1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; permitting the city of
1.3 	Wabasha to establish a port authority commission;
1.4 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.5 	chapter 469.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [469.0855] WABASHA.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The city of Wabasha may
1.9 	establish a port authority commission that has the same powers
1.10 	as a port authority established under section 469.049 or other
1.11 	law.  If the city establishes a port authority commission, the
1.12 	city shall exercise all the powers relating to the port
1.13 	authority granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068 or
1.14 	other law.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city
1.15 	may choose the name of the commission.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Municipal housing and redevelopment
1.17 	authority. If the city of Wabasha establishes a port authority
1.18 	commission under subdivision 1, the commission may exercise the
1.19 	same powers as a municipal housing and redevelopment authority
1.20 	established under sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law.  The
1.21 	city shall then exercise all the powers relating to the
1.22 	municipal housing and redevelopment authority granted to a city
1.23 	by sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law.
1.24 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after
1.25 	the governing body of the city of Wabasha and its chief clerical
2.1 	officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021,
2.2 	subdivisions 2 and 3.