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JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT The parties to this Agreement are governmental units of the State of Minnesota, all of which have lands which d ain surface water within the Lower Rum River Watershed and all of which have power and responsibility to construct, reconstruct, extend and maintain storm water management facili&s to improve water quality, to promote groundwater recharge, and to protect, f promote and preseoe water resources within the Watersheds. This agreement is made pursuant to the authority confered upon the parties by Minnesota Statutes 1992, Sections 103B.201 to and including Section 163B.251 and Section 471.59. NAME I. The parties hereto create and establish the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Commission. GENERAL PURPOSE II. The general purpose of this agreement is to provide an organization which can investigate, study, plan and control the construction of facilities to drain or pond storm waters, to alleviate damage by flood waters; to improve the creek channels for drainage; to assist in planning for land use; to repair, improve, relocate, modify, consolidate or abandon, in whole or in part, drainage systems within the v�atershed area; to do whatever is necessary to assist in water conservation and the abatement of s�rface water and groundwater contamination and water pollution and the improvement of water quality; to promote ground water recharge; and to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat Band water recreational facilities. In addition to the aforestated purposes, the organization hereby treated shall serve as the Watershed Management Organization for the Lower Rum River Watershed and shall carry out all of the duties and responsibilities outlined in Minnesota Statutes, ection 103B.201 through 103B.251, both inclusive. DEFINITIONS III. For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms used herein shall have the meanings as defined in this article. Subdivision 1. "Commission" means the organization created by this agreement, the full name of which is "Lower Rum River Watershed Management Commission." It shall be a public agency of its membeis and a watershed management organization as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 103B.211. Subdivision. "Board" means the Board of commissioners of the Commission, consisting of one commissioneror one alternate commissioner from each of the governmental units which is a parry to this agreement and which shall be the governing body of the Commission. �5