1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to waters; allowing watershed district to establish principal place of business 
1.3 	outside the watershed;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103D.321, 
1.4 	subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103D.321, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Change of principal place of business. (a) The managers may initiate a change 
1.8 	of the principal place of business to a different location within the watershed district or 
1.9 	within 20 miles of the district's center by passing a resolution stating the proposed change 
1.10 	of location. After passing the resolution, the managers must set a time and location for a 
1.11 	hearing on the change of the principal place of business.
1.12 	(b) The managers must give notice of the hearing by publication in a legal newspaper, 
1.13 	published in the counties affected by the watershed district, with the last publication occurring 
1.14 	at least ten days before the hearing. Notice of the hearing must be mailed to the auditors of 
1.15 	counties affected by the watershed district ten days before the hearing. After the hearing, 
1.16 	the managers may, by order, change the place of business.
1.17 	(c) The change of the principal place of business of the watershed district is effective 
1.18 	when a certified copy of the managers' order is filed with the secretary of state and the board.