2005 Minnesota Statutes - 103E.235 — Drainage system in two or more counties.

     103E.235 Drainage system in two or more counties. 


    Subdivision 1.    Designation.  A petition for a 
 proposed drainage project in two or more counties must be 
 designated as a joint county drainage system with a number 
 assigned by the auditor of the county with the largest area of 
 property in the drainage system. 


    Subd. 2.    Joint county drainage authority.  The board 
 where a petition for a proposed joint county drainage project is 
 filed shall notify the board of each county where property is 
 affected by the drainage system and request the boards to meet 
 jointly and consider the petition.  The boards shall select five 
 of their members at the meeting to be the drainage authority.  
 At least one member must be from each board.  The drainage 
 authority shall be known as the joint county drainage authority 
 with a joint county drainage project or system number.  A 
 vacancy in the membership of the joint county drainage authority 
 must be filled by joint action of the boards.  


    Subd. 3.    Transfer of drainage systems to watershed 
 districts not affected.  This section does not affect the 
 transfer of a drainage system to the board of managers of a 
 watershed district under chapter 103D.  


    HIST: 1990 c 391 art 5 s 34