Minnesota Session Laws - 1986, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1986 

                        CHAPTER 340-H.F.No. 1800 
           An act relating to local government; authorizing the 
          counties of Becker, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, 
          Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin to enter 
          into contracts and agreements for solid waste 
          management. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [COUNTIES; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, CONTRACTS.] 
    Any of Becker, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Stevens, Todd, 
Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties may jointly negotiate and 
enter into contracts, for a term not to exceed 30 years, for the 
management of solid waste generated in the counties.  A contract 
made by joint negotiations must be approved by resolution 
adopted by the county board of each county that agrees.  A 
contract may be dissolved, before the date specified in the 
contract, only by resolution adopted by the county board of all 
the counties that have agreed. 
    Sec. 2.  [JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT.] 
    Becker, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Stevens, Todd, 
Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties may enter into a joint 
powers agreement for the management of solid waste under section 
1.  Other counties that enter into a joint powers agreement 
under Minnesota Statutes, section 471.59, with Becker, Grant, 
Hubbard, Otter Tail, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin 
counties may enter into contracts under section 1 in the same 
manner as the counties in section 1. 
    Sec. 3.  [LOCAL APPROVAL.] 
    This act is effective separately for each county the day 
after compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, 
subdivision 3, by the governing body of each of Becker, Grant, 
Hubbard, Otter Tail, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin 
counties. 
    Approved March 19, 1986