1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to metropolitan government; modifying definition of metropolitan area; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.121, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Metropolitan area or area. "Metropolitan area" or "area" means the area 
1.7 	over which the Metropolitan Council has jurisdiction, including only the counties of 
1.8 	Anoka; Carver excluding the city of Norwood Young America; Dakota excluding the city 
1.9 	of Northfield; Hennepin excluding the cities of Hanover and Rockford; Ramsey; Scott 
1.10 	excluding the city of New Prague; and Washington.