2004 Minnesota Statutes

  160.201 Public road ditches.  

    Subdivision 1.    Improving and draining.  For the 
 purpose of draining public roads and preventing accumulations of 
 water in road ditches, the overflow of which may damage adjacent 
 lands, the various authorities having supervision over public 
 roads, in addition to all other powers granted to said 
 authorities, are authorized and empowered to expend moneys from 
 funds available therefor in repairing, cleaning out, deepening, 
 widening and improving public road ditches within the 
 jurisdiction and supervision of such authorities.  The necessity 
 for such work shall be determined by the authorities which now 
 have the supervision of said public roads; provided, that before 
 said work may be done said road supervising authority shall 
 determine that said road ditch as so improved will be provided 
 with an adequate outlet. 

    Subd. 2.    Rental of ditch machinery by county to 
 municipality.  The county board of any county now or 
 hereafter owning machinery or equipment used in the construction 
 and maintenance of ditches may lease such machinery and its 
 incidental appliances to municipalities within such county upon 
 such rate of rental and upon such terms and conditions as the 
 county board may prescribe.  

    HIST: 1945 c 36