1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to Lake of the Woods county; authorizing the 
  1.3             county board to assign certain duties of the county 
  1.4             auditor and treasurer.  
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [MODIFYING THE DUTIES OF LAKE OF THE WOODS 
  1.7   COUNTY AUDITOR AND TREASURER.] 
  1.8      Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Lake of the 
  1.9   Woods county board, with the concurrence of the county auditor 
  1.10  and treasurer, may by resolution assign to the county treasurer 
  1.11  all or some of the duties of the county auditor in sections 
  1.12  272.115, 272.12, 272.121, 279.02, 279.025, and 279.03.  
  1.13  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the county board, with 
  1.14  the concurrence of the county auditor and treasurer, may assign 
  1.15  to the county auditor all or some of the duties of the county 
  1.16  treasurer in sections 272.115, 272.12, 272.121, 279.02, 279.025, 
  1.17  and 279.03.  If any duties of the county auditor or the county 
  1.18  treasurer are assigned under this section, the county board 
  1.19  shall notify the commissioner of revenue of the assignment of 
  1.20  duties.  The county board may not rescind its assignment of 
  1.21  duties under this section for at least two years after the 
  1.22  initial resolution of assignment of duties.  Upon the election 
  1.23  of a new county auditor or treasurer, the newly elected official 
  1.24  may require that the duties of the county auditor and treasurer 
  1.25  be reestablished as provided by sections 272.115, 272.12, 
  2.1   272.121, 279.02, 279.025, and 279.03. 
  2.2      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.3      Section 1 is effective the day following compliance by the 
  2.4   Lake of the Woods county board with Minnesota Statutes, section 
  2.5   645.021, subdivision 3.