1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the environment; amending Minnesota
1.3 	Statutes 2004, section 103E.701, by adding a
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103E.701, is
1.7 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5b.Replacement of a bridge or culvert. In a
1.9 	repair proceeding, if the drainage authority finds that
1.10 	restoring a bridge or culvert would not be adequate for modern
1.11 	farming practices, the drainage authority may order a new bridge
1.12 	or culvert constructed with a greater load capacity or greater
1.13 	width, if all landowners directly benefiting from the
1.14 	replacement first agree in writing to be responsible for the
1.15 	difference between the cost to restore the bridge or culvert and
1.16 	the cost of replacement.