Minnesota § 103F.505 PURPOSE AND POLICY

Minnesota Statutes

§ 103F.505 — PURPOSE AND POLICY

Minnesota § 103F.505

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Ch. 103FPROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES

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Minn. Stat. § 103F.505 (2026).

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(a)It is the purpose of sections103F.505to103F.531to restore certain marginal agricultural land and protect environmentally sensitive areas to:

(1)enhance soil and water quality;

(2)minimize damage to flood-prone areas;

(3)sequester carbon;

(4)support native plant, fish, and wildlife habitats; and

(5)establish perennial vegetation.

(b)It is state policy to encourage:

(1)restoration of wetlands and riparian lands;

(2)restoration and protection of marginal, highly erodible land, particularly land adjacent to public waters, drainage systems, wetlands, and locally designated priority waters; and

(3)protection of environmentally sensitive areas, including wellhead protection areas, grasslands, peatlands, shorelands, karst geology, and forest lands in priority areas.

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(a) It is the purpose of sections103F.505to103F.531to restore certain marginal agricultural land and protect environmentally sensitive areas to:
(1) enhance soil and water quality;
(2) minimize damage to flood-prone areas;
(3) sequester carbon;
(4) support native plant, fish, and wildlife habitats; and
(5) establish perennial vegetation.
(b) It is state policy to encourage:
(1) restoration of wetlands and riparian lands;
(2) restoration and protection of marginal, highly erodible land, particularly land adjacent to public waters, drainage systems, wetlands, and locally designated priority waters; and
(3) protection of environmentally sensitive areas, including wellhead protection areas, grasslands, peatlands, shorelands, karst geology, and forest lands in priority areas.