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<br />LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2013 Ch. 137, Art. 2
<br />Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116G.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
<br />Subd. 2. Administration; duties. (a) The commissioner of natural resources, after consultation with
<br />affected local units of government within the Mississippi River corridor critical area, may adopt rules under
<br />chapter 14 as are necessary for the administration of the Mississippi River corridor critical area program.
<br />Duties of the Environmental Quality Council or the Environmental Quality Board referenced in this chapter,
<br />related rules, and the governor's Executive Order No. 79-19, published in the State Register on March 12,
<br />1979, that are related to the Mississippi River corridor critical area shall be the duties of the commissioner.
<br />All rules adopted by the board pursuant to these duties remain in effect and shall be enforced until amended
<br />or repealed by the commissioner in accordance with law. The commissioner shall work in consultation with
<br />the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, the Metropolitan Council, other
<br />agencies, and local units of government to ensure that the Mississippi River corridor critical area is managed
<br />as a multipurpose resource in a way that:
<br />(1) conserves the scenic, environmental, recreational, mineral, economic, cultural, and historic
<br />resources and functions of the river corridor;
<br />(2) maintains the river channel for transportation by providing and maintaining barging and fleeting
<br />areas in appropriate locations consistent with the character of the Mississippi River and riverfront;
<br />(3) provides for the continuation and, development, and redevelopment of a variety of urban uses,
<br />including industrial and commercial uses, and recreational and residential uses, where appropriate, within
<br />the Mississippi River corridor;
<br />(4) utilizes certain reaches of the river as a source of water supply and as a receiving water for properly
<br />treated sewage, storm water, and industrial waste effluents; and
<br />(5) protects and preserves the biological and ecological functions of the corridor.
<br />(b) The Metropolitan Council shall incorporate the standards developed under this section into its
<br />planning and shall work with local units of government and the commissioner to ensure the standards are
<br />being adopted and implemented appropriately.
<br />(c) The rules must be consistent with residential nonconformity provisions under sections 394.36 and
<br />462.357.
<br />Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116G.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
<br />Subd. 3. Districts. The commissioner shall establish, by rule, districts within the Mississippi River
<br />corridor critical area. The commissioner must seek to determine an appropriate number of districts within
<br />any one municipality and take into account municipal plans and policies, and existing ordinances and
<br />conditions. The commissioner shall consider the following when establishing the districts:
<br />(1) thc protection of the illawi features of the iivei iil enisteilee . Gf Maiell 12, 19 ,
<br />(2) (1) the protection of improvements such as parks, trails, natural areas, recreational areas, and
<br />interpretive centers;
<br />{3-) (2) the use of the Mississippi River as a source of drinking water;
<br />(4) (3) the protection of resources identified in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
<br />Comprehensive Management Plan;
<br />{-5-) (4) the protection of resources identified in comprehensive plans developed by counties, cities,
<br />and towns within the Mississippi River corridor critical area;
<br />(6) thc intent of the Mississippi hived uiiidui critical aica land use districts from the govemu i'3
<br />Ex- No. 7-949, yulAislic,d ill ` err -NULL 12, 1979; and
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