Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

110A.06 ORGANIZING DISTRICT WITHIN TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES OF ANOTHER DISTRICT. A district may to the extent authorized by the existing district be organized within, or partly within, the territorial boundaries of another district organized under this or other law, so long as the …

110A.07 DIRECTORS; ELECTION. Directors may be elected either at large, or from election divisions. If the petition states that the directors shall be elected from election divisions, the petition shall describe the boundaries of the divisions, which may be drawn either with or wi…

110A.08 GROUPING OF DIRECTORS ELECTED AT LARGE; TERM OF OFFICE. Directors shall be elected within 60 days after the petition is approved by the court and filed with the secretary of state. The directors named in the petition shall hold office until the election. So far as possibl…

110A.09 PETITION; SIGNATURES. The petition must be signed by 50 percent of the landowners, except the holders of easements for electric or telephone transmission and distribution lines, within the area outside the limits of any city constituting the proposed district. If the prop…

110A.10 INSTRUMENTS CONSTITUTING PETITION. The petition may contain any number of separate instruments, and to each sheet for petitioners' signatures shall be attached a full and correct copy of the petition. Every sheet of every petition containing signatures shall have below th…

110A.11 MAPS, PLANS, AND ESTIMATES. The petition shall be accompanied by the resolutions required by section 110A.05, maps showing the location of land within the proposed district and the proposed system of works, and by other maps, plans, and estimates as necessary to describe …

110A.12 PETITION; COMPLIANCE. Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall determine whether it complies with the requirements of sections 110A.01 to 110A.36 and dismiss the petition if the requirements are not complied with. The petitioners may present a new petition covering t…

110A.13 PUBLISHING PETITION. § Subdivision 1.Publication requirements. The petition and a map of the proposed district shall be published in each county in which lands within the proposed district lie, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, once each week …

110A.14 PROTEST AGAINST ORGANIZATION. Any owner of land within the proposed district may file with the court a protest against the qualifications of any signer of the petition, and the court shall consider and determine the validity of protests. History: 1978 c 744 s 14

110A.15 INVESTIGATING PROPOSED DISTRICT AND WORKS. If the court determines that the petitioners have complied with the requirements of sections 110A.01 to 110A.36, it shall make an immediate investigation of the proposed district and of its proposed works, systems, or plans and o…

110A.16 FEASIBILITY; RECORDING; ESTABLISHMENT. The court, within 90 days from the receipt of the petition, or within 90 days from the time funds are available to defray the cost of the investigation, shall declare that the proposed project is or is not feasible, will conform to p…

110A.17 DIRECTORS; QUALIFICATION; MEETING. Upon the filing of the certificate in the Office of the Secretary of State and a certified copy in the office of each county auditor, the members of the board of directors named in the petition shall immediately qualify and assume the du…

110A.18 ADDITIONAL TERRITORY. The procedure for extending a water user district by including additional territory shall be as provided by sections 110A.19 to 110A.22. History: 1978 c 744 s 18

110A.19 PETITION TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TERRITORY. A water user district may be extended by including additional territory by filing with the court a petition signed by at least 50 percent of the landowners except the holders of easements for electric or telephone transmission and…

110A.20 MAPS; PLANS; ESTIMATES. The petition shall be accompanied by maps showing the location of the lands to be included, the proposed system of works and other plans and estimates as necessary to fully describe the project. History: 1978 c 744 s 20

110A.21 PUBLICATION; PROTESTS. § Subdivision 1.Publication requirements. The petition shall be published in each county in which the lands to be included lie, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, once each week for at least two successive weeks before th…

110A.22 APPROVAL OF EXTENSION. (a) Upon receipt of the petition the court shall act upon the petition in the same manner as required upon an original petition to create a district, as set forth in sections 110A.12 to 110A.17. (b) Upon the approval of the petition, and project and…

110A.23 MEMBERS; ELECTION; TERMS. After the election of the board of directors members of the board to succeed those elected in the initial election provided for in section 110A.08, respectively, and to fill unexpired terms, shall be nominated and elected and shall take office in…

110A.24 ELECTION; TIME, PLACE, PURPOSE, RULES. § Subdivision 1.Election time, place. The board of directors of the district shall fix the hour and place, within the boundaries of the district, of each election and shall preside. If the district is divided into election divisions,…

110A.25 DIRECTORS. § Subdivision 1.Qualification. No person shall be qualified to hold office as a member of the board of directors of any district unless that person is a party to a contract to purchase water from the district. § Subd. 2.Vacancies. Vacancies on the board by reas…

110A.26 OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; SURETY BOND. § Subdivision 1.Electing officers; appointing executive committee. The board of directors shall elect the officers of the district who shall be a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer. The board shall appoi…

110A.27 CORPORATE POWERS; RULES, MINUTES, BOOKS, RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Powers exercised by board. The corporate powers of the district shall be exercised by the board of directors of the district. § Subd. 2.Rules; minutes; public books; records. The board of directors may adop…

110A.28 POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Usual powers. The district shall have all the usual powers of a public corporation, and may acquire by purchase, gift, or other lawful means and hold real or personal property reasonably necessary for the conduct of its business, or lease property …

