1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; allowing the town of Tofte to operate municipal 
1.3 	housing for certain purposes.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TOWN OF TOFTE; MUNICIPAL HOUSING.
 1.6 	(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Laws 1988, chapter 516, and Laws 1988, chapter 
1.7 	719, article 19, section 27, the town of Tofte may own and operate within its boundary up 
1.8 	to 12 units of housing for individuals over 55 years of age or families with one member of 
1.9 	the household that is over 55 years of age, or projects that provide housing for individuals 
1.10 	or families with incomes not greater than 120 percent of the median family income, as 
1.11 	estimated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the 
1.12 	nonmetropolitan county in which the town of Tofte is located.
1.13 	(b) The town of Tofte shall have the powers of a city under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.14 	462C, and the powers of an authority under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.001 to 469.047, 
1.15 	with respect to this section. Upon the approval of the town board, the town of Tofte may 
1.16 	levy the tax described in Minnesota Statutes, section 469.033, subdivision 6.
1.17 	(c) Nothing in this section shall limit the power of the Cook County/Grand Marais Joint 
1.18 	Economic Development Authority to exercise jurisdiction within the town of Tofte. The 
1.19 	authority to undertake new projects under this section shall expire on June 30, 2018.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after compliance by the governing 
1.21 	body of the town of Tofte with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.