Environmental
A Minnesota property developer wants to fill in a wetland to build a parking lot. Which state law primarily governs this activity?
AMinnesota Environmental Rights Act (MERA)
BMinnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA)✓ Correct
CMinnesota Clean Water Act
DMinnesota Shoreland Management Act
Explanation
The Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) regulates filling, draining, or otherwise altering wetlands in Minnesota. The WCA requires mitigation (replacement) for any wetland impacts following a sequencing process: avoid, minimize, mitigate. Minnesota has more wetlands than any other lower-48 state, making WCA compliance critical for development.
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