1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to water; classifying the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District 
1.3 	as a watershed management organization.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. COMFORT LAKE-FOREST LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICT.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed 
1.7 	District established under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103D, shall be considered a 
1.8 	watershed management organization as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.205, 
1.9 	subdivision 13. The Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District shall manage or plan 
1.10 	for the management of surface water within the watershed district boundary in Chisago 
1.11 	and Washington Counties through the authorities contained in Minnesota Statutes, sections 
1.12 	103B.205 to 103B.255 and chapter 103D.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.