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A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; modifying requirements to issue water-use permits
to city of Lake Elmo; amending Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 4, section 105.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 4, section 105, is amended to read:
Sec. 105.
WATER-USE PERMITS; CITY OF LAKE ELMO.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner of natural resources
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may
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must
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:
(1) issue permits necessary for the city of Lake Elmo to construct and operate
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a
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new
municipal water supply
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well
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wells
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; and
(2) amend existing water-use permits issued to the city of Lake Elmo to increase the
authorized volume of water that may be appropriated under the permits to a level consistent
with the amount anticipated to be needed each year according to a water supply plan approved
by the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, section
103G.291
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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all new and amended water-use permits issued by
the commissioner to the city of Lake Elmo must contain the same water-use conservation
and planning measures required by law for municipal wells located wholly or partially
within the five-mile radius of White Bear Lake.
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(c) This section expires June 30, 2027.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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