2006 Minnesota Statutes

116C.26 APPLICATION PROCEDURE.
    Subdivision 1. Master application. A person proposing a project which may require more
than one permit may, prior to the initial construction of the project or prior to the initial operation
of the project if construction of the project required no state permits, submit a master application
to the coordination unit requesting the issuance of all state permits necessary for construction and
operation of the project. The master application shall be on a form furnished by the coordination
unit and shall contain precise information as to the location of the project, and shall describe the
nature of the project including any contemplated discharges of wastes therefrom and any uses of,
or interferences with, natural resources. No master application shall be accepted for processing by
the coordination unit pursuant to sections 116C.22 to 116C.34, unless it is accompanied by the
certifications issued not more than 120 days prior to the date of the master application as required
by section 116C.31. No master application shall be accepted for processing by the coordination
unit pursuant to sections 116C.22 to 116C.34, unless it is accompanied by a certification from the
board that either an environmental impact statement concerning the project has been completed or
that an environmental impact statement is not required concerning the project.
    Subd. 2. Notice; response. Upon receipt of a completed master application, the coordination
unit shall immediately notify in writing each agency having a possible interest in the master
application arising from requirements pertaining to a permit program under its jurisdiction. The
notification from the coordination unit shall be accompanied by a copy of the master application
together with the date by which the agency shall respond to the notice. Each notified agency
shall respond in writing to the coordination unit within the specified date, not exceeding 20
days from receipt, as determined by the coordination unit, advising whether the agency does or
does not have an interest in the master application. If an agency timely responds that it has an
interest in the master application, the response shall include information concerning the specific
permit programs under its jurisdiction which are pertinent to the project described in the master
application. The agency response shall also advise the coordination unit whether a public hearing
concerning the master application as provided in section 116C.28 would or would not be required
or of value considering the overall public interest.
    Subd. 3. Subsequent permit requirement. Each notified agency which responds within the
specified date that it does not have an interest in the master application or which does not respond
as required by subdivision 2 within the specified date, shall not subsequently require a permit of
the applicant for the project described in the master application; provided the bar to requiring a
permit subsequently shall not be applicable if:
(a) the master application provided to the notified agency contained false, misleading, or
deceptive information, or lacked information, which would reasonably lead an agency to misjudge
its interest in a master application; or
(b) subsequent laws or rules require additional permits; or
(c) unusual circumstances prevented the agency from notifying the coordination unit and the
agency can establish that failure to require a permit would result in substantial harm to the public
health or welfare, in which case the board may order that the permit be required.
    Subd. 4. Application forms. The coordination unit shall submit application forms
concerning the permit programs identified in the affirmative responses under subdivision 2 to the
applicant with a direction to complete and return them to the coordination unit within 90 days.
    Subd. 5. Transmittal to agency. Within ten days of receipt of the full set of completed
application forms by the coordination unit, each application shall be transmitted to the appropriate
agency for the performance of its responsibilities of decision making in accordance with the
procedures of sections 116C.22 to 116C.33.
    Subd. 6. Date. If an agency has a procedure for setting priorities in issuing a permit according
to the date of the application for the permit, the date used shall be the date upon which a master
application is received by the coordination unit.
History: 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 303 s 5