HF 399

as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to local government; authorizing home rule 
  1.3             charter and statutory cities to establish a sidewalk 
  1.4             utility; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes, chapter 415. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [415.18] [SIDEWALK UTILITY.] 
  1.8      A home rule charter or statutory city may establish a 
  1.9   sidewalk utility as provided in chapter 412 for other utilities 
  1.10  in statutory cities, or as otherwise provided by law or charter 
  1.11  for utilities for home rule charter cities.  The purpose of the 
  1.12  sidewalk utility is to acquire land for, construct, maintain, 
  1.13  and replace public sidewalks and appurtenances to public 
  1.14  sidewalks.  Snow and ice removal are expressly not included in 
  1.15  the purposes of the utility.  Utility charges may be imposed on 
  1.16  any reasonable and equitable basis on which other utility 
  1.17  charges are made including a uniform charge per account for 
  1.18  another utility to be added to the account for the other utility 
  1.19  but separately listed.  Revenues received for sidewalk utilities 
  1.20  must be segregated from other funds as otherwise provided for 
  1.21  utility revenues and may be used only for sidewalk utility 
  1.22  purposes.