1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to local government; modifying the powers of 
  1.3             sanitary districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, 
  1.4             section 115.26, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 115.26, is 
  1.7   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 5.  (a) In order to maintain the integrity of and 
  1.9   facilitate access to district systems, works, or facilities, the 
  1.10  district may maintain and repair a road by agreement with the 
  1.11  entity that was responsible for the performance of maintenance 
  1.12  and repair immediately prior to the agreement.  Maintenance and 
  1.13  repair includes, but is not limited to, providing lighting, snow 
  1.14  removal, and grass mowing. 
  1.15     (b) A district shall establish a taxing subdistrict of 
  1.16  benefited property and shall levy special taxes, pursuant to 
  1.17  section 115.33, subdivision 2, for the purposes of paying the 
  1.18  cost of improvement or maintenance of a road under paragraph (a).
  1.19     (c) For purposes of this subdivision, a district shall not 
  1.20  be construed as a road authority under chapter 160. 
  1.21     (d) The district and its officers and employees are exempt 
  1.22  from liability for any tort claim for injury to person or 
  1.23  property arising from travel on a road maintained by the 
  1.24  district and related to its maintenance or condition.