                  program; providing for financing of the program; 
                  proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
                  chapter 471. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [471.342] [INFLOW AND INFILTRATION PROGRAM.] 
           Subdivision 1.  [CITY.] In this section, "city" means a 
        home rule charter or statutory city. 
           Subd. 2.  [INFLOW AND INFILTRATION.] In this section, 
        "inflow and infiltration" means water other than wastewater that 
        enters a sanitary sewer system, including sewer service 
        connections, from the ground through defective pipes, pipe 
        joints, connections, or manholes, or from sources such as, but 
        not limited to, roof borders, cellar drains, yard drains, area 
        drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, 
        cross connections between storm sewers, catch basins, cooling 
        towers, storm waters, surface runoff, street wastewaters, or 
        drainage.  
           Subd. 3.  [PROGRAM AUTHORITY.] A city may establish an 
        inflow and infiltration prevention program and provide loans and 
        grants to property owners to assist the owners in financing the 
        cost of abating inflow and infiltration on their property.  
           Subd. 4.  [PROGRAM GUIDELINES.] The city shall establish 
        guidelines to govern the program.  The guidelines shall 
        establish criteria for program eligibility and standards for 
        compliance with the program.  Prior to adoption of the program 
        guidelines, the city council must conduct a public hearing on 
        the proposed guidelines after giving at least ten days' 
        published notice of the hearing. 
           Subd. 5.  [PROGRAM FINANCING.] The city may finance the 
        program with federal, state, private, or city funds.  City funds 
        include, but are not limited to, general fund appropriations, 
        sanitary or storm sewer utility funds, and fees or charges. 
           Presented to the governor March 14, 1996 
           Signed by the governor March 15, 1996, 11:52 a.m.