Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

103B.605 DISTRICT. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District established under Laws 1967, chapter 907, and Laws 1969, chapter 272, is a corporate and political body and a political subdivision of this state, and may sue and be sued, enter into contr…

103B.611 BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Composition. The district is governed by a board composed of members appointed by the governing bodies of the municipalities included in the district. Each municipality may appoint one member. § Subd. 2.Term. The term of office of each board member…

103B.615 DISTRICT OFFICERS. § Subdivision 1.Election and terms. (a) The board shall elect from its membership a chair to serve for a period of one year and shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer. (b) The officers hold office at the pleasure of the board. § Subd. 2.Compensat…

103B.621 TREASURER. § Subdivision 1.Bond. Before taking office, the treasurer shall give bond to the district in an amount to be determined by the board. § Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The treasurer shall receive and is responsible for all money of the district. The money of the district …

103B.625 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. The board may appoint an executive director for the district. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall receive compensation as determined by the board. § Subd. 2.Duties and powers. Under th…

103B.631 PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES AND EXPENSES. § Subdivision 1.Duties may be performed by municipal employees. The duties of the district may be executed by employees of the municipalities. § Subd. 2.Expenses. The expenses of the district shall be borne by the municipalities. The p…

103B.635 DISTRICT FUNDING. § Subdivision 1.Budget. The board must, on or before July 1 each year, prepare and submit a detailed budget of the district's needs for the next calendar year to the governing body of each municipality in the district with a statement of the proportion …

103B.641 DISTRICT REGULATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Authority and effect. (a) The district may adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of its establishment and the powers granted to the district. (b) The rules and regulations have the effect of an ordinance if declared b…

103B.645 PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Complaint for violation. A prosecution for a violation of a rule or regulation shall be brought in the name of the district upon complaint and warrant as in other criminal cases. If the accused is arrested without a warrant, a writ…

103B.651 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103B.655 to 103B.691. § Subd. 2.Board. "Board" means the governing board of the district. § Subd. 3.District. "District" means the White Bear Lake Conservation District. § Subd.…

103B.655 DISTRICT. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The White Bear Lake Conservation District established under Laws 1971, chapter 355, as amended by Laws 1974, chapter 111, and Laws 1977, chapter 322, is a corporate and political body, and may sue and be sued, enter into contracts…

103B.661 BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The district shall be governed by the board composed of members elected by the governing bodies of the municipalities included in the district. Each municipality shall elect two members. (b) The term of office of each member shall b…

103B.665 DISTRICT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. § Subdivision 1.Election and terms. (a) The board shall elect from its membership the following officers to serve for a period of one year: chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer. The offices of secretary and treasurer shall be combi…

103B.671 TREASURER. § Subdivision 1.Bond. Before taking office, the treasurer shall give bond to the district in an amount to be determined by the board. § Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The treasurer shall receive and is responsible for the money of the district. The money of the district …

103B.675 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. (a) The board may appoint an executive director. (b) The executive director is the executive and operating officer of the district, shall serve at the pleasure of the board, and shall receive compensation set by the board.…

103B.681 RULES. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The district may adopt rules to effectuate the purposes of its establishment and the powers granted to the district. All rules must be suitably entitled. § Subd. 2.Effect of rules. The rules have the force and effect of an ordinance if d…

103B.683 PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Complaint for violation. A prosecution for a violation of a rule or regulation shall be brought in the name of the district upon complaint and warrant as in other criminal cases. If the accused is arrested without a warrant, a writ…

103B.685 PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES AND EXPENSES. § Subdivision 1.Duties. The duties of the district may be executed by employees of the municipalities. § Subd. 2.Expenses. The expenses of the district shall be borne by the municipalities. The portion of the expenses of the district b…

103B.691 DISTRICT FUNDING. § Subdivision 1.Budget. The board must, on or before July 1 each year, prepare and submit a detailed budget of the district's needs for the next calendar year to the governing body of each municipality in the district with a statement of the proportion …

103B.801 COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions under section 103B.3363, subdivisions 2 to 4, apply to this section. § Subd. 2.Program purposes. The purposes of the comprehensive watershed management plan program under se…

103C.001 CITATION; WATER LAW. This chapter and chapters 103A, 103B, 103D, 103E, 103F, and 103G constitute the water law of this state and may be cited as the "Water Law." History: 1990 c 391 art 3 s 1

103C.005 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION POLICY. Maintaining and enhancing the quality of soil and water for the environmental and economic benefits they produce, preventing degradation, and restoring degraded soil and water resources of this state contribute greatly to the health, s…

103C.009 CITATION. This chapter may be cited as the "Soil and Water Conservation District Law." History: 1990 c 391 art 3 s 3

103C.101 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. § Subd. 2.Appropriate agencies. "Appropriate agencies" means local, state, or federal agencies that possess expertise, involvement, or authority concerning the use and deve…

