103D.011 DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
    Subd. 2. Affected. "Affected" means the jurisdiction or property of an entity that receives
benefits, is assessed costs, or is part of a watershed district.
    Subd. 3. Appraisers. "Appraisers" means the persons appointed by the managers to
determine and report benefits and damages arising from a proposed project.
    Subd. 4. Auditor. "Auditor" means the county auditor of a county affected by a watershed
district.
    Subd. 5. Board. "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
    Subd. 6. City. "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city.
    Subd. 7. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources.
    Subd. 8. Court administrator. "Court administrator" means the court administrator of the
district court of the county where a judicial proceeding concerning a watershed district is pending.
    Subd. 9. Director. "Director" means the director of the Division of Waters of the Department
of Natural Resources.
    Subd. 10. Engineer. "Engineer" means the engineer designated by the managers to act as
engineer.
    Subd. 11. Establishment petition. "Establishment petition" means a petition to establish a
watershed district and may consist of one or more separate petitions.
    Subd. 12. Hearing. "Hearing" means a hearing conducted by the managers or the Board of
Water and Soil Resources.
    Subd. 13. Interested party. "Interested party" means a person or political subdivision with
an interest in the pending subject matter. Interested party includes the director or any agency
of government.
    Subd. 14. Notice by mail. "Notice by mail" means a notice mailed and addressed to each
person entitled to receive the notice if the address is known to the auditor or court administrator or
can be obtained at the office of the county treasurer of the affected county.
    Subd. 15. Managers. "Managers" means the board of managers of a watershed district.
    Subd. 16. Metropolitan area. "Metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121,
subdivision 2 .
    Subd. 17. Municipality. "Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city.
    Subd. 18. Person. "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or
corporation, but does not include a political subdivision.
    Subd. 19. Petition. "Petition" means a petition to begin a project and may consist of one
or more separate petitions.
    Subd. 20. Political subdivision. "Political subdivision" means a county, town, school
district, or a political division or subdivision of the state. Political subdivision does not mean a
watershed district unless the context clearly indicates watershed districts are to be included.
    Subd. 21. Project. "Project" means planning and development, construction, maintenance,
repair, or improvement of a watershed district for a purpose for which the watershed district
is established.
    Subd. 22. Publication. "Publication" means publication once a week for two successive
weeks as provided in section 645.11.
    Subd. 23. Public health. "Public health" means an act or thing that tends to improve the
general sanitary conditions of the watershed district.
    Subd. 24. Public welfare, general welfare, public benefit. "Public welfare," "general
welfare," and "public benefit" mean an act or thing that tends to improve, benefit, or contribute to
the safety or well-being of the general public, or benefit the inhabitants of the watershed district.
    Subd. 25. Resident owner. "Resident owner" means a resident of the state who is the owner
of property or the purchaser of property under a contract for deed.
History: 1990 c 391 art 4 s 2