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Critical Area Rulemaking Project <br />Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) Rulemaking Project <br />Work Group Member Handout <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) <br />March 31, 2010 <br />Overview of Rulemaking Process and Timeline <br />The rulemaking process is governed by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 14, and Minnesota Rules, Chapter <br />1400. Specific guidance with respect to the MRCCA is provided in MN Statutes, Section 116G.15 & MN <br />Laws of 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 5(e). Below is a short summary of the main parts of the <br />process and the timeline for developing and adopting rules: <br />LGU Notification. As required in 2009 law, the DNR provided 30 -day advance notice to local <br />government units (LGUs) within the MRCCA that rulemaking would commence. The LGUs were <br />notified by letter on November 13, 2009. The DNR met with LGUs that administer plans and <br />ordinances within the MRCCA in January and February 2010. <br />Minnesota <br />OEPAR1MENI OF <br />NATURALNESOUACES <br />Request for Comments (RFC). The RFC solicits comments on the subject of the rulemaking, is <br />required by statute, and is intended to allow interested parties a chance to provide input. <br />Comments received during this time period are not part of the public hearing record. For this <br />project, the DNR published the RFC in the December 14, 2009 State Register, issued a press release, <br />and mailed it to the MRCCA Rulemaking Project stakeholder mailing list and listserv. The comment <br />period ended March 22, 2010. The DNR will review and consider the comments received. <br />Proposed Rules. The DNR will begin to write the draft MRCCA rules based on initial comments <br />received and feedback from meetings with LGUs. Work groups, DNR division representatives, and <br />other agencies will provide ongoing input, particularly on proposed districts and standards. The <br />Revisor of Statutes will review the draft rules and edit, as necessary, for form and style. <br />Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR). The DNR is required to demonstrate that the <br />rules are needed and reasonable. As defined in statute, "Needed" means that the issues cannot be <br />addressed and the purpose of the rules cannot be achieved through other means. "Reasonable" <br />means that a proposed requirement is a reasonable solution to an issue. The justification will be <br />documented in the SONAR. Along with an analysis of each rule requirement, the SONAR also sets <br />out the DNR's statutory authority for the rules, identifies potentially affected parties, and discusses <br />impacts and costs to LGUs and small businesses. <br />Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules. When the DNR has finished writing the rules, it will publish a Notice <br />of Intent to Adopt Rules in the State Register, along with the proposed rules. The DNR will also mail <br />the Notice and proposed rules to interested persons, certain legislative committees and legislators <br />MRCCA R u l e m a k i n g P r o j e c t - Work G r o u p Member Handout 1 1 <br />