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2016 JPA with Prior Amendments 6 Subdivision 4. Local Studies. Each Member reserves the right to conduct separate or concurrent studies on any matter under study by VLAWMO. The Member shall make every effort to coordinate its studies with the VLAWMO in order to maximize the use of resources. Subdivision 5. Transfer of Drainage System. VLAWMO shall have the authority of a watershed district under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103B, Chapter 103E, and other applicable law to accept the transfer of drainage systems in the watershed, to repair, improve, and maintain the transferred drainage systems, and to construct all new drainage systems and improvements of existing drainage systems in the watershed. All such activities and projects shall be carried out in accordance with the powers and procedures set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 103B and other applicable law, and must be in conformance with the Watershed Management Plan adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 103A through103H. Subdivision 6. Capital Improvement. Each Member agrees to contribute its proportionate share of all approved capital improvement expenditures, which includes engineering, planning, legal and administrative costs, based on the benefit to be received by each Member or other entity from the improvement or management project. The Board shall submit, in writing, a statement to each Member or other entity, setting forth in detail the expenses incurred by VLAWMO for each project. Capital improvement projects may be initiated either by: (1) recommendation of the VLAWMO Board to the governmental unit(s) affected; or (2) petition to the Board by the affected governmental unit. In either case, and after study and approval by two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors, the Board shall provide the affected governmental units with estimated costs and a description of the benefits to be realized by those affected and the costs to be borne based on benefit. Subdivision 7. Water Conveyances. The Board may order any local governmental unit to construct, clean, repair, alter, abandon, consolidate, reclaim or change the course of terminus of any ditch, drain, storm sewer, water course, natural or artificial, that affects the Vadnais Lakes Area Watershed in accordance with its adopted plans. Subdivision 8. Watershed Operations. The Board may order any local government unit to acquire, operate, construct or maintain dams, dikes, reservoirs and appurtenant works in accordance with adopted plans. Subdivision 9. Storm and Surface Waters. The Board shall regulate, conserve and control the use of storm and surface water within the Vadnais Lakes Area Watershed pursuant to its Watershed Management Plan. Subdivision 10. Entrance upon Land. To the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, the Board or its designated representatives may enter upon lands within or outside the Vadnais Lakes Area Watershed to make surveys and investigations to accomplish the purposes of VLAWMO and the Act.