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Overview of Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Program <br />and Rulemaking Effort <br />History of the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area <br />1973 Minnesota passes Critical Areas Act of 1973 (MN Statutes, Chapter 116G) <br />EQB adopts rules to implement Act (MN Rules, parts 4410.8100 — 4410.9910) <br />1976 Mississippi River and adjacent corridor designated a state critical area by Governor Wendell Anderson <br />(Executive Order No. 130) <br />1979 Designation continued by Governor Albert Quie (Executive Order 79-19) <br />Metropolitan Council acts to make designation permanent (Resolution 79-48) <br />1988 Mississippi National River and Recreational Area (MNRRA) established by Congress as unit of NPS <br />(MNRRA shares same boundary as Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area) <br />1991 MNRRA designated a state critical area per Critical Areas Act (MN Statutes, section 116G.15) <br />1995 Responsibility shifts from EQB to DNR by Governor Arne Carlson (Reorganization Order 170) <br />2007 Legislature directs DNR to prepare report on the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (Completed <br />January 2008) <br />2009 Legislature amends MN Statutes, section 116G.15 and directs DNR to conduct rulemaking for the <br />Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MN Laws 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 5.e.) <br />2011 DNR develops draft rule after participatory stakeholder process, but rulemaking authority lapses <br />2013 Legislature directs DNR to resume rulemaking process in consultation with local governments <br />urrent Status <br />• 30 communities along corridor (21 cities, 5 counties, <br />4 townships) + several quasi -governmental entities. <br />Most have adopted critical area plans and ordinances. <br />• EO 79-19 establishes four land use districts: <br />Rural Open Space <br />Urban Open Space <br />Urban Developed <br />Urban Diversified <br />• EO 79-19 establishes performance standards and <br />guidelines for each land use district. <br />• Local government units (LGUs) administer and enforce <br />a variety of regulations to meet the performance <br />standards, which has led to general concern regarding <br />consistency and adequacy to protect key resources <br />and features. <br />• The critical area is cooperatively managed: <br />DNR Role: Adopts rules, reviews/approves plans <br />and ordinances, and reviews actions requiring a <br />public hearing. <br />NPS Role: Has provided funding assistance to <br />local, regional, and state agencies; encourages <br />LGUs to incorporate voluntary MNRRA policies <br />Anoka <br />Hennepin <br />Mississippi River Critical Area <br />Boundary and Districts <br />▪ rural open space <br />▪ unclassified <br />▪ urban developed <br />urban diversified <br />urban open space <br />5 25 <br />Miles <br />I � <br />Washington `'‘j <br />Do d <br />T <br />rithAsfr I I <br />A eouiPawl <br />RosemJLint <br />Dakota <br />r� + <br />Page 1 Minnesota DNR-Division of Ecological <br />&Water Resources <br />07/26/13 <br />