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Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Program Frequently Asked Questions: Minnesot... Page 1 of 7 <br />Home > Ecological and Water Resources (Waters) > Water Management > Critical Area > <br />Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area <br />Program Frequently Asked Questions <br />Click on question below to reveal more information. Click again to hide. <br />The Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area <br />What is the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA)? <br />The MRCCA is a land corridor along the Mississippi River in the seven - <br />county metro area where there are special land use regulations that guide <br />development activity. The corridor extends 72 miles along the Mississippi <br />River from the cities of Ramsey and Dayton in the north to the city of <br />Hastings and Ravenna Township in the south. It includes 54,000 acres of <br />land along both sides of the river. The State of Minnesota created the <br />corridor and land management regulations in 1976. Local governments <br />administer the regulations through their local plans and zoning codes. <br />• MRCCA History and Scope <br />How and when was the Mississippi River Corridor designated as a "Critical Area"? <br />There have been a number of decisions and designations for the river <br />corridor. In 1976, Governor Wendell Anderson first designated the corridor <br />as a state Critical Area with Executive Order 130. Governor Al Quie <br />renewed the designation in 1979, with Executive Order 79-19. The <br />Metropolitan Council made the designation permanent in 1979 with <br />Resolution 79-84. In 1988, Congress designated the Critical Area as the <br />Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA), a unit of the <br />National Park System. The Minnesota Legislature designated the MNRRA as <br />a state critical area with the same boundaries as the MRCCA in 1991. <br />http://www.dnr. state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/critical_area/fags.html 1/26/2017 <br />