Minnesota Session Laws - 1983, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1983 

                         CHAPTER 64--H.F.No. 909
           An act relating to the range association of 
          municipalities and schools; defining its permitted 
          area; amending Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 471.58.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 471.58, is 
amended to read: 
    471.58 [RANGE ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOLS; 
MEMBERSHIP.] 
    For the purpose of providing an area-wide approach to 
problems which demand coordinated and cooperative actions and 
which are common to those areas of northeast Minnesota affected 
by operations involved in mining iron ore and taconite and 
producing concentrate therefrom, and for the purpose of 
promoting the general welfare and economic development of the 
cities, towns and school districts within the iron ranges area 
of northeast Minnesota, any city, town or school district in 
which the assessed valuation consists in part of iron ore, or 
lands containing taconite or semi-taconite or which is located 
in whole or part in the tax relief area defined by section 
273.134, may pay annual dues in the range association of 
municipalities and schools; provided, that in cities, towns or 
school districts having a population of 3,000 inhabitants, such 
dues shall not exceed the sum of $500 per year and in cities, 
towns or school districts having a population of less than 3,000 
inhabitants, such dues shall not exceed the sum of $250.  The 
association may sue, be sued, intervene and act in a civil 
action in which the outcome of the action will have an effect 
upon the interest of any of its members. 
    Approved April 28, 1983