The MRCCA already has districts, what will happen to them after the new rules are adopted?
The MRCCA currently has four districts (Rural Open, Urban Open, Urban Developed, Urban Diversified). The boundaries of the districts are established in Executive Order 79-19 which has provided standards and guidelines for MRCCA development since 1979. The 2009 legislature directed the DNR to establish new districts for the MRCCA. While the DNR is required to consider the existing districts from Executive Order 79-19 when developing the new districts, we expect the existing districts will be eliminated when the new rules are adopted.
