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MN HF2539
Bill
Status
2/27/2012
Primary Sponsor
Mike LeMieur
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AI Summary
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Amends Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.2241, subdivision 1, regarding exemptions from the Wetland Conservation Act replacement plan requirements.
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Modifies the exemption for agricultural activities on agricultural land subject to federal farm program restrictions by removing the requirement that such restrictions meet minimum state standards under sections 103A.202 and 103B.3355.
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Replaces the state-level approval requirement (Board of Water and Soil Resources, commissioners of natural resources and agriculture, and Pollution Control Agency) with a single reference to compliance with United States Code, title 16, section 3821.
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Simplifies the regulatory framework by deferring to federal farm program restrictions as the sole standard for exempting agricultural land from wetland conservation replacement plan requirements.
Legislative Description
Wetland Conservation Act exemption modified for agricultural land subject to federal requirements.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance
2/27/2012