Minnesota Session Laws - 2001, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 176-S.F.No. 1154 
                  An act relating to the metropolitan radio board; 
                  extending the expiration date for the board; providing 
                  for the transfer of its duties and responsibilities; 
                  requiring the submission to the legislature of a 
                  report and plan on the board's transition; amending 
                  Laws 1995, chapter 195, article 1, section 18, as 
                  amended. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Laws 1995, chapter 195, article 1, section 18, 
        as amended by Laws 1999, chapter 238, article 2, section 78, is 
        amended to read: 
           Sec. 18.  [SUNSET.] 
           The metropolitan radio board is abolished effective July 1, 
        2002 2004.  Effective July 1, 2002 2004, the board's duties and 
        responsibilities are transferred to the metropolitan council or 
        an appropriate state agency, as provided by law, based on the 
        reports submitted by the metropolitan council under section 7, 
        subdivision 3, of this article.  The designated agency is the 
        successor to all the property, interests, obligations, and rules 
        of the metropolitan radio board.  By February 1, 2002, the board 
        shall submit to the legislature a report and plan for the 
        board's transition from its current status.  The report shall 
        include financial projections on future capital and operating 
        costs, including sources and uses of funds, and a recommendation 
        on whether to transfer its duties and responsibilities to a 
        specific state agency, to remain an independent agency, or to 
        become an association of local units of government working 
        jointly with state agencies.  If the recommendation is to become 
        an independent agency, the board shall submit recommendations on 
        changing its size, its name, and the makeup of its geographical 
        and functional representation. 
           Presented to the governor May 23, 2001 
           Signed by the governor May 25, 2001, 12:03 p.m.