1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drainage; establishing drainage registry information portal;proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [103E.122] DRAINAGE REGISTRY INFORMATION PORTAL.
1.6 	(a) The executive director of the Board of Water and Soil Resources must establish and 
1.7 	maintain a drainage registry information portal that includes a searchable electronic database 
1.8 	of all documents initiating proceedings and nonpetitioned repairs under this chapter. The 
1.9 	database must permit members of the public to easily search for and retrieve documents by:
1.10 	(1) the name of the county or watershed district where the petition or document was 
1.11 	filed;
1.12 	(2) the type of petition or document filed;
1.13 	(3) the date of the petition or document; and
1.14 	(4) other identifiers that allow members of the public to easily access information on 
1.15 	the proceeding or repair.
1.16 	(b) For each proceeding, the database must include the contact information for a local 
1.17 	contact that can provide additional information on the proceeding or repair.
1.18 	(c) For any proceeding or nonpetitioned repair brought under this chapter, the drainage 
1.19 	authority must file with the executive director an electronic copy of the petition or other 
1.20 	document initiating the drainage project or repair. The petition or other document must be 
1.21 	filed within ten calendar days of filing the petition or other document with the county auditor 
2.1 	or secretary or, for nonpetitioned repairs, within ten days of ordering the repair. A drainage 
2.2 	authority may not take any action on a drainage proceeding or repair if the proceeding does 
2.3 	not comply with this section.