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Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116G.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
<br />45.9 Subd. 2. Administration; duties. (a) The commissioner of natural resources, after
<br />45.10consultation with affected local units of aovernment within the Mississippi River corridor
<br />45.11critical area, may adopt rules under chapter 14 as are necessary for the administration of
<br />45.12the Mississippi River corridor critical area program. Duties of the Environmental Quality
<br />45.13Council or the Environmental Quality Board referenced in this chapter, related rules, and
<br />45.14the governor's Executive Order No. 79-19, published in the State Register on March 12,
<br />45.151979, that are related to the Mississippi River corridor critical area shall be the duties of
<br />45.16the commissioner. All rules adopted by the board pursuant to these duties remain in effect
<br />45.17and shall be enforced until amended or repealed by the commissioner in accordance with
<br />45.18law. The commissioner shall work in consultation with the United States Army Corps of
<br />45.19Engineers, the National Park Service, the Metropolitan Council, other agencies, and local
<br />45.20units of government to ensure that the Mississippi River corridor critical area is managed
<br />45.21as a multipurpose resource in a way that:
<br />45.22 (1) conserves the scenic, environmental, recreational, mineral, economic, cultural,
<br />45.23and historic resources and functions of the river corridor;
<br />45.24 (2) maintains the river channel for transportation by providing and maintaining
<br />45.25barging and fleeting areas in appropriate locations consistent with the character of the
<br />45.26Mississippi River and riverfront;
<br />45.27 (3) provides for the continuation awl development, and redevelopment of a variety
<br />45.28of urban uses, including industrial and commercial uses, and recreational and residential
<br />45.29uses, where appropriate, within the Mississippi River corridor;
<br />45.30 (4) utilizes certain reaches of the river as a source of water supply and as a receiving
<br />45.31water for properly treated sewage, storm water, and industrial waste effluents; and
<br />45.32 (5) protects and preserves the biological and ecological functions of the corridor.
<br />45.33 (b) The Metropolitan Council shall incorporate the standards developed under
<br />45.34this section into its planning and shall work with local units of government and the
<br />45.35commissioner to ensure the standards are being adopted and implemented appropriately.
<br />46.1 (c) The rules must be consistent with residential nonconformity provisions under
<br />46.2sections 394.36 and 462.357.
<br />46.3 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116G.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
<br />46.4 Subd. 3. Districts. The commissioner shall establish, by rule, districts within
<br />46.5the Mississippi River corridor critical area. The commissioner must seek to determine
<br />46.6an appropriate number of districts within any one municipality and take into account
<br />46.7municipal plans and policies, and existing ordinances and conditions. The commissioner
<br />46.8shall consider the following when establishing the districts:
<br />46.9 (1) thc protection of thc major fcitures of thc river in cxistcncc as of March 12, 1979;
<br />46.10 (2) (1) the protection of improvements such as parks, trails, natural areas,
<br />46.11recreational areas, and interpretive centers;
<br />46.12 (3) (2) the use of the Mississippi River as a source of drinking water;
<br />46.13 (4) (3) the protection of resources identified in the Mississippi National River and
<br />46.14Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan;
<br />46.15 (5) (4) the protection of resources identified in comprehensive plans developed by
<br />46.16counties, cities, and towns within the Mississippi River corridor critical area;
<br />46.17 (6) thc intcnt of the Miiii33ippi Rivcr corridor critical arcv land use di3t; icts from
<br />46.18thc govcrnor's Exccutivc Ordcr No. 79 19, published in thc Ctratc Rcgistcr on March
<br />46.1912, 1979; eA-r
<br />46.20 (5) manaaement of the river corridor consistent with its natural characteristics and
<br />46.21its existina development, and in consideration of potential new commercial, industrial,
<br />46.22and residential development; and
<br />46.23 (7) (6) identified scenic, geologic, and ecological resources.
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