2006 Minnesota Statutes

103E.212 NEW DRAINAGE SYSTEM PROJECTS.
    Subdivision 1. Procedure. To establish a new drainage system under this chapter, the
petitioners and drainage authority must proceed according to this section and the provisions
applicable to establishment of drainage projects.
    Subd. 2. Signatures on petition. The petition for a new drainage system must be signed
by a majority of the owners of the property that the proposed drainage system described in the
petition passes over, or by the property owners of at least 60 percent of the area that the proposed
new drainage system passes over.
    Subd. 3. Petition requirements. The petition must:
(1) describe the 40-acre tracts or government lots and property where the proposed new
drainage system passes over, including names and addresses of the property owners from records
in the county assessor's office;
(2) describe the starting point, the general course, and the terminus of the proposed drainage
system;
(3) state why the proposed drainage system is necessary;
(4) state that the proposed drainage system will benefit and be useful to the public and will
promote public health; and
(5) state that the petitioners will pay all costs of the proceedings if the proceedings are
dismissed or the contract for the construction of the proposed drainage system is not awarded.
History: 1990 c 391 art 5 s 28