Minnesota Statutes Metropolitan Area (Ch. 473-473J) § 473H.11. Limitation on certain public projects

Notwithstanding chapter 429, construction projects for public sanitary sewer systems and public water systems benefiting land or buildings in agricultural preserves shall be prohibited. New connections between land or buildings in agricultural preserves and sanitary sewers or water systems shall be prohibited. Public sanitary sewer systems, public stormwater sewer systems, public water systems, public roads, and other public improvements built on, adjacent to, or in the vicinity of agricultural preserves after August 1, 1993, are deemed of no benefit to the land and buildings in agricultural preserves.

For purposes of this section, “public stormwater sewer systems” means any wholly or partially piped system which is owned, operated, and maintained by the authority, that is designed to carry stormwater runoff, surface water, or other drainage primarily for the benefit of land which is not in agricultural preserves.