SF 321

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

A bill for an act
relating to state government; including independent nonprofit firefighting
corporations for joint exercise of powers agreements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 471.59, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 471.59, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Agreement.

Two or more governmental units, by agreement entered
into through action of their governing bodies, may jointly or cooperatively exercise any
power common to the contracting parties or any similar powers, including those which
are the same except for the territorial limits within which they may be exercised. The
agreement may provide for the exercise of such powers by one or more of the participating
governmental units on behalf of the other participating units. The term "governmental
unit" as used in this section includes every city, county, town, school district, new text begin independent
nonprofit firefighting corporation, new text end other political subdivision of this or another state,
another state, the University of Minnesota, nonprofit hospitals licensed under sections
144.50 to 144.56, rehabilitation facilities and extended employment providers that are
certified by the commissioner of employment and economic development, day training and
habilitation services licensed under sections 245B.01 to 245B.08, and any agency of the
state of Minnesota or the United States, and includes any instrumentality of a governmental
unit. For the purpose of this section, an instrumentality of a governmental unit means an
instrumentality having independent policy making and appropriating authority.