1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; establishing an advisory task force to make 
1.3 	recommendations on changes to the municipal boundary adjustment law; 
1.4 	appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT ADVISORY TASK 
1.7 	FORCE ESTABLISHED.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Membership. An advisory task force on municipal boundary 
1.9 	adjustments is established to study and make recommendations on what, if any, changes 
1.10 	should be made to the law governing municipal boundary adjustments. The task force 
1.11 	is comprised of the following members:
1.12 	(1) two state senators, one from the majority caucus and one from the minority 
1.13 	caucus, appointed by the senate subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules 
1.14 	and administration;
1.15 	(2) one state representative appointed by the speaker of the house and one state 
1.16 	representative appointed by the house minority leader;
1.17 	(3) three representatives of city interests, appointed by the League of Minnesota 
1.18 	Cities in consultation with the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, the Coalition 
1.19 	of Greater Minnesota Cities, and the Minnesota Association of Small Cities;
1.20 	(4) three representatives of township interests, appointed by the Minnesota 
1.21 	Association of Townships; and
1.22 	(5) one person appointed jointly by the senate majority leader and the speaker of the 
1.23 	house to serve as chair of the task force, selected based on knowledge and experience in 
2.1 	municipal boundary adjustment issues and who could serve without bias towards either 
2.2 	side of the issue of annexation.
2.3 		Subd. 2.Legislative Coordinating Commission administrative support. The 
2.4 	Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide administrative support to the task 
2.5 	force, including, if sufficient funds are appropriated for this purpose, hiring a facilitator 
2.6 	from the Management Analysis Division of the Department of Administration to assist 
2.7 	the task force in its work.
2.8 		Subd. 3.Report by February 2007. The task force shall report its recommendations 
2.9 	to the chairs and members of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over 
2.10 	municipal boundary adjustments by February 1, 2007. The task force shall also provide a 
2.11 	copy of its recommendations to the Legislative Reference Library.
2.12 		Subd. 4.Appropriation. $??a??A|??a??A|. is appropriated from the general fund to the 
2.13 	Legislative Coordinating Commission to pay for the administrative expenses of the task 
2.14 	force, including per diems and expenses of members and the services of a facilitator 
2.15 	from the Management Analysis Division of the Department of Administration.  This 
2.16 	appropriation cancels June 30, 2007.

2.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.