SF 1528

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to Hennepin County; clarifying the authority of the county housing and
redevelopment authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 383B.77,
subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 383B.77, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Creation.

The Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment
Authority is created in the county of Hennepin. It shall have all of the powers and duties
of a housing and redevelopment authority under sections 469.001 to 469.047. For the
purposes of applying the municipal housing and redevelopment act to Hennepin County,
the county has all of the powers and duties of a city, the county board has all the powers
and duties of a governing body, the chair of the county board has all of the powers and
duties of a mayor, and new text begin , notwithstanding section 469.008, new text end the area of operation includes the
area within the territorial boundaries of the county.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 383B.77, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Limitation.

This section does not limit or restrict any existing housing
and redevelopment authority or prevent a municipality from creating an authority. For
purposes of this subdivision, "housing and redevelopment authority" includes any
municipal department, agency, or authority of the city of Minneapolis which exercises the
powers of a housing and redevelopment authority pursuant to section 469.003 or other
law. The county authority shall notify a municipal authority by January 31 of each year
as to the activities the county authority plans to participate in within the municipality.
The municipal authority shall notify the county authority within 45 days of the date of
the notice from the county authority, if the municipal authority does not consent to the
activities of the county authority. deleted text begin The county authority shall not exercise its powers in a
municipality where a housing and redevelopment authority was created under Minnesota
Statutes 1969, chapter 462, before June 8, 1971, except as provided in this subdivision. deleted text end If a
city housing and redevelopment authority requests the county housing and redevelopment
authority to exercise any power or perform any function of the municipal authority, the
county authority may do so.

Sec. 3. new text begin NO LOCAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.
new text end

new text begin Because the population of Hennepin County is more than 1,000,000 people, under
Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, this act is effective without local approval.
new text end