Minnesota Statutes § 103A.311 - PETITION FOR INTERVENTION

§ Subdivision 1.Authority. The board may intervene in a proceeding if a petition is filed with the board for referral of a question of water policy involved in the proceeding. § Subd. 2.Petition for intervention. A petition for intervention must identify the proceeding in which it is made and state the grounds for referral in a general manner with sufficient detail to inform interested parties of the nature of the questions proposed to be presented to the board and the public importance of the questions. § Subd. 3.Petitioners and signatures. (a) A petition for intervention may be made by: (1) the applicant in the proceeding; (2) a party to the proceeding; (3) the governor; (4) the agency; (5) the commissioner or director of a division in the Department of Natural Resources; (6) the head of another state department or agency; (7) a bureau or division of the federal government with a concern in the proceeding; (8) an organization or group of persons with appropriate purpose related to the proceedings; or (9) a person the board considers representative of a substantial segment of the state or peculiarly able to present evidence bearing on the public interest. (b) The petition must be: (1) signed and verified by the petitioner or an officer of the petitioner; or (2) signed by the petitioner's attorney. § Subd. 4.Filing petition. The petition must be filed in duplicate, one copy with the board, the other with the agency. § Subd. 5.Period for intervention by board. The petition shall allow intervention in a proceeding by the board if the petition is filed after the proceeding is initiated and before the agency's order is made.