Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

114D.10 LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND FINDINGS. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The purpose of the Clean Water Legacy Act is to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater from degradation, by providing authority, direction, and resourc…

114D.15 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. The definitions provided in this section apply to the terms used in this chapter. § Subd. 2.Citizen monitoring. "Citizen monitoring" means monitoring of surface water quality by individuals and nongovernmental organizations that i…

114D.20 IMPLEMENTATION; COORDINATION; GOALS; POLICIES; PRIORITIES. § Subdivision 1.Coordination and cooperation. In implementing this chapter, public agencies and private entities shall take into consideration the relevant provisions of local and other applicable water management…

114D.25 ADMINISTRATION; POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. § Subdivision 1.General duties and authorities. (a) The Pollution Control Agency, in accordance with federal TMDL requirements, shall: (1) identify impaired waters and propose a list of the waters for review and approval by the Un…

114D.26 WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES. § Subdivision 1.Contents. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall develop watershed restoration and protection strategies for the purposes of: (1) summarizing the physical, chemical, and biological assess…

114D.30 CLEAN WATER COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Creation; duties. A Clean Water Council is created to advise on the administration and implementation of this chapter, and foster coordination and cooperation as described in section 114D.20, subdivision 1. The council may also advise …

114D.35 PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION; SCIENTIFIC REVIEW; EDUCATION. § Subdivision 1.Public and stakeholder participation. (a) Public agencies and private entities involved in implementing this chapter must encourage participation by the public and stakeholders, including …

114D.47 NONPOINT FUNDING ALTERNATIVE. Notwithstanding section 114D.50, subdivision 3a, the Board of Water and Soil Resources may, by board order, establish alternative timelines or content for the priority funding plan for nonpoint sources under section 114D.50, subdivision 3a, a…

114D.50 CLEAN WATER FUND. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The clean water fund is established in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned by the fund must be credited to the fund. § Subd. 2.Sustainable drinking water account. The sustainable drinking wa…

114E.01 SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Environmental Covenants Act." History: 2007 c 131 art 1 s 59

114E.05 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the definitions in this subdivision have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Activity and use limitations. "Activity and use limitations" means restrictions or obligations with respect to real property that a…

114E.10 NATURE OF RIGHTS; ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY; SUBORDINATION OF INTERESTS. (a) Any person, including a person that owns an interest in the real property subject to the environmental covenant, the environmental agency, or any other political subdivision or unit of local g…

114E.15 CONTENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT. (a) An environmental covenant must: (1) state on its first page that the instrument is an environmental covenant executed pursuant to this chapter; (2) contain a legally sufficient description of the real property subject to the covenan…

114E.20 VALIDITY; EFFECT ON OTHER INSTRUMENTS. (a) An environmental covenant created under this chapter runs with the land. (b) An environmental covenant that is otherwise effective is valid and enforceable even if: (1) it is not appurtenant to an interest in real property; (2) i…

114E.25 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAND USE LAW. (a) This chapter does not authorize a use of real property that is otherwise prohibited by zoning, by law other than this chapter regulating use of real property, or by a recorded instrument that has priority over the environmental cove…

114E.30 NOTICE. (a) A copy of an environmental covenant, and any amendments or notices of termination thereof, must be provided by the persons and in the manner required by the environmental agency to: (1) each person that signed the covenant or their successor or assign; (2) eac…

114E.35 RECORDING. (a) An environmental covenant and any amendment or termination of the covenant must be recorded with the county recorder or registrar of titles, as applicable, in every county in which any portion of the real property subject to the covenant is located. For pur…

114E.40 DURATION; MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION BY ADMINISTRATIVE OR COURT ACTION. (a) An environmental covenant is perpetual unless it is: (1) by its terms limited to a specific duration or terminated by the occurrence of a specific event; (2) terminated by consent pursuant to sec…

114E.45 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION BY CONSENT. (a) An environmental covenant may be amended or terminated by consent only if the amendment or termination is signed by: (1) the environmental agency; (2) the current owner of the fee simple title to the real property subject to the co…

114E.50 ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT. (a) A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by: (1) a party to the covenant, including all holders; (2) the environmental agency that signed the covenant; (…

114E.60 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: 2007 c 131 art 1 s 70

114E.65 RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT. This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, United States Code, title 15, section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or su…

115.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of the waters of the state, in chapter 116, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in …

115.03 POWERS AND DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Generally. (a) The commissioner is given and charged with the following powers and duties: (1) to administer and enforce all laws relating to the pollution of any of the waters of the state; (2) to investigate the extent, character, and e…

