2006 Minnesota Statutes

103D.345 PERMITS.
    Subdivision 1. Application fee. A person applying for a permit required by the managers
under a rule controlling the use and development of land in the floodplain, greenbelt, and open
space areas of the watershed district must accompany the application with a permit application
fee to defray the cost of recording and processing the application. The managers may set the
fee not to exceed $10.
    Subd. 2. Field inspection fee. The managers may charge, in addition, a field inspection fee
of at least $35. The inspection fee must be used to cover actual costs related to a field inspection.
Inspection costs include investigation of the area affected by the proposed activity, analysis of
the proposed activity, services of a consultant, and any required subsequent monitoring of the
proposed activity. Costs of monitoring an activity authorized by permit may be charged and
collected as necessary after issuance of the permit.
    Subd. 3. Government agencies exempt. The fees in subdivisions 1 and 2 may not be
charged to the federal government, the state, or a political subdivision.
    Subd. 4. Bond. The managers may require an applicant for a permit to file a bond with the
managers in an amount set by the managers and conditioned on performance by the applicant of
authorized activities in conformance with the terms of the permit.
    Subd. 5. Applicability of permit requirements to state. A rule adopted by the managers
that requires a permit for an activity applies to the Department of Transportation.
    Subd. 6. General permits. A watershed district may issue general permits for public
transportation projects for work on existing roads.
History: 1990 c 391 art 4 s 27; 1996 c 407 s 42; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 108