DEFINITIONS.

103A.301 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103A.301 to 103A.341. § Subd. 2.Agency. "Agency" means a state officer, board, commission, bureau, division, or agency, other than a court, exercising duty or authority under laws listed in section 103A.305. § Subd. 3.Board. "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources. § Subd. 4.Court. "Court" means the district court or a judge of the district court before whom the proceeding is pending. § Subd. 5.Proceeding. "Proceeding" means a procedure under any of the laws listed in section 103A.305 that involves administrative discretion or duty. § Subd. 6.Question of water policy. "Question of water policy" means a question of water law and policy in which use, disposal, pollution, or conservation of water is a factor in a proceeding, including: (1) determination of the governing policy of state law in the proceeding and resolution of apparent inconsistencies between different statutes; or (2) the proper application of the policy of state law to facts in the proceeding if application is a matter of administrative discretion. History: 1990 c 391 art 1 s 11