A permit from the commissioner is required pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.415 or 103G.245 before transmission services may cross state-owned lands or public waters.
Rules of the Department of Natural Resources relating to utility crossings of public lands and waters, parts 6135.0100 to 6135.1800, shall apply to proposed transmission services crossings of state-owned lands and public waters. The performance standards in these rules as they relate to transmission services shall apply when securing approval from the local authority to cross other lands in the Saint Croix Riverway.
Prior to the issuance of permit for a transmission services crossing of state-owned lands or public waters in the Saint Croix Riverway, the commissioner may hold a public hearing in the manner provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.311.
Minn. R. agency 158, ch. 6105, LOWER SAINT CROIX NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAY, pt. 6105.0430
Statutory Authority: MS s 104.25; 103F.351