1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to municipal contracts; permitting the 
  1.3             awarding of attorney fees in certain cases; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 471.345, subdivision 
  1.5             14. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 471.345, 
  1.8   subdivision 14, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 14.  [DAMAGE AWARDS.] In any action brought 
  1.10  challenging the validity of a municipal contract under this 
  1.11  section, the court shall not award~~,~~ damages as any part of its 
  1.12  judgment, ~~damages, or attorney's fees,~~ but may award an 
  1.13  unsuccessful bidder (1) the costs of preparing an unsuccessful 
  1.14  bid, and (2) attorney's fees.