Minnesota Session Laws - 2020, 5th Special Session

CHAPTER 1--S.F.No. 5

An act

relating to local government; authorizing the Polk County Law Library to transfer money in fiscal reserve to Polk County for technological improvements to county courthouse; permitting addition of unorganized territory in Itasca County to Harris Township, notwithstanding the petition requirement;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 134A.17.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 134A.17, is amended to read:

134A.17 TRANSFERS TO COUNTY.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Sherburne County. new text end

If the Sherburne County Law Library, through its trustees, has a fiscal reserve that is projected to sustain its operations for a period of over five years, the Sherburne County Law Library may transfer up to half of the money in its fiscal reserve, but not to exceed $200,000, to Sherburne County to defray costs of constructing a new building to house the law library and courts.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Polk County. new text end

new text begin If at any time the Polk County Law Library, through its trustees, has a fiscal reserve that is projected to sustain its operations for a period of over five years, the Polk County Law Library may transfer up to half of the money in its fiscal reserve, but not to exceed $150,000 to Polk County to defray costs of technological improvements to the Polk County Courthouse. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2020. new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin HARRIS TOWNSHIP, ITASCA COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 379.02, if the Itasca Board of County Commissioners determines that there are not 20 or more legal voters residing in the territory described in paragraph (b), the county board may by resolution add the unorganized territory described in paragraph (b) to Harris Township upon the request of the township board of supervisors in a resolution adopted by the township board of supervisors. new text end

new text begin (b) The legal description of the unorganized territory to be added to Harris Township in Itasca County is Government Lot 1, Section 12, Township 54 North, Range 26 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after both the Itasca Board of County Commissioners and Harris Township Board of Supervisors in Itasca County and the chief clerical officers comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021. new text end

Presented to the governor October 13, 2020

Signed by the governor October 15, 2020, 2:33 p.m.