1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; clarifying certain rulemaking authority;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 103F.211, subdivision 1; 103G.315, subdivision 
1.4 	15.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103F.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Adoption. The commissioner shall adopt model standards and criteria 
1.8 	for the subdivision, use, and development of shoreland in municipalities and areas outside 
1.9 	of a municipality. The authority to adopt model standards and criteria is exempt from section 
1.10 	14.125 and does not expire. The standards and criteria must include:
1.11 	(1) the area of a lot and length of water frontage suitable for a building site;
1.12 	(2) the placement of structures in relation to shorelines and roads;
1.13 	(3) the placement and construction of sanitary and waste disposal facilities;
1.14 	(4) designation of types of land uses;
1.15 	(5) changes in bottom contours of adjacent public waters;
1.16 	(6) preservation of natural shorelands through the restriction of land uses;
1.17 	(7) variances from the minimum standards and criteria; and
1.18 	(8) for areas outside of a municipality only, a model ordinance.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103G.315, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subd. 15.Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing standards and criteria 
2.3 	for issuing and denying water-use permits and public-waters-work permits. The authority 
2.4 	to adopt the rules is exempt from section 14.125 and does not expire.