MN HF4149

Replaces "land occupiers" with "land owners and authorized agents" throughout Minnesota's soil and water conservation statutes, shifting responsibility terminology from those who occupy land to those who own it or are authorized to act on their behalf

Streamlines criteria the state board must consider when determining whether a soil and water conservation district is administratively feasible, removing factors such as voter turnout, wealth of land occupiers, and expense estimates while retaining consideration of public policy and relevant economic/scientific/social factors

Removes restrictions limiting where conservation districts can conduct demonstration projects and implement practices, eliminating requirements for state agency cooperation or land occupier consent

Broadens district authority to provide technical and financial assistance for conservation projects by removing language specifying recipients must be "land occupiers" or "state or federal agencies"

Repeals the statutory definition of "land occupier" (previously defined as any person, corporation, or legal entity holding title to or in possession of land within a district)