HF 1667

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 02/27/2025 03:17pm

A bill for an act
relating to local government; adding certain water and sewer districts to the
definition of municipality; setting a maximum tort liability for certain water and
sewer districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 466.01, subdivision
1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 466.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Municipality.

For the purposes of sections 466.01 to 466.15,
"municipality" means any city, whether organized under home rule charter or otherwise,
any county, town, public authority, public corporation, nonprofit firefighting corporation
that has associated with it a relief association as defined in section 424A.001, subdivision
4, special district, school district, however organized, new text begin water or sewer system formed under
chapter 116A, new text end county agricultural society organized pursuant to chapter 38, joint powers
board or organization created under section 471.59 or other statute, public library, regional
public library system, multicounty multitype library system, the following local collaboratives
whose plans have been approved by the Children's Cabinet: family services collaboratives
established under section 142D.15, children's mental health collaboratives established under
sections 245.491 to 245.495, or a collaborative established by the merger of a children's
mental health collaborative and a family services collaborative, other political subdivision,
community action agency, or a limited partnership in which a community action agency is
the sole general partner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to causes
of action accruing on or after that date.
new text end