Minnesota HF527 establishes alternative wetland mitigation options in areas greater than 80 percent and authorizes rulemaking.

Minnesota HF527 amends state statutes to establish alternative wetland mitigation options in areas greater than 80 percent. These alternatives include restoration or protection of riparian corridors or streams, hydrologic stabilization of altered waterways, peatland hydrology restoration, and completion of water quality or environmental improvement projects. The bill also authorizes rulemaking to implement these changes, including establishing methods for determining the public value of alternative wetland mitigation.

Minnesota HF527 establishes alternative wetland mitigation options in areas greater than 80 percent and authorizes rulemaking.

Minnesota HF527 amends state statutes to establish alternative wetland mitigation options in areas greater than 80 percent. These alternatives include restoration or protection of riparian corridors or streams, hydrologic stabilization of altered waterways, peatland hydrology restoration, and completion of water quality or environmental improvement projects. The bill also authorizes rulemaking to implement these changes, including establishing methods for determining the public value of alternative wetland mitigation.