1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority; 
1.3 	clarifying the jurisdiction of the authority;amending Laws 1974, chapter 475, 
1.4 	sections 1; 2, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 1974, chapter 475, section 1, is amended to read:
1.7 	Section 1. WASHINGTON COUNTY; HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT 
1.8 	AUTHORITY.
 1.9 	There is hereby created in Washington county a public body corporate and politic, 
1.10 	to be known as the Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, having 
1.11 	all the powers and duties of a housing and redevelopment county authority under 
1.12 	the provisions of the municipal housing and redevelopment act, Minnesota Statutes, 
1.13 	sections 462.411 to 462.711, and acts amendatory thereof; which act applies 469.001 to 
1.14 	469.047, and all powers of a county housing and redevelopment authority under any other 
1.15 	provisions of Minnesota law, and Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.001 to 469.047 apply
1.16 	to the county of Washington. For the purposes of applying the provisions of the municipal 
1.17 	housing and redevelopment act to Washington county, the county has all of the powers and 
1.18 	duties of a municipality, the county board has all of the powers and duties of a governing 
1.19 	body, the chairman of the county board has all the powers and duties of a mayor, and the 
1.20 	area of operation includes the area within the territorial boundaries of the county.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of 
1.22 	Washington County and its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with 
1.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Laws 1974, chapter 475, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subdivision 1. This act shall not limit or restrict any existing housing and 
2.3 	redevelopment authority or prevent a municipality from creating an authority. The 
2.4 	county shall not exercise jurisdiction in any municipality where a municipal housing and 
2.5 	redevelopment authority is established. The jurisdiction and area of operation of the 
2.6 	Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority includes all of the area within 
2.7 	the territorial boundaries of the county and includes the areas within the boundaries of 
2.8 	every city in the county and the area of operation of city housing and redevelopment 
2.9 	authorities in the county, whenever created, and notwithstanding any provision of 
2.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 469.005, subdivision 1, or 469.008. The jurisdiction and 
2.11 	area of operation of the Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority is 
2.12 	not affected by any concurrence by the Washington County Housing and Redevelopment 
2.13 	Authority under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.004, subdivision 5.

2.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of 
2.15 	Washington County and its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with 
2.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

2.17 	Sec. 3. PRIOR ACTIVITIES.
 2.18 	Sections 1 and 2 are, in part, remedial in nature. Actions of Washington County or 
2.19 	the Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority prior to the effective 
2.20 	date of those sections are not invalid or unenforceable for exercising powers that are 
2.21 	authorized by sections 1 and 2.

2.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.