Bill Text: MN HF2565 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Public waters and shoreland debris removal clarified.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-29 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance [HF2565 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2565-Introduced.html
1.2relating to natural resources; clarifying the removal of debris from public waters
1.3and shoreland;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 103F.211, by adding
1.4a subdivision; 103F.321, by adding a subdivision; 103G.245, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103F.211, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 4. Removal of logs; dead trees and branches. The removal of logs and dead
1.9trees and branches from the shoreland is exempt from any permit requirements.
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103F.321, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.11to read:
1.12 Subd. 4. Removal of logs; dead trees and branches. The removal of logs and dead
1.13trees and branches from the shoreland is exempt from any permit requirements when the
1.14logs or dead trees and branches present safety hazards.
1.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.245, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.16 Subd. 2. Exceptions. A public waters work permit is not required for:
1.17(1) work in altered natural watercourses that are part of drainage systems established
1.18under chapter 103D or 103E if the work in the waters is undertaken according to chapter
1.19103D or 103E;or
1.20(2) a drainage project for a drainage system established under chapter 103E that does
1.21not substantially affect public waters.; or
2.1(3) removal of debris, including logs that are at or near the water surface, dead
2.2trees and branches, and trash, that does not alter the original alignment, slope, or cross
2.3section of the waters.
1.3and shoreland;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 103F.211, by adding
1.4a subdivision; 103F.321, by adding a subdivision; 103G.245, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103F.211, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 4. Removal of logs; dead trees and branches. The removal of logs and dead
1.9trees and branches from the shoreland is exempt from any permit requirements.
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103F.321, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.11to read:
1.12 Subd. 4. Removal of logs; dead trees and branches. The removal of logs and dead
1.13trees and branches from the shoreland is exempt from any permit requirements when the
1.14logs or dead trees and branches present safety hazards.
1.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.245, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.16 Subd. 2. Exceptions. A public waters work permit is not required for:
1.17(1) work in altered natural watercourses that are part of drainage systems established
1.18under chapter 103D or 103E if the work in the waters is undertaken according to chapter
1.19103D or 103E;
1.20(2) a drainage project for a drainage system established under chapter 103E that does
1.21not substantially affect public waters
2.1(3) removal of debris, including logs that are at or near the water surface, dead
2.2trees and branches, and trash, that does not alter the original alignment, slope, or cross
2.3section of the waters.
