Minn. R. agency 139, ch. 4350, pt. 4350.3020
Each agency having jurisdiction to issue or reject a permit shall retain this authority as vested in it before the effective date of these rules. Nothing in these rules shall lessen or reduce such authority and these rules shall modify only the procedures followed in carrying out such authority.
A state agency may, in performing its responsibilities under these rules, request or receive additional information from an applicant. A copy of that request or receipt shall be immediately forwarded to the coordination unit, which shall immediately notify all other agencies having permit interest in the project.
Fee schedules authorized by statute or rules for an application or permit shall continue to be applicable even though the application or permit is processed according to these rules. The coordination unit shall not charge the applicant or participating agencies a fee for services.
These rules shall have no applicability to an application for a permit renewal, amendment, extension, or other similar document required subsequent to the completion of decisions and proceedings under parts 4350.3000 to 4350.3130, or to a replacement thereof or to a quasi judicial or judicial proceeding held pursuant to an order of remand or similar order by a court in relation to a final decision of an agency.
Nothing in these rules shall modify in any manner whatsoever the applicability or inapplicability to the lands of any agency of any land use regulation, statute, or local government zoning ordinance.
The coordination unit, to the limited extent necessary to comply with procedural requirements of federal statutes relating to permit systems operated by the state, may modify the notice, timing, hearing, and related procedural matters provided in these rules.
Minn. R. agency 139, ch. 4350, pt. 4350.3020
Statutory Authority: MS s 116C.32