§ 103G.2375 — Assumption of Section 404 of Federal Clean Water Act
Plain-Language Summary
Minnesota may assume the federal Section 404 wetland permit program under the Clean Water Act.
103G.2375 ASSUMPTION OF SECTION 404 OF FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with the commissioners of natural resources, agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency, may adopt or amend rules establishing a program for regulating the discharge of dredged and fill material into the waters of the state as necessary to obtain approval from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to administer, in whole or part, the permitting and wetland banking programs under section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1344. The rules may not be more restrictive than the program under section 404 or state law.
History:
History: History:
2012 c 272 s 45