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SECTION IV WATERSHED MANAGEMENT TAX DISTRICT Each City may establish a watershed management tax district for the portion of its corporate boundaries which lie within the Grass Lake Watershed pursuant to the provisions of M.S. 103B.245.. Neither the provisions of this Agreement nor the establishment of a watershed management tax district shall prevent the Councils of the City of Roseville or the City of Shoreview from electing to finance the planning for water management; financing of capital improvements; or for providing the normal and routine maintenance of capital improvements within the Grass Lake Watershed by other resources. SECTION V POWER AN DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Subdivision 1. Organization. The Organization, acting by its duly appointed Board of Commissioners, shall have the powers and duties set forth in this section. Subdivision 2. Watershed Management Plan, The Board shall prepare a watershed management plan for the Grass Lake Watershed. The plan shall: a. describe the existing physical environment and land usages within the Grass Lake Watershed and shall further describe the environment and land usages proposed for the Grass Lake Watershed by the existing Comprehensive Plans for the Cities of Roseville and Shoreview and by the Comprehensive Plan adopted by the Metropolitan Council; b. present information on the hydrologic system in the Grass Lake Watershed, the system's components and existing and potential problems relating thereto; c. state objectives and policy (including those relating to management principles, alternatives and modifications) concerning water quality and to protect the natural characteristics of the Grass Lake Watershed; d. set forth a management plan that includes a statement of the hydrologic and water quality conditions to be sought and that shall further itemize significant opportunities for improvement such conditions;