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Lake Improvement Districts <br />Questions and Answers <br />1. What is a Lake Improvement District (LID)? <br />A LID is a local governmental unit, a political subdivision, established by resolution of a <br />county board, city council or by the commissioner of the department of natural resources. <br />A LID allows for greater local involvement in lake management activities. <br />2. What authorities does a LID have? <br />In its resolution establishing a LID, the county board delegates specific authorities to the <br />LID. Each LID will likely be granted different levels of authority depending upon <br />existing problems and proposed activities. Some of these may include the right to: <br />1. Apply for and comply with DNR and other agency and local permits and policies <br />required for specific lake management projects; <br />2. Undertake lake research projects; <br />3. Conduct programs of water improvement and conservation; <br />4. Serve as local sponsor/recipient for state and federal projects or grants; <br />5. Maintain public beaches, docks and other public facilities; <br />6. Regulate water surface use; <br />7. Provide and finance certain local governmental services within the LID; <br />S. Implement a water monitoring program. <br />Projects and activities undertaken by a LID must comply with all local, state and federal <br />regulations. Additionally, a lake improvement district may not undertake improvement <br />projects on any body of water unless public access is available to that lake. <br />3. Who assumes responsibilities for the actions of a LID? <br />The LID assumes all legal responsibilities for activities undertaken by the LID. In the <br />event a district is terminated or a district fails to meet its obligations, its responsibilities <br />and liabilities pass to the county that established the district. The LID is also responsible <br />for preparing an annual report to the county board with a copy to the DNR. <br />4. Who runs the LID? <br />A LID is managed by a board of directors consisting of from 5 to 9 members. All <br />directors must be property owners in the district, and a majority of the directors must be <br />residents of the district. The initial board of directors is appointed by the county board. <br />The number, qualifications and terms of office are also specified by the county board. <br />Vacancies are filled by a majority vote of the property owners attending the annual <br />meeting. Directors may be compensated, but only as decided by the property owners at <br />the annual meeting. <br />L.IA Questions and Answers 2006 Edition <br />