Minnesota Session Laws - 1994, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 493-H.F.No. 1957 
                  An act relating to housing and redevelopment 
                  authorities; providing for the membership in the 
                  Olmsted county housing and redevelopment authority and 
                  for dissolution of the Rochester housing and 
                  redevelopment authority; making conforming changes; 
                  allowing certain cities the option to form their own 
                  authorities. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [OLMSTED COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT 
        AUTHORITY; MEMBERS.] 
           Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 469.006, the 
        Olmsted county housing and redevelopment authority has seven 
        members, four appointed by the city council of the city of 
        Rochester and three appointed by the county board of Olmsted 
        county.  Of the first four appointees of the city council under 
        this act, one must be appointed for a one-year term, two for 
        two-year terms, and one for a three-year term.  Of the first 
        three appointees of the county board under this act, one must be 
        appointed for a one-year term, one for a two-year term, and one 
        for a three-year term.  Later appointments to fill terms are for 
        five years.  An appointment to a vacancy is for the unexpired 
        term. 
           Sec. 2.  [COUNTY BOARD CONSENT ON BONDS.] 
           If the full faith and credit of the county is pledged as 
        primary or additional security for bonds of the authority, the 
        county board is the general jurisdiction governmental unit for 
        purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.034. 
           Sec. 3.  [OPERATING BUDGET AND LEVY.] 
           (a) If any part of the operating budget of the Olmsted 
        county housing and redevelopment authority is required to be 
        paid from county revenues, the county board must approve that 
        part of the general operating budget of the authority. 
           (b) Notwithstanding other law, the county auditor must not 
        levy taxes against real property of the county for the authority 
        operations, other than bonds as provided in section 2 and 
        Minnesota Statutes, section 469.034, unless the amount to be 
        levied is also approved in a resolution of the county board.  
           Sec. 4.  [APPLICATION OF HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT 
        AUTHORITY STATUTES.] 
           Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, 
        Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.001 to 449.047 apply to the 
        Olmsted county housing and redevelopment authority whose 
        membership is the subject of section 1. 
           Sec. 5.  [CONTINGENCY; PREEXISTING OBLIGATIONS.] 
           (a) This act is not effective unless contemporaneous with 
        the effective date of this act resignations of the members of 
        the preexisting Olmsted county housing and redevelopment 
        authority are effective and the city of Rochester housing and 
        redevelopment authority is dissolved. 
           (b) The Olmsted county housing and redevelopment authority, 
        whose membership is the subject of section 1, is the successor 
        of the preexisting city of Rochester and Olmsted county 
        authorities except that obligations under Minnesota Statutes, 
        chapter 475, of the predecessor authorities continue to be 
        obligations of the general government jurisdictions or parts of 
        them, that would be obligated under them if the predecessor 
        authorities continued to operate as before the effective date of 
        this act. 
           Sec. 6.  [CERTAIN CITIES.] 
           Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 469.004, 
        subdivision 5, the cities of Oronoco, Byron, Dover, Eyota, and 
        Chatfield may establish city housing and redevelopment 
        authorities without the approval of the county authority. 
           Sec. 7.  [EFFECTIVE DATE, LOCAL APPROVAL.] 
           This act is effective, subject to the contingency in 
        section 5, the day after the latter of the city council of the 
        city of Rochester and the Olmsted county board complies with 
        Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3. 
           Presented to the governor April 20, 1994 
           Signed by the governor April 22, 1994, 1:50 p.m.