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WHEREAS , the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act
of 1982 , as amended, requires that watershed management organi-
zations shall be established by June 30, 1985 ; and
WHEREAS , it became necessary to change the boundaries
and membership of the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Organi-
zation after the June 30, 1985 deadline to accomplish the purposes
of the Act; and
WHEREAS , the Cities of Inver Grove Heights , Lilydale ,
Mendota Heights , South St. Paul , St. Paul , Sunfish Lake , and
West St. Paul desire to manage surface water in the Lower Mis-
sissippi River Watershed through a Joint Powers Agreement;
now, therefore , be it
RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul supports the passage
of special legislation by the Minnesota Legislature extending
the time for the establishment of the Lower Mississippi River
Watershed Management Organization.
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A bill for an act
relating to metropolitan government ; prescribing pro-
cedures for establishing watershed management organi-
zations ; amending Section 473 . 878 , subdivision 2 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section l . Minnesota Statutes 1982 , section 473 . 878 , sub-
division 2 , is amended to read:
Subd. 2. RESPOIVSIBLE UNITS. Where a watershed manage-
ment organization exists , the plan for the watershed shall
be prepared and adopted by the organization. If a watershed
management organization is not established by July 1 , 1985,
for any minor watershed unit located wholly outside of Hennepin
and Ramsey counties , the county or counties containing the
watershed unit shall prepare , adopt and implement the watershed
plan and for this purpose the county or counties have the planning
review, permitting, and financing authority of a watershed
management organization specified in sections 473. 877 to 473. 883 .
If a watershed management organization is not established
by July l , �98� 1986 , for any minor watershed unit within the metro-
politan area and wholly or partly within Hennepin or Ramsey counties ,
the county or counties containing the watershed unit shall
petition for the establishment of a watershed district under
chapter 112 , provided, however, that a district established
pursuant to such a petition shall not cross a primary river
nor a river forming the boundary between a metropolitan county
and a county outside the metropolitan area, shall have boundaries
which are based upon negotiations among all local government
units which may have territory within the district and adjacen�
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watersheds and shall not cross county boundaries to include
territory whose distinguishing characteristic is multiple drainage
points into a primary river. A watershed management organization
may request a county to prepare all or part of a plan. A county
may delegate the preparation of all or part of a plan to the
county soil and water conservation district. Upon request
of a statutory or home rule charter city or town, a county
may delegate the preparation of all or part of a plan to the
city or town.
Section 2 . EFFECTIVE DATE.
This act is effective the day following final enactment.
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CITY O1�` SgINT PAUL
- OFFICE OF THE CITY COIINCZL
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- D G t e : November 14, 1985
COMM (TTEE REPORT
TO = SQin! PQU I City Council
F R � M � C o m m it t e e O h E�Ii ERGY, UTILITIES AND ENVIROIVMIQ�T
C H A 1 R Coi.mcilmember Kiki Sonnen
�sc�ii�i.on suppor�ing pa�sage of Spe�ial i.�gislation by the M�ssota
L�gis����a� f�r� �}�e ex�ension of time for t�e°,,es���:-�s�t er� the �,awe�
Missi�����-��ac-�+�r�,hed.��t Org,�,�;t„�on.
. At its meeting of November 13, 1985, the Energy, Utilities
and Environment Cor�unittee recorrun�de�lr�,�1 of the
above resolution.
CTTY HALL SEVENTH FLOOR SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102
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