Subdivision 1. Establishment and administration. An agricultural land preservation and conservation awareness program is created. The commissioner shall administer the program as provided in this section. The purposes of the program are to promote and increase public awareness of:
(1) the need for agricultural land preservation and conservation and the consequences of resource degradation;
(2) the physical, environmental, and social factors that affect agricultural land use; and
(3) the availability and effectiveness of agricultural land preservation and conservation approaches and technologies.
The commissioner shall administer the program in order to develop a working partnership between the state and local governments.
Subd. 2. Survey. The commissioner shall survey awareness of agricultural land preservation and conservation problems, technologies, and available technical and financial resources. The survey must include:
(1) an assessment of related efforts of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and other related public and private organizations;
(2) an assessment of programs in other states; and
(3) an assessment of attitudes among a variety of target audiences in Minnesota that are involved in or affected by land use decisions.
Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58]
1984 c 654 art 3 s 44; 1987 c 358 s 34; 1987 c 384 art 3 s 42
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Chapter 40A — Agricultural Land Preservation Program
Section 40A.01 — State Agricultural Land Preservation Policy.
Section 40A.04 — Statewide Agricultural Land Preservation.
Section 40A.05 — Elements Of Plan And Official Controls.
Section 40A.06 — Contested Case Hearings; Judicial Review.
Section 40A.07 — Municipal Agricultural Land Preservation.
Section 40A.071 — Amended Plan And Controls.
Section 40A.09 — Agricultural Preserve; Eligibility.
Section 40A.10 — Application For Creation Of Agricultural Preserve.
Section 40A.11 — Duration Of Agricultural Preserve.
Section 40A.12 — Protection For Normal Agricultural Practices.
Section 40A.121 — Annexation Proceedings.
Section 40A.122 — Eminent Domain Actions.
Section 40A.123 — Limitation On Certain Public Projects.
Section 40A.13 — Soil Conservation Practices.
Section 40A.14 — Agricultural Land Preservation And Conservation Awareness Program.
Section 40A.15 — Agricultural Land Preservation And Conservation Assistance Program.
Section 40A.151 — Minnesota Conservation Fund.
Section 40A.152 — County Conservation Fee; Account.
Section 40A.16 — Interagency Cooperation.
Section 40A.19 — Transfer From Agricultural Property Tax Law Treatment.