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JUL-27-1995 09 05 CITY OF SHOREVIEtJ <br />One West Water Street <br />SuKe 200 <br />St. Paul, MN 55107 <br />(612} 295.3767 <br />Fax 1612) 297-5635 <br />Reid Offices <br />Northern ReSion: <br />394 5. Lake Avenue <br />Room 403 <br />Dututh, MN 55802 <br />{218) 723752 <br />Fax (Z 181 723-4794 <br />June 9, 1995 <br />To: VVMt`~ Chairs and Presidents <br />prom: Bruce Sandstrom, Supervisor~t~c ~~ <br />BWSl~ Metro legion 0,, <br />YZe: 199 Legisiation, Pi ~ g CxrSntS <br />P.03i07 <br />There have been. a number of recent legislative changes and other <br />related developments that will affect the second generation plan <br />development efforts o~ watershed management organizations. The <br />major changes are covered in Chapter 184 of the Laws of 1995 (~3[.F. <br />1238, copy enclosed). The effective date of the legislation is August 1, <br />1995. The following items should be of special interest to you. <br /> ~~ DepartlCient Of cuiture fs a state review agency. MS <br />3217 Bemidji Avenue N. <br />Bemidji, naN 54601 1038.205 was amended t0 add the Minnesota Department of <br />(218) rss-Hass A~culture as a stzt.te review agency for tl~e review of metro <br />Fax tzla} 7551F2o1 water management plans. (See lines 2I-23 of page Y of C. 184) <br />Z77 5. 7th $tteet <br />Suite 202 2, I1mprOVed pl$n rQVieW process. The plan review proceSS HOW <br />Brainerd, MN 56401.3660 <br />(218) SZ&2353 <br />provides £or a concurrent f 0-day for all review agencies. (See <br />Fax (218) 828.6036 ]ices 3-8 of page 9 of C. 184) <br />Sautfttrn Rt•gixln: <br />i-lighway to 5. <br />~. public hearing on draft pYan. The WMO must hall a public <br />$oX rats hearing on the draft plan no sooner than 3Q and na later than <br />New Ulm, MN 56073 <br />74 <br />45 days after the 60 day review period of the draft plan. {See <br />1507} 359-64 <br />Fax (son ss9-so1$ litres 2-5 of page 1p of C. 184) <br />40.~16th Street SE <br />suae A <br />4. Pinal rexisw period For changes to draft plan. The state review <br />Rochester, MN 55404 agencies have a 45 day period to review the changes to the draft <br />(507} 285.7458 <br />za75 <br />~ <br />tson 2ao lan that result from the review of the draft and. the input <br />p <br />- <br />~x received from the public hearing. (See lines 20-36 on page 10 <br />Box 267 and lines 1-li on page 11 of C. 184) <br />14p4 f. Lyon Street <br />Marshat(, MN 56x58 <br />(507) 537-6050 5. Qarifieation of nse of ta7[ fvr projects. MS 103B.2A~1 was <br />Fax tS07) 537368 revised t0 clarify that tl1C at3 valorem tax authorized under that <br />Me~4 Resign: section could be used to fund projects identified is a plan in <br />pnp West Water Street addition to the cost of preparing a plan. {See lines 3-7 on page <br />Suite 250 <br />sc. Paul, MN s5107 <br />13 of C. 184) <br />_ <br />(612)282-9969 <br />Fax (6i2} 297-5615 ~. Clarification of use of O taxing authority. MS 1036.211. <br /> ores clarified. sa that it is clear that a joint powers WMa can <br />An equal opportunity emplgyer levy taxes to accomplish it's purposes and implement it's plan so <br />Prlr+ted on recycled paper <br />