110A.29 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDINGS, MATERIALS. § Subdivision 1.Cost estimate. Before a district shall enter into a contract for the construction, alteration, extension, or improvement of works, or any part or section thereof, or a building for the use of the district, …

110A.30 DEBT. (a) The district may borrow money and incur indebtedness by issuing its obligations or entering into contracts for any lawful corporate purpose; provided that all such obligations and contracts, whether express or implied, shall be payable solely: (1) from revenues,…

110A.31 SERVICE CHARGES. § Subdivision 1.Water charge. The directors of the district are authorized to agree with the holders of district obligations as to the maximum or minimum amounts which the district shall charge and collect for water sold by the district. § Subd. 2.Authori…

110A.32 DISBURSEMENTS; FISCAL YEAR; AUDITS. § Subdivision 1.Approval requirements. Money of the district shall be paid only upon approval of the board of directors and by warrant or other instrument in writing signed by the president and by the treasurer of the district. In case …

110A.33 WORKS; OWNERSHIP; SALE. § Subdivision 1.Disposition requirements. No water supply works owned by the district shall be sold, alienated, or mortgaged by the district, except under the circumstances described by this section. § Subd. 2.Board resolution; special election. If…

110A.34 FORECLOSURE. If any district created under sections 110A.01 to 110A.36 shall execute and deliver a mortgage or trust deed to secure the payment of any money borrowed by it for the purposes herein authorized, it may be provided in the mortgage or trust deed that it may be …

110A.35 DISSOLUTION. § Subdivision 1.Dissolution requirements. Any district may be dissolved by authorization of a majority vote of the electors, qualified to vote for district directors, voting thereon at a special election called by the board of directors for that purpose, noti…

110A.36 FINAL ORDER ON PETITION. Any party aggrieved by a final order issued pursuant to section 110A.12 which approves or dismisses a petition or which refuses or establishes a project or a district, may appeal as in other civil cases. The appeal shall be made and perfected with…

114C.01 POLICY. The legislature recognizes that Minnesota's existing environmental laws play a critical role in protecting the environment. However, the legislature finds that environmental protection could be further enhanced by authorizing innovative advances in environmental r…

114C.02 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the definitions in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Pollution prevention. "Pollution prevention" has the meaning given in section 115D.03. § Subd. 3.Source reduction. "Source reducti…

114C.10 ESTABLISHING MINNESOTA XL PERMIT PROJECT. § Subdivision 1.Project. The Pollution Control Agency is authorized to establish and implement a permit project under sections 114C.10 to 114C.19. The purpose of the project is to work toward the policy goals listed in section 114…

114C.11 MINNESOTA XL PERMITS. § Subdivision 1.Participation in project. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may solicit requests for participation and shall select the participants in the project based on the policy set forth in section 114C.01 and to satisfy the…

114C.12 PROCEDURE TO ISSUE, AMEND, AND REVOKE. § Subdivision 1.Stakeholder group. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall: (1) ensure that the stakeholder group for each Minnesota XL permit includes members that represent diversity of stakeholders that emphasizes p…

114C.13 FEES. Minnesota XL permittees shall continue to be subject to the same fee structures they would have been subject to if they had obtained the permits that the Minnesota XL permit replaces. History: 1996 c 437 s 6

114C.14 ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. § Subdivision 1.Enforcement. A Minnesota XL permit may be enforced in any manner provided by law for the enforcement of permits issued under chapter 115 or 116, except for requirements of other state or local agencies that are included in …

114C.19 VARIANCES THAT PROMOTE POLLUTION REDUCTIONS OR REDUCE UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN. In addition to the grounds for granting a variance set forth in section 116.07, subdivision 5, the Pollution Control Agency may grant variances from its rules in order to: (1) promote…

114C.20 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. An environmental improvement program is established to promote voluntary compliance with environmental requirements. History: 1995 c 168 s 8; 1996 c 437 s 24; 1999 c 158 s 1; 2000 c 260 s 94

114C.21 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. As used in sections 114C.20 to 114C.28, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Agency. "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. § Subd. 2a.Environmental management system. "Environmental managem…

114C.22 AUDITS. § Subdivision 1.Qualifications to participate. For a facility to qualify for participation in the environmental improvement program, more than two years must have elapsed since the initiation of an enforcement action that resulted in the imposition of a penalty in…

114C.23 REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES. (a) A reasonable performance schedule prepared under section 114C.22, subdivision 2, clause (4), must be approved by the commissioner. In reviewing the reasonableness of a performance schedule, the commissioner shall take into account info…

114C.24 ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Deferred enforcement. The state must defer for at least 90 days enforcement of an environmental requirement against the owner or operator of a facility if a report that meets the requirements of section 114C.22, subdivision 2, has been submitt…

114C.25 GREEN STAR AWARD. (a) A regulated entity may display at a facility a "green star" award designed by the commissioner if: (1) the regulated entity qualifies for participation in the environmental improvement program under section 114C.22; (2) the scope of the regulated ent…

114C.26 ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Public access. (a) After receipt by the commissioner of a report that complies with section 114C.22, subdivision 2, the state may not request, inspect, or seize a final audit report, draft audit papers, the notes or papers prepared by …