Minnesota Session Laws - 1987, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1987 

                        CHAPTER 138-H.F.No. 867 
           An act relating to local improvements; authorizing the 
          levy of special assessments for highway sound barriers;
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1986, sections 429.011, by 
          adding a subdivision; and 429.021, subdivision 1.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 429.011, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read:  
    Subd. 15.  "Highway sound barriers" means sound abatement 
walls erected along highways to reduce noise levels attributable 
to vehicular traffic.  
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 429.021, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  [IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORIZED.] The council of a 
municipality shall have power to make the following improvements:
    (1) To acquire, open, and widen any street, and to improve 
the same by constructing, reconstructing, and maintaining 
sidewalks, pavement, gutters, curbs, and vehicle parking strips 
of any material, or by grading, graveling, oiling, or otherwise 
improving the same, including the beautification thereof and 
including storm sewers or other street drainage and connections 
from sewer, water or similar mains to curb lines. 
    (2) To acquire, develop, construct, reconstruct, extend and 
maintain storm and sanitary sewers and systems, including 
outlets, holding areas and ponds, treatment plants, pumps, lift 
stations, service connections, and other appurtenances of a 
sewer system, within and without the corporate limits. 
     (3) To construct, reconstruct, extend and maintain steam 
heating mains. 
     (4) To install, replace, extend and maintain street lights 
and street lighting systems and special lighting systems. 
     (5) To acquire, improve, construct, reconstruct, extend and 
maintain water works systems, including mains, valves, hydrants, 
service connections, wells, pumps, reservoirs, tanks, treatment 
plants, and other appurtenances of a water works system, within 
and without the corporate limits. 
      (6) To acquire, improve and equip parks, open space areas, 
playgrounds and recreational facilities within or without the 
corporate limits. 
     (7) To plant trees on streets and provide for their 
trimming, care and removal. 
     (8) To abate nuisances and to drain swamps, marshes and 
ponds on public or private property and to fill the same. 
     (9) To construct, reconstruct, extend, and maintain dikes 
and other flood control works. 
     (10) To construct, reconstruct, extend and maintain 
retaining walls and area walls. 
     (11) To acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, alter, 
extend, operate, maintain and promote a pedestrian skyway system.
Such improvement may be made upon a petition pursuant to section 
429.031, subdivision 3.  
    (12) To acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, operate, 
maintain and promote underground pedestrian concourses. 
    (13) To acquire, construct, improve, alter, extend, 
operate, maintain and promote public malls, plazas or courtyards.
    (14) To construct, reconstruct, extend, and maintain 
district heating systems.  
    (15) To construct, reconstruct, alter, extend, operate, 
maintain and promote fire protection systems in existing 
buildings, but only upon a petition pursuant to section 429.031, 
subdivision 3.  
     (16) To acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, alter, 
extend, and maintain highway sound barriers. 
    Approved May 14, 1987