Who decided the River Corridor is a “Critical Area” and when was it decided?
There have been a number of decisions and designations for the river corridor. In 1976 Governor Wendell Anderson first designated the corridor as a state Critical Area with Executive Order 130. Governor Al Quie renewed the designation in 1979, with Executive Order 79-19. The Metropolitan Council extended the Critical Area designation indefinitely in 1979, with Resolution 79-84. Congress designated the Critical Area a National Recreation Area in 1988, and the Minnesota Legislature made the Critical Area designation permanent in 1991.
