1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to local government; permitting the city of 
  1.3             St. Peter to lay dark fiber optic cable. 
  1.4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.5      Section 1.  [CITY OF ST. PETER; DARK FIBER OPTIC CABLE.] 
  1.6      Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the city of 
  1.7   St. Peter may lay dark fiber optic cable in the city as part of 
  1.8   construction projects that the city undertakes to install other 
  1.9   utility infrastructure underground.  Nothing in this section 
  1.10  affects the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 237.163, 
  1.11  and the city of St. Peter must comply with the requirements of 
  1.12  that section.  This section is effective the day following final 
  1.13  enactment without local approval, as provided in Minnesota 
  1.14  Statutes, section 645.023.