SF 5

as introduced - 91st Legislature, 2020 5th Special Session (2020 - 2020) Posted on 11/03/2020 09:35am

A bill for an act
relating to local government; authorizing the Polk County Law Library to transfer
money in fiscal reserve to Polk County for technological improvements to county
courthouse; permitting addition of unorganized territory in Itasca County to Harris
Township, notwithstanding the petition requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes
2018, section 134A.17.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 134A.17, is amended to read:

134A.17 TRANSFERS TO COUNTY.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Sherburne County. new text end

If the Sherburne County Law Library, through its
trustees, has a fiscal reserve that is projected to sustain its operations for a period of over
five years, the Sherburne County Law Library may transfer up to half of the money in its
fiscal reserve, but not to exceed $200,000, to Sherburne County to defray costs of
constructing a new building to house the law library and courts.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Polk County. new text end

new text begin If at any time the Polk County Law Library, through its trustees,
has a fiscal reserve that is projected to sustain its operations for a period of over five years,
the Polk County Law Library may transfer up to half of the money in its fiscal reserve, but
not to exceed $150,000 to Polk County to defray costs of technological improvements to
the Polk County Courthouse.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin HARRIS TOWNSHIP, ITASCA COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 379.02, if the Itasca Board of County
Commissioners determines that there are not 20 or more legal voters residing in the territory
described in paragraph (b), the county board may by resolution add the unorganized territory
described in paragraph (b) to Harris Township upon the request of the township board of
supervisors in a resolution adopted by the township board of supervisors.
new text end

new text begin (b) The legal description of the unorganized territory to be added to Harris Township
in Itasca County is Government Lot 1, Section 12, Township 54 North, Range 26 West of
the Fourth Principal Meridian.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after
both the Itasca Board of County Commissioners and Harris Township Board of Supervisors
in Itasca County and the chief clerical officers comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
645.021.
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