103C.201 FORMING SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. § Subdivision 1.Petition. (a) A petition must be signed by at least 50 resident owners in an area proposed to be organized into a district and filed with the state board requesting that a soil and water conservation district…

103C.205 ANNEXING ADDITIONAL AREA. (a) Resident owners may file a petition to include additional area within an existing district with the state board. The procedure for a petition to establish a district shall be followed on a petition to include additional area. The state board…

103C.211 CONSOLIDATING DISTRICTS. (a) One or more districts may petition the state board for a consolidation. The state board shall take action on the petition if signed by a majority of the supervisors of each of the affected districts. (b) The petition must: (1) describe with p…

103C.215 CHANGING NAME. The name of a district may be changed with the approval of the state board, after the adoption of a resolution by a majority of the supervisors stating the new name, by filing a certified copy of the resolution with the secretary of state. History: 1990 c …

103C.221 CHANGING LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The location of the principal office of the district may be changed after the adoption of a resolution by a majority of the district board stating the new location within the district and by filing a certified copy of the resolution…

103C.225 TERMINATING DISTRICTS. § Subdivision 1.Petition for termination. (a) Five years after the organization of a district, a district board may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the board, or resident owners may, by a petition filed with the state board, ask that the op…

103C.231 COOPERATION BETWEEN DISTRICTS AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES. § Subdivision 1.Cooperation with other agencies. (a) The district boards of two or more districts may cooperate with one another or with appropriate agencies to exercise powers conferred in this chapter or sections…

103C.235 STATE AGENCIES TO COOPERATE. State agencies which have jurisdiction over or administer state-owned lands, and agencies of a county, or other governmental subdivision, that have jurisdiction over or administer county-owned or other publicly owned lands that are in a distr…

103C.305 GENERAL ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS. § Subdivision 1.Time for election. Elections must be held at the state general election specified in section 204D.03, subdivision 2. A primary may not be held. § Subd. 2.Filing for office; affidavit of candidacy. A candidate for the offic…

103C.311 SUPERVISOR DISTRICTS. § Subdivision 1.Supervisors elected at large. (a) The district board shall, with the approval of the state board, divide a district into supervisor districts for purposes of nomination for election. At each election after the division, one or more s…

103C.315 SUPERVISORS. § Subdivision 1.Members. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the district board shall consist of five supervisors, elected or appointed as provided in sections 103C.201, subdivision 8, and 103C.305. (b) Supervisors must be eligible voters residing in th…

103C.321 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. § Subdivision 1.Officers. (a) The supervisors shall elect or appoint officers for the district and the district board. (b) A chair of the district board shall be elected from its own members. (c) A secretary and a treasurer shall be appointed who …

103C.325 RECORDS; AUDIT; INFORMATION TO STATE BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Records. The district board shall keep a full and accurate record of all proceedings and resolutions, regulations, and orders issued or adopted. § Subd. 2.Audit. The state auditor shall annually audit the books …

103C.331 POWERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS. § Subdivision 1.General authority. A soil and water conservation district is a governmental and political subdivision of this state, and a public body, corporate and politic, and has the following powers in addition to any others prescribed by …

103C.332 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS; DUTIES AND SERVICES. § Subdivision 1.Duties. In addition to any other duty prescribed by law, soil and water conservation districts must: (1) respond to and provide technical and financial assistance to landowners to maintain and im…

103C.335 TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE TO DISTRICTS. At the request of local districts, the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Minnesota, county extension committees, and county extension agents shall: (1) advise the districts in developing their compre…

103C.401 BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES. § Subdivision 1.Powers and duties. In addition to the powers and duties of the state board provided by other law, the state board shall: (1) offer to assist the district boards to implement their programs; (2) keep the district boards o…

103C.405 PROGRAM PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Contents. The state board shall prepare, in consultation with the districts and appropriate agencies, a program plan to accomplish its duties. The state board shall use the program plan in decisions to allocate funds to districts. The state …

103C.501 CONSERVATION CONTRACTS PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Program authorization. The state board may allocate available funds to districts for practices, projects, and systems for: (1) erosion or sedimentation control; (2) improvements to water quality or water quantity; (3) habit…

103C.601 WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Authority. (a) The district board may, if directed by resolution of the boards of commissioners from the counties where the district is located undertake, construct, install, maintain, and operate works of improvement for a district …

103C.605 COUNTY DETERMINATION OF PROJECT. § Subdivision 1.Petition. (a) The county board or joint county board, acting jointly under section 471.59, may take action on a project within the improvement work unit to construct or install works of improvement or part of the works of …

103C.611 PROJECT WITHOUT ASSESSMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Order establishing project. (a) If a portion of the project cost is not to be paid from assessments on benefited property, the county board or joint county board may proceed with complete surveys and detailed plans and specifi…