Minnesota Statutes § 103B.241 - LEVIES

§ Subdivision 1.Watershed plans and projects. Notwithstanding chapter 103D, a local government unit or watershed management organization may levy a tax to pay the increased costs of preparing a plan under sections 103B.231 and 103B.235 or for projects identified in an approved and adopted plan necessary to implement the purposes of section 103B.201. The proceeds of any tax levied under this section shall be deposited in a separate fund and expended only for the purposes authorized by this section. Watershed management organizations and local government units may accumulate the proceeds of levies as an alternative to issuing bonds to finance improvements. § Subd. 2.Priority programs; soil and water conservation districts. A county may levy amounts necessary to pay the reasonable increased costs to soil and water conservation districts of administering and implementing priority programs identified in an approved and adopted plan.