2007 Minnesota Code
Chapters 103A - 114B Water
Chapter 103F Protection of Water Resources
Section 103F.903 WETLAND ESTABLISHMENT AND RESTORATION COST-SHARE PROGRAM.

103F.903 WETLAND ESTABLISHMENT AND RESTORATION COST-SHARE
PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1. Application. A local unit of government shall apply to the board to receive
cost-share funding for a proposed wetland restoration project that receives final local approval
under section 103F.902. The application must include a copy of the survey report and any
comments received on the proposed wetland. Within 30 days of receiving an application, the
board shall notify the local unit of government on whether the application and survey report are
complete.
Subd. 2. Cost-share. The board may provide up to the lesser of $20,000 or 50 percent of the
cost of a wetland establishment or restoration project, including engineering costs, establishment
or restoration costs, and compensation costs.
Subd. 3. Conservation easement. In exchange for cost-share financing under subdivision
2, the board shall acquire a permanent conservation easement, as defined in section 84C.01,
paragraph (1) . The easement agreement must contain the conditions listed in section 103F.515,
subdivision 4 .
Subd. 4. Priorities. In reviewing requests from local units of government under this section,
the board must give priority to applications based on the public value of the proposed wetland.
The public value of the wetland must include the value of the wetland for:
(1) water quality;
(2) flood protection;
(3) recreation including fish and wildlife habitat;
(4) groundwater recharge; and
(5) other public uses.
History: 1991 c 354 art 5 s 3