1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; limiting liability on claims brought against a 
1.3 	municipality participating in a joint venture or enterprise; amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2004, section 471.59, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.59, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 1a.Single entity for liability purposes. Governmental units participating 
1.9 	in a joint venture or joint enterprise, including participation in a cooperative activity 
1.10 	undertaken pursuant to this section or other law, shall be treated as a single entity for 
1.11 	purposes of liability arising out of the joint venture or joint enterprise. For determining 
1.12 	total liability, the participating governmental units are considered a single governmental 
1.13 	unit and the total liability may not exceed the caps for a single governmental unit set forth 
1.14 	in section 3.736 or 466.04, subdivision 1.