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MN HF4364
Bill
Status
4/12/2018
Primary Sponsor
Jim Newberger
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AI Summary
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Amends Minnesota Statutes section 83A.05 to clarify that water body names existing for 40 years cannot be changed under state law.
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Allows the Commissioner of Natural Resources or 15 or more legal voters to petition county boards to change water body names or give names to unnamed bodies of water.
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Requires petitions to describe the water body's location, current name (if any), desired name, and reason for the change or naming.
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Petitioners must sign the petition, state their place of residence, and file with the county auditor where they reside or the water body is located.
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Effective retroactively from January 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Prohibition on changing name of state water that has existed for 40 years clarified.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance
4/12/2018