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. (a) Except as provided in paragraph 
1.9 	(b), governmental units participating in a joint venture or joint enterprise, including 
1.10 	participation in a cooperative activity undertaken pursuant to this section or other law, are 
1.11 	not liable for the acts or omissions of another governmental unit participating in the joint 
1.12 	venture or joint enterprise. For purposes of determining total liability for damages, the 
1.13 	participating governmental units and the joint board, if one is established, are considered a 
1.14 	single governmental unit and the total liability for the participating governmental units and 
1.15 	the joint board, if established, may not exceed the liability limits for a single governmental 
1.16 	unit in section 3.736 or 466.04, subdivision 1.
1.17 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not protect a governmental unit from liability:
1.18 	(1) for its own independent acts or omissions not directly related to the joint activity;
1.19 	(2) to the extent the participating governmental unit has agreed in writing to be 
1.20 	responsible for the acts or omissions of another governmental unit; or
1.21 	(3) to the extent the liability limits are waived pursuant to section 466.06 or 471.981.