HF 3079

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to local government; limiting liability on claims brought against a
municipality participating in a joint venture or enterprise; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 471.59, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.59, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Single entity for liability purposes. new text end

new text begin Governmental units participating
in a joint venture or joint enterprise, including participation in a cooperative activity
undertaken pursuant to this section or other law, shall be treated as a single entity for
purposes of liability arising out of the joint venture or joint enterprise. For determining
total liability, the participating governmental units are considered a single governmental
unit and the total liability may not exceed the caps for a single governmental unit set forth
in section 3.736 or 466.04, subdivision 1.
new text end