Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 103G > STREAMS

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board: means the Board of Water and Soil Resources. See Minnesota Statutes 103G.005
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of natural resources. See Minnesota Statutes 103G.005
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• Minority: means with respect to an individual the period of time during which the individual is a minor. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
• Project: means a specific plan, contiguous activity, proposal, or design necessary to accomplish a goal as defined by the local government unit. See Minnesota Statutes 103G.005
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44