1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to retirement; providing that certain laws do
1.3 	not apply to the consolidation of specified volunteer
1.4 	firefighter relief associations.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CONSOLIDATION.
 1.7 	This section applies to consolidation of any combination of
1.8 	two or more of the following volunteer firefighter relief
1.9 	associations:  Aurora, Biwabik, Hoyt Lakes, and Palo.
1.10 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 424B.10, subdivision
1.11 	1, paragraph (a), the service pension to be paid by the relief
1.12 	association existing after the consolidation is as follows:
1.13 	(1) for service rendered by each individual volunteer
1.14 	firefighter before the effective date of the consolidation, the
1.15 	service pension amount is the amount payable to that volunteer
1.16 	firefighter under the consolidating volunteer firefighters
1.17 	relief association that the firefighter belonged to immediately
1.18 	before the consolidation;
1.19 	(2) for service rendered after the effective date of the
1.20 	consolidation, the service pension amount is the highest dollar
1.21 	amount service pension of any of the consolidating volunteer
1.22 	firefighters relief associations in effect immediately before
1.23 	the consolidation;
1.24 	(3) after consolidation, increases in the amounts
1.25 	established in clauses (1) and (2) may be implemented if
2.1 	consistent with applicable requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
2.2 	chapters 69 and 424A.

2.3 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.4 	This section is effective with respect to a volunteer
2.5 	firefighters relief association listed in column A the day after
2.6 	the governing body of the municipality listed in column B and
2.7 	its chief clerical officer timely complete compliance with
2.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
2.9 	A B
2.10 	              Aurora city of Aurora
2.11 	              Biwabik city of Biwabik
2.12 	              Hoyt Lakes city of Hoyt Lakes
2.13 	              Palo town of White