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HF 1019

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to drainage; extending grass bank buffer zone
requirement for ditches; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 103E.021, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103E.021,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Spoil banks must be spread and grass
planted.

In any proceeding to establish, construct, improve, or
do any work affecting a public drainage system under any law
that appoints viewers to assess benefits and damages, the
authority having jurisdiction over the proceeding shall order
spoil banks to be spread consistent with the plan and function
of the drainage system. The authority shall order that
permanent grass, other than a noxious weed, be planted on the
banks and on a strip 16-1/2 feet in width deleted text begin or deleted text end to the new text begin top of the
new text end crown of the leveled spoil bankdeleted text begin , whichever is the greater,deleted text end on
each side of the top edge of the channel of the ditch. The
acreage and additional property required for the planting must
be acquired by the authority having jurisdiction.