Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

103D.707 PROJECTS INITIATED BY MANAGERS. § Subdivision 1.Resolution. A majority of the members of the board of managers may initiate a project by a resolution finding that the project generally conforms with the watershed management plan of the watershed district. The resolution …

103D.711 ENGINEER'S REPORT. § Subdivision 1. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 90 art 3 s 88] § Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) The engineer's report must include findings and recommendations about the proposed project. If the engineer finds the project feasible, the engineer must provide a pl…

103D.715 APPRAISERS; DETERMINING BENEFITS AND DAMAGES. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. After the engineer's report is filed, if the project is proposed to be funded in whole or in part by assessments of benefited land owners, the managers shall, with the least possible delay, appoin…

103D.721 MANAGERS; DETERMINING BENEFITS AND DAMAGES. § 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 assist…

103D.725 BENEFITED PROPERTY; DETERMINATION. § Subdivision 1.Appraiser standards. If the proposed project includes the construction or improvement of a ditch, stream, river, or watercourse, or structures for the control or alleviation of damages from floodwaters, the appraisers sh…

103D.729 WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. A watershed district may establish a water management district or districts in the territory within the watershed, for the purpose of collecting revenues and paying the costs of projects initiated under section 10…

103D.730 STORMWATER FACILITIES. (a) Any watershed district may build, construct, reconstruct, repair, enlarge, improve, or in any other manner obtain stormwater systems, including mains, holding areas and ponds, and other appurtenances and related facilities for the collection an…

103D.731 APPRAISERS' REPORT; EXAMINATION. (a) The appraisers shall prepare an appraisers' report of the benefits and damages determined and file the report with the managers. (b) After the appraisers' report is filed, the managers shall examine the report and determine whether: (…

103D.735 HEARING ON PETITION AND REPORTS. (a) The managers shall order a final hearing by 35 days after: (1) the engineer's report is filed; (2) the appraisers' report is filed; and (3) the director's advisory report and the board's advisory report are filed or the time for that …

103D.741 FINAL HEARING NOTICE. § Subdivision 1.Published final hearing notice. The managers shall give notice by publication of the final hearing. The final hearing notice must contain: (1) a statement of the pendency of the petition or resolution; (2) the time and place for hear…

103D.745 FINAL HEARING. § Subdivision 1.Hearing. (a) At the time and place specified in the final hearing notice, the managers must hear all parties interested for and against the establishment of the proposed project and confirm the engineer's report and the appraisers' report. …

103D.801 PROCEDURE WHEN CONTRACT IS NOT LET. If all of the bids received are for a price more than 30 percent greater than the engineer's estimate in the engineer's report, or for a price in excess of the benefits less damages and other costs, the managers shall follow the proced…

103D.805 FILING MANAGERS' ORDER ESTABLISHING PROJECT. An order of the managers establishing the project and authorizing construction must immediately be filed with the secretary or administrator of the watershed district, and a certified copy of the order must be filed with the a…

103D.811 BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION. § Subdivision 1.Call for bids. After an establishment order has been made by the managers directing the establishment of a project, the managers shall call for bids for the construction or implementation of the work and give notice by publication s…

103D.815 CONTROLLING CONTRACTS. § Subdivision 1.Manager control of contracts. The managers have full control of contracts of the watershed district and matters pertaining to the contracts. § Subd. 2.Extending contracts. If a contractor fails to complete a project within the time …

103D.821 BRIDGE OR GRADE REMOVAL; PASSAGE OF EQUIPMENT. § Subdivision 1.Notice. If it is necessary to pass a dredge or other equipment through a bridge or grade of a highway or railroad owned by a corporation, county, town, or municipality, the managers shall give notice to the o…

103D.901 ASSESSMENTS; LEVIES. § Subdivision 1.Assessment. (a) After the managers file an approved assessment statement listing the property and corporations benefited or damaged or otherwise affected by a project with the auditor of an affected county, the auditor shall assess th…

103D.905 FUNDS OF WATERSHED DISTRICT. § Subdivision 1.Generally. The money of a watershed district consists of the funds established in this section. § Subd. 2.Organizational expense fund. (a) An organizational expense fund, consisting of an ad valorem tax levy, shall not exceed …

103D.911 BUDGET. § Subdivision 1.Hearing. (a) Before adopting a budget, the managers shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. (b) The managers shall publish a notice of the hearing with a summary of the proposed budget in one or more newspapers of general circulation i…

103D.915 TAX LEVY. § Subdivision 1.Certification to auditor. After adoption of the budget and no later than September 15, the secretary of the watershed district shall certify to the auditor of each county within the watershed district the county's share of the tax, which shall b…

103D.921 DISTRICT COURT TO CREATE PRELIMINARY FUND. § Subdivision 1.Petition. (a) If a petition has been filed with the managers for the construction or implementation of a project within the watershed district, the managers may file a petition with the district court in the coun…

103D.925 WARRANTS. The managers may issue warrants of the watershed district to pay contracts for the construction or implementation of projects, ordinary general expenses, and expenses incurred in making repairs that have been approved by the managers, only if there are sufficie…