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103B.531 CREATION BY COMMISSIONER OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
Subdivision 1. Petition to commissioner. If the county board of one or more of the counties
affected has disapproved a petition for creation of a lake improvement district for an area, a
petition for creation of a lake improvement district containing information required by section
103B.521, subdivision 1, may be submitted to the commissioner of natural resources.
Subd. 2. Determination to hold hearing. Upon receipt of the petition by the commissioner
and verification of the signatures on the petition by the county, the commissioner may, within
30 days following verification, hold a public hearing at the expense of the county board on
the question of whether the requested lake improvement district shall be established. The
commissioner, in determining whether to hold a public hearing, shall examine all facts relating to
the petition, including the reasons why the petition was disapproved by the county.
Subd. 3. Approval or denial of petition. (a) If a hearing is not to be held, within 30 days
following the receipt of verification by the county, or within 30 days following the holding of
a hearing, the commissioner shall, by order, approve or disapprove the establishment of the
requested lake improvement district.
(b) If the commissioner determines that the establishment of the lake improvement district as
requested in the petition would be for the public welfare and public interest, and that the purposes
of section 103B.511, subdivision 1, would be served by the establishment of a lake improvement
district, the commissioner shall by order approve the establishment of the lake improvement
district. If the commissioner does not approve the establishment of the district, the commissioner
shall by order disapprove the establishment.
(c) An order approving creation may contain modifications of the area's boundaries,
functions, financing, or organization from what was stated in the petition.
History: 1990 c 391 art 2 s 36
Subdivision 1. Petition to commissioner. If the county board of one or more of the counties
affected has disapproved a petition for creation of a lake improvement district for an area, a
petition for creation of a lake improvement district containing information required by section
103B.521, subdivision 1, may be submitted to the commissioner of natural resources.
Subd. 2. Determination to hold hearing. Upon receipt of the petition by the commissioner
and verification of the signatures on the petition by the county, the commissioner may, within
30 days following verification, hold a public hearing at the expense of the county board on
the question of whether the requested lake improvement district shall be established. The
commissioner, in determining whether to hold a public hearing, shall examine all facts relating to
the petition, including the reasons why the petition was disapproved by the county.
Subd. 3. Approval or denial of petition. (a) If a hearing is not to be held, within 30 days
following the receipt of verification by the county, or within 30 days following the holding of
a hearing, the commissioner shall, by order, approve or disapprove the establishment of the
requested lake improvement district.
(b) If the commissioner determines that the establishment of the lake improvement district as
requested in the petition would be for the public welfare and public interest, and that the purposes
of section 103B.511, subdivision 1, would be served by the establishment of a lake improvement
district, the commissioner shall by order approve the establishment of the lake improvement
district. If the commissioner does not approve the establishment of the district, the commissioner
shall by order disapprove the establishment.
(c) An order approving creation may contain modifications of the area's boundaries,
functions, financing, or organization from what was stated in the petition.
History: 1990 c 391 art 2 s 36
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