Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/02/2017

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These persons, as well as members of the public, will benefit because the MRCCA rules will require management of the MRCCA as a multi -purpose resource, providing for: • conservation of the scenic, environmental, recreational, mineral, economic, cultural, and historic resources and functions of the river corridor; • maintenance of the river channel for transportation by providing and maintaining barging and fleeting areas in appropriate locations consistent with the character of the Mississippi River and riverfront; • the continuation and development of a variety of urban areas, including industrial, commercial, and residential uses, where appropriate, within the MRCCA; • use of certain reaches of the river for water supply and as a receiving water for properly treated sewage, stormwater, and industrial waste effluents; and • protection and preservation of the biological and ecological functions of the MRCCA. Additionally, the proposed rules clarify the standards imposed by Executive Order 79-19, which will benefit all persons with a property interest in the corridor as well as members of the public. Most aspects of the rules will not result in substantive changes and are not expected to have an effect on persons with property interests within the MRCCA. The rules are designed to ease implementation, increase efficiency, eliminate ambiguity, and simplify administrative procedures for local governments and agencies to administer. Substantive changes in the proposed rules compared to the standards in Executive Order 79-19 are identified in the rule -by -rule analysis. 2. The probable costs to the agency and to any other agency of the implementation and enforcement of the proposed rule and any anticipated effect on state revenues. Both the DNR and certain state and regional agencies will incur costs to implement and enforce the proposed rules. DNR administrative costs for the MRCCA program currently include the cost of: providing technical assistance to local governments, reviewing discretionary actions, and reviewing and approving amendments to local plans and ordinances. These costs are presently incurred by the DNR as part of its operating budget and would continue after rule adoption. These costs vary depending on the number of local plan and ordinance amendments submitted to the DNR for review, the number of projects requiring discretionary actions by local governments and review by the DNR, and the number of DNR appeals of local decisions. This regular work undertaken by the DNR to administer the program is anticipated to be no greater under the proposed rules than under the Executive Order and, therefore, does not require an increase in DNR costs, except to the extent that local plans and ordinances will need to be brought into compliance with the proposed rules as described below. The DNR will have additional costs as the 30 local governments in the MRCCA prepare or amend plans and ordinances to comply with the proposed rules. DNR review and approval of these plans and ordinances will require a substantial commitment of staff time. To moderate the impact of these costs, adoption will be spread out over a number of years. The DNR also intends to facilitate the transition to the new rules by: 10