1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to counties; Meeker and Kittson; authorizing 
  1.3             economic development authorities. 
  1.4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.5      Section 1.  [MEEKER AND KITTSON COUNTIES; ECONOMIC 
  1.6   DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; ESTABLISHMENT AND POWERS.] 
  1.7      Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] The board of county 
  1.8   commissioners of Meeker and Kittson counties may each establish 
  1.9   an economic development authority in the manner provided in 
  1.10  Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.090 to 469.1081, and may impose 
  1.11  limits on the authority enumerated in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.12  section 469.092.  The economic development authority has all of 
  1.13  the powers and duties granted to or imposed upon economic 
  1.14  development authorities under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
  1.15  469.090 to 469.1081.  The county economic development authority 
  1.16  may create and define the boundaries of economic development 
  1.17  districts at any place or places within the county, provided 
  1.18  that a project as recommended by the county authority that is to 
  1.19  be located within the corporate limits of a city may not be 
  1.20  commenced without the approval of the governing body of the city.
  1.21  Minnesota Statutes, section 469.174, subdivision 10, and the 
  1.22  contiguity requirement specified under Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.23  section 469.101, subdivision 1, do not apply to limit the areas 
  1.24  that may be designated as county economic development districts. 
  2.1      Subd. 2.  [POWERS.] If an economic development authority is 
  2.2   established as provided in subdivision 1, the county may 
  2.3   exercise all of the powers relating to an economic development 
  2.4   authority granted to a city under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
  2.5   469.090 to 469.1081, or other law, including the power to levy a 
  2.6   tax to support the activities of the authority. 
  2.7      Sec. 2.  [LOCAL APPROVAL.] 
  2.8      Section 1 is effective for Meeker county the day after the 
  2.9   Meeker county board's approval is filed as provided in Minnesota 
  2.10  Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3, and is effective for 
  2.11  Kittson county the day after the Kittson county board's approval 
  2.12  is filed as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, 
  2.13  subdivision 3.