103D.721 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS AND DAMAGES BY MANAGERS.
Subdivision 1.
Authority. The managers may, in their discretion, use the procedure in this
section to determine benefits and damages.
Subd. 2.
Determination. After the engineer's report is filed, the managers, with the
assistance of the engineer, shall determine the benefits or damages to the property affected by the
proposed project, including property owned by the state or a state agency, highways, and other
property likely to be affected by the proposed improvement or that may be used or taken for
construction, implementation, or maintenance.
Subd. 3.
State property. For all watershed district projects, benefits and damages to
property owned by the state or a state agency that is held and used for the purposes described
in sections
103E.025 and
103E.315, subdivision 1, shall be determined using the procedure
provided in sections
103E.025 and
103E.315, subdivision 1. If a state permit is required from
the commissioner to construct the project, state land may not be taken, damaged, or benefited
until the permit is issued.
Subd. 4.
Water management assessment portion. The managers must determine the
amount to be paid and generally assessed by the watershed district for the basic water management
portion of the improvement projects.
History: 1990 c 391 art 4 s 57; 1995 c 199 s 46,47