Subdivision 1. Application. A willing landowner may apply, on forms provided by the board, to a local unit of government for the establishment or restoration of a wetland on property owned by the landowner in an area that is:
(1) designated by the board as a high priority wetland region; and
(2) identified as a high priority wetland area in the local unit of government's comprehensive local water plan.
Subd. 2. Notice and preliminary hearing. (a) Within 30 days after receiving an application, the local unit of government shall hold a public hearing. At least ten days before the hearing, the local unit of government shall give notice of the hearing to the applicant and publish notice in an official newspaper of general circulation in the county.
(b) At the hearing, the local unit of government shall describe the application and hear comments from interested persons regarding the application and the planned establishment or restoration project.
Subd. 3. Preliminary approval. Within 30 days of the public hearing, the local unit of government must give preliminary approval or disapproval of the application.
Subd. 4. Survey report. After preliminary approval, the local unit of government shall direct and pay the costs of a soil and water conservation engineer to conduct a survey of the property where the wetland restoration or establishment project is proposed to be located. The engineer must file a report, including a map of the proposed wetland, that describes the effects of the proposed wetland on:
(1) the hydrology in the area;
(2) property of persons other than the applicant;
(3) groundwater recharge;
(4) flooding;
(5) fish and wildlife habitat;
(6) water quality; and
(7) other characteristics as determined by the local unit of government.
Subd. 5. Notice and final hearing. Within 30 days of receiving the completed survey, the local unit of government shall hold a public hearing on the proposed project. At least ten days before the hearing, the local unit of government shall notify the landowner and the commissioner and provide public notice of the hearing and the availability of the survey report in an official newspaper of general circulation in the county. The commissioner may provide comment on the proposed wetland.
Subd. 6. Final local approval. Within 30 days of the public hearing, the local unit of government shall notify the applicant and the commissioner of the final approval or disapproval of the proposed wetland.
1991 c 354 art 5 s 2
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 103F — Protection Of Water Resources
Section 103F.001 — Citation; Water Law.
Section 103F.05 — Water Quality And Storage Program.
Section 103F.105 — Floodplain Management Policy.
Section 103F.111 — Definitions.
Section 103F.115 — Priority For Reducing Flood Damage.
Section 103F.121 — Floodplain Management Ordinances.
Section 103F.125 — Considering Industrial Uses In Floodplain.
Section 103F.135 — Commissioner's Assistance And Inspections.
Section 103F.145 — Enforcement And Penalties.
Section 103F.151 — Flood-prone Area Inventory And Assessment.
Section 103F.161 — Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants.
Section 103F.165 — Flood Insurance.
Section 103F.171 — Southern Minnesota Rivers Basin Area Ii Boundaries.
Section 103F.175 — Aid Formula.
Section 103F.177 — Operation Within Agency.
Section 103F.179 — Selecting Projects.
Section 103F.181 — Conditions For Grants.
Section 103F.183 — Approved Projects.
Section 103F.185 — Interstate Cooperation.
Section 103F.187 — Report To Legislature.
Section 103F.201 — Regulatory Purpose Of Shoreland Development.
Section 103F.205 — Definitions.
Section 103F.211 — Model Standards And Criteria.
Section 103F.215 — Model Ordinance As County Ordinance.
Section 103F.221 — Municipal Shoreland Management.
Section 103F.227 — Shoreland Development; Existing Resorts.
Section 103F.305 — Scenic River Protection Policy.
Section 103F.311 — Definitions.
Section 103F.315 — Wild And Scenic Rivers System.
Section 103F.321 — Administration And Rules.
Section 103F.325 — Designation Procedure.
Section 103F.331 — Acquiring And Developing System.
Section 103F.335 — Local Government Compliance.
Section 103F.341 — Federal-state Relations.
Section 103F.345 — Conflict With Other Laws.
Section 103F.35 — Welch; Goodhue County.
Section 103F.351 — Lower St. Croix Wild And Scenic River Act.
Section 103F.361 — Findings And Intent.
Section 103F.363 — Applicability.
Section 103F.365 — Definitions.
Section 103F.367 — Mississippi Headwaters Board.
Section 103F.369 — Plan Implementation.
Section 103F.371 — Responsibilities Of Other Governmental Units.
Section 103F.373 — Reviewing And Certifying Land Use Actions.
Section 103F.375 — Incorporation And Annexation; Moratorium.
Section 103F.377 — Biennial Report.
Section 103F.401 — Definitions.
Section 103F.405 — Soil Loss Ordinances.
Section 103F.411 — Model Ordinance.
Section 103F.415 — Excessive Soil Loss Prohibited.
Section 103F.421 — Enforcement.
Section 103F.425 — District Court Hearing.
Section 103F.431 — Soil And Water Conservation Assistance.
Section 103F.435 — Attorney And Local Government May Perform Duty Of County.
Section 103F.441 — Erosion Control Plan For Development Activities.
Section 103F.445 — Cost-sharing Funds.
Section 103F.48 — Riparian Protection And Water Quality Practices.
Section 103F.501 — Short Title.
Section 103F.505 — Purpose And Policy.
Section 103F.511 — Definitions.
Section 103F.515 — Reinvest In Minnesota Reserve Program.
Section 103F.516 — Permanent Wetlands Preserve.
Section 103F.518 — Reinvest In Minnesota Clean Energy Program.
Section 103F.521 — Cooperation.
Section 103F.525 — Supplemental Payments On Federal And State Conservation Programs.
Section 103F.526 — Food Plots.
Section 103F.531 — Rulemaking.
Section 103F.535 — Reservation Of Marginal Land And Wetlands.
Section 103F.601 — Water Bank Program.
Section 103F.612 — Wetland Preservation Areas.
Section 103F.613 — Duration Of Wetland Preservation Area.
Section 103F.614 — Eminent Domain Actions.
Section 103F.615 — Limitation On Certain Public Projects.
Section 103F.616 — Soil Conservation Practices.
Section 103F.711 — Definitions.
Section 103F.715 — Clean Water Partnership Program Established.
Section 103F.725 — Financial And Technical Assistance.
Section 103F.731 — Eligibility For Assistance.
Section 103F.735 — Agency Review Of Proposals.
Section 103F.741 — Project Implementation.
Section 103F.751 — Nonpoint Source Pollution; Management Plan.
Section 103F.755 — Availability Of Data; Standards.
Section 103F.801 — County Lake Improvement Program.
Section 103F.805 — State Aid For Lake Improvements.
Section 103F.806 — [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 1]
Section 103F.807 — [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 2]
Section 103F.808 — [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 3]
Section 103F.809 — [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 4]
Section 103F.810 — [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 5]
Section 103F.811 — [No local approval filed, 1992 c 536 s 6]
Section 103F.901 — Definitions.
Section 103F.902 — Local Planning And Approval.
Section 103F.903 — Wetland Establishment And Restoration Cost-share Program.