Minnesota Statutes Water (Ch. 103A-114B) § 103F.519. Reinvest in Minnesota working lands program

Subdivision 1. Establishment. The board may establish and administer a reinvest in Minnesota working lands program that is in addition to the program established undersection 103F.515. Selecting land for the program must be based on the land's potential for:

Subd. 2. Applicability.Section 103F.515applies to this section except as otherwise provided in subdivisions 1, 3, and 4.

Subd. 3. Nature of property rights acquired. Notwithstandingsection 103F.515, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), the board may authorize managed haying and managed livestock grazing, perennial or winter annual cover crop production, forest management, or other activities that the board determines are consistent withsection 103F.505or appropriation conditions or criteria.

Subd. 4. Payments for easements. The board must establish payment rates for acquiring easements and for related practices. The board must consider market factors as well as easement terms, including length and allowable uses, when establishing rates.