Bill Text: MN SF1958 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Cedar Lake area water and sanitary sewer district maximum number of connections increase; Scott county Helena township surplus land, property or money use authorization
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-05-01 - Second reading [SF1958 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF1958-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to local government; increasing the maximum number of connections
1.3allowed for the Cedar Lake area water and sanitary sewer district; authorizing
1.4Helena Township in Scott County to use surplus land, property, or money for
1.5certain purposes after removal of a subordinate service district;amending Laws
1.61999, chapter 243, article 14, section 5, subdivision 1.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 14, section 5, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.9read:
1.10 Subdivision 1. Board plan and program. The board shall adopt a comprehensive
1.11plan for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage in the district for a designated
1.12period the board deems proper and reasonable. The board shall prepare and adopt
1.13subsequent comprehensive plans for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage
1.14in the district for each succeeding designated period as the board deems proper and
1.15reasonable. All comprehensive plans of the district shall be subject to the planning
1.16and zoning authority of Scott county and in conformance with all planning and zoning
1.17ordinances of Scott county. The first plan, as modified by the board, and any subsequent
1.18plan shall take into account the preservation and best and most economic use of water and
1.19other natural resources in the area; the preservation, use, and potential for use of lands
1.20adjoining waters of the state to be used for the disposal of sewage; and the impact the
1.21disposal system will have on present and future land use in the area affected. In no case
1.22shall the comprehensive plan provide for more than325 364 connections to the disposal
1.23system. All connections must be charged a full assessment. Connections made after the
1.24initial assessment period ends must be charged an amount equal to the initial assessment
1.25plus an adjustment for inflation and plus any other charges determined to be reasonable
2.1and necessary by the board. Deferred assessments may be permitted, as provided for in
2.2Minnesota Statutes, chapter 429. The plans shall include the general location of needed
2.3interceptors and treatment works, a description of the area that is to be served by the
2.4various interceptors and treatment works, a long-range capital improvements program, and
2.5any other details as the board deems appropriate. In developing the plans, the board shall
2.6consult with persons designated for the purpose by governing bodies of any governmental
2.7unit within the district to represent the entities and shall consider the data, resources, and
2.8input offered to the board by the entities and any planning agency acting on behalf of one
2.9or more of the entities. Each plan, when adopted, must be followed in the district and may
2.10be revised as often as the board deems necessary.
2.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of
2.12the Cedar Lake area water and sanitary sewer district and its chief clerical officer timely
2.13complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
2.14 Sec. 2. HELENA TOWNSHIP, SCOTT COUNTY; REMOVAL OF
2.15SUBORDINATE SERVICE DISTRICT.
2.16 Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to the subordinate service district
2.17established in Helena Township, Scott County, for the Silver Maple Bay Estates, under
2.18Minnesota Statutes, chapter 365A.
2.19 Subd. 2. Special provision for removal of the district. Notwithstanding the
2.20requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 365A.095, subdivision 2, if the district is
2.21removed as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 365A.095, subdivision 1, after all
2.22outstanding obligations of the district have been paid in full, the town board may vote to
2.23sell or use the surplus of any land or equipment, or the surplus of any tax revenue or service
2.24charge, or any part of it, collected from or associated with the district to connect the owners
2.25of any property within the discontinued district to another public sewer system. Any
2.26surplus not used to connect residents to such sewer system may be distributed equally to
2.27the owners of any property within the discontinued district that were charged the extra tax
2.28or service fee during the most recent tax year for which the tax or service fee was imposed.
2.29Any surplus not refunded under this section must be transferred to the town's general fund.
2.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3allowed for the Cedar Lake area water and sanitary sewer district; authorizing
1.4Helena Township in Scott County to use surplus land, property, or money for
1.5certain purposes after removal of a subordinate service district;amending Laws
1.61999, chapter 243, article 14, section 5, subdivision 1.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 14, section 5, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.9read:
1.10 Subdivision 1. Board plan and program. The board shall adopt a comprehensive
1.11plan for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage in the district for a designated
1.12period the board deems proper and reasonable. The board shall prepare and adopt
1.13subsequent comprehensive plans for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage
1.14in the district for each succeeding designated period as the board deems proper and
1.15reasonable. All comprehensive plans of the district shall be subject to the planning
1.16and zoning authority of Scott county and in conformance with all planning and zoning
1.17ordinances of Scott county. The first plan, as modified by the board, and any subsequent
1.18plan shall take into account the preservation and best and most economic use of water and
1.19other natural resources in the area; the preservation, use, and potential for use of lands
1.20adjoining waters of the state to be used for the disposal of sewage; and the impact the
1.21disposal system will have on present and future land use in the area affected. In no case
1.22shall the comprehensive plan provide for more than
1.23system. All connections must be charged a full assessment. Connections made after the
1.24initial assessment period ends must be charged an amount equal to the initial assessment
1.25plus an adjustment for inflation and plus any other charges determined to be reasonable
2.1and necessary by the board. Deferred assessments may be permitted, as provided for in
2.2Minnesota Statutes, chapter 429. The plans shall include the general location of needed
2.3interceptors and treatment works, a description of the area that is to be served by the
2.4various interceptors and treatment works, a long-range capital improvements program, and
2.5any other details as the board deems appropriate. In developing the plans, the board shall
2.6consult with persons designated for the purpose by governing bodies of any governmental
2.7unit within the district to represent the entities and shall consider the data, resources, and
2.8input offered to the board by the entities and any planning agency acting on behalf of one
2.9or more of the entities. Each plan, when adopted, must be followed in the district and may
2.10be revised as often as the board deems necessary.
2.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of
2.12the Cedar Lake area water and sanitary sewer district and its chief clerical officer timely
2.13complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
2.14 Sec. 2. HELENA TOWNSHIP, SCOTT COUNTY; REMOVAL OF
2.15SUBORDINATE SERVICE DISTRICT.
2.16 Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to the subordinate service district
2.17established in Helena Township, Scott County, for the Silver Maple Bay Estates, under
2.18Minnesota Statutes, chapter 365A.
2.19 Subd. 2. Special provision for removal of the district. Notwithstanding the
2.20requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 365A.095, subdivision 2, if the district is
2.21removed as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 365A.095, subdivision 1, after all
2.22outstanding obligations of the district have been paid in full, the town board may vote to
2.23sell or use the surplus of any land or equipment, or the surplus of any tax revenue or service
2.24charge, or any part of it, collected from or associated with the district to connect the owners
2.25of any property within the discontinued district to another public sewer system. Any
2.26surplus not used to connect residents to such sewer system may be distributed equally to
2.27the owners of any property within the discontinued district that were charged the extra tax
2.28or service fee during the most recent tax year for which the tax or service fee was imposed.
2.29Any surplus not refunded under this section must be transferred to the town's general fund.
2.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
