1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; prohibiting unproductive conservation lands from being 
1.3 	considered benefited property under state drainage laws;proposing coding for new 
1.4 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [103E.026] UNPRODUCTIVE CONSERVATION LANDS ARE NOT 
1.7 	BENEFITED BY DRAINAGE PROJECTS OR REPAIRS.
1.8 	Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, any determination of 
1.9 	benefits under this chapter, whether for a drainage project or for repairing a drainage system, 
1.10 	must not include a determination that property is benefited if the property is subject to a 
1.11 	conservation easement.