115.035 EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. (a) Every new or revised numeric water quality standard must be supported by a technical support document that provides the scientific basis for the proposed standard and that has undergone external, scientific peer review.…

115.04 DISPOSAL SYSTEMS AND POINT SOURCES. § Subdivision 1.Information. Any person operating or installing a disposal system or other point source, or portion thereof, when requested by the agency, or any member, employee or agent thereof, when authorized by it, shall furnish to …

115.05 JUDICIAL REVIEW. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1973 c 374 s 22] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] § Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] § Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] § Subd. 6. [Repealed, 1976 c 76 s 8] § Subd. 7. [Repealed, 1976…

115.06 COOPERATION. § Subdivision 1.Other sovereign states. The agency, so far as it is not inconsistent with its duties under the laws of this state, may assist and cooperate with any agency of another state, of the United States of America or of the Dominion of Canada or any pr…

115.061 DUTY TO NOTIFY; AVOIDING WATER POLLUTION. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), it is the duty of every person to notify the agency immediately of the discharge, accidental or otherwise, of any substance or material under its control which, if not recovered, may cause …

115.063 HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE; POLICY TO PROTECT POTABLE WATER. (a) The legislature finds that: (1) the waters of the state, because of their abundant quantity and high natural quality, constitute a unique natural resource of immeasurable value which must be protected a…

115.065 DISPOSAL PROHIBITED. The location, construction, or operation of any depository for hazardous waste or radioactive waste, whether generated within or outside of the state, in any place or in any manner that can reasonably be expected to cause the pollution of potable wate…

115.067 BELOW-GRADE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS; PROHIBITION; EXCEPTION. The construction or operation of a depository for hazardous waste or radioactive waste in whole or in part below the natural grade of the land where it is located is prohibited unless the person proposing to construct …

115.069 RADIONUCLIDE POLLUTION; HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE DEPOSITORY. The determination of whether the location, construction, or operation of a depository for spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste can reasonably be expected to cause radionuclide pollution of potable …

115.07 VIOLATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Permit required. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), it is unlawful for any person to construct, install, or operate a disposal system, or any part thereof, until plans and specifications for the disposal system ha…

115.071 ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Remedies available. The provisions of sections 103F.701 to 103F.755, this chapter and chapters 114C, 115A, and 116, and sections 325E.10 to 325E.1251 and 325E.32 and all rules, standards, orders, stipulation agreements, schedules of compliance…

115.072 RECOVERING LITIGATION COSTS AND EXPENSES. (a) In any action brought by the attorney general, in the name of the state, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and chapters 114C, 114E, and 116, for civil penalties, injunctive relief, or in an action to compel compliance…

115.073 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; ENFORCEMENT FUNDING. (a) Except as provided in section 115C.05, all money recovered by the state under this chapter and chapters 115A and 116, including civil penalties and money paid under an agreement, stipulation, or settlement, excluding money…

115.075 INFORMATION AND MONITORING. A person may not: (1) make a false material statement, representation, or certification in; omit material information from; or alter, conceal, or fail to file or maintain a notice, application, record, report, plan, manifest, or other document …

115.076 BACKGROUND OF PERMIT APPLICANTS. § Subdivision 1.Authority of commissioner. (a) The agency may refuse to issue or to authorize the transfer of: (1) a hazardous waste facility permit or a solid waste facility permit to construct or operate a commercial waste facility as de…

115.08 INTERPRETATION. Sections 115.01 to 115.09 shall not be construed as repealing any of the provisions of law relating to the pollution of any waters of the state, but shall be held and construed as supplementing the same and in addition to the laws now in force, except as th…

115.09 CITATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT. Sections 115.01 to 115.09 may be cited as the "State Water Pollution Control Act." History: 1945 c 395 s 11

115.1701 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. For purposes of sections 115.1701 to 115.1707, the following terms have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Agency. "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. § Subd. 3.Ballast water. "Ballast water" means water taken on board a…

115.1703 BALLAST WATER; MANAGEMENT PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Management plan required. (a) The operator of a vessel that is designed, constructed, or adapted to carry ballast water in state waters of Lake Superior shall conduct all ballast water management operations of the vessel ac…

115.1705 BALLAST WATER RECORD BOOK. § Subdivision 1.Record book required. The owner or operator of a vessel required to have a ballast water management plan under section 115.1703 shall maintain, in English, on board the vessel, a ballast water record book in which each operation…

115.1707 CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION. § Subdivision 1.Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species. The commissioner of natural resources shall cooperate to the fullest extent practicable with the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species to ensure development of standards …

115.41 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions given in this section shall obtain for the purposes of sections 115.41 to 115.53, except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by the context. § Subd. 2.Additional terms. The definitions given in section 11…