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into plans; and provides stewardship, education, and historical and cultural resource protection. <br />Met Council Role: Reviews plans for consistency with regional policies, EO 79-19, and MNRRA policies <br />and submits recommendation to DNR; and provides assistance to LGUs adopting or amending plans. <br />LGU Roles: Adopt DNR-approved plans and ordinances, and administer and enforce them. <br />Key Points of 2009 and 2013 Legislation <br />The legislation authorizes the DNR to adopt rules and requires the DNR to: <br />• establish, by rule, districts within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area. The DNR must: <br />- determine appropriate number of districts within each municipality, <br />- take into account municipal plans and policies, and existing ordinances and conditions, and <br />- consider protection of key identified resources and features. <br />• establish, by rule, minimum guidelines and standards for the districts to protect key resources and features <br />and use them when approving plans and regulations and reviewing development permit applications. <br />• consult with local governments prior to rule adoption (new in 2013). <br />• protect existing commercial, industrial and residential uses (new in 2013). <br />• 2009 legislation required preparation of a preliminary bluff map; this requirement was eliminated in 2013, <br />but protection of bluffs and related features remains a priority. <br />General Overview of State Rulemaking Process (MN Statutes, Chapter 14) <br />Request for <br />Comments <br />(2009) <br />Draft Rules <br />& SONAR <br />(2011/2013) <br />-411111"-- <br />Output of <br />2009-2010 Process <br />Starting point for <br />2013-2014 Process <br />Formal rulemaking to be completed in 2014 <br />Rule <br />Development <br />(2010) <br />Notice of Intent to <br />Adopt Rules <br />(2014) <br />Public <br />Hearing <br />(2014) <br />Administrative Law <br />Judge Report <br />(2014) <br />Notice of Rule <br />Adoption <br />(2014) <br />The DNR will re -publish a Request for Comments in 2013 and will continue to involve local communities, interest <br />groups, other agencies, and the public in improving and refining the draft rules. The DNR also intends to hold a <br />public hearing as part of the formal rulemaking process. For more information, including a detailed 2013-2014 <br />rulemaking schedule, visit the project website: htto://mndnr.aov/waters/watermamt section/critical area/rulemakina.html <br />Page 2 Minnesota DNR-Division of Ecological &Water• Resources — 07/26/13 <br />