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HF2894 • 2026

St. Paul Park; Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area districts redesignated.

St. Paul Park; Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area districts redesignated.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dippel
Last action
2025-03-27
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Redesignating Districts in St. Paul Park

This bill changes certain areas in St. Paul Park from rural and open space districts to river neighborhood districts.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes parts of Sections 12, 13, and 24 in St. Paul Park from a rural and open space district (CA-ROS) to a river neighborhood district (CA-RN).
  • Requires the commissioner of natural resources to update a map showing this change.
  • Exempts the process of updating the map from normal rulemaking requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The city of St. Paul Park and its residents.
  • The state's Department of Natural Resources.

Terms To Know

Rural and Open Space District (CA-ROS)
An area designated for preserving rural character and open space.
River Neighborhood District (CA-RN)
A district near the river that allows more development while protecting natural features.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact date this change takes effect depends on actions by St. Paul Park's governing body and chief clerical officer.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-27 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

St. Paul Park; Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area districts redesignated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to natural resources; redesignating certain districts of the Mississippi River

Corridor Critical Area in St. Paul Park.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER CORRIDOR CRITICAL AREA; ST. PAUL PARK.
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(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106, the following area in the city of St.

Paul Park that is currently designated as a rural and open space district (CA-ROS) is

redesignated as a river neighborhood district (CA-RN): those parts of Sections 12, 13, and

24, Township 27 North, Range 22 West, lying West of 3rd Street and County Road 75.

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(b) The commissioner of natural resources must amend the map maintained under

Minnesota Rules, part 6106.0100, subpart 9, to reflect the redesignation under paragraph

(a). The map amendment is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of Minnesota Statutes,

chapter 14, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day after the governing body of the

city of St. Paul Park and its chief clerical officer comply with the requirements of Minnesota

Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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