1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to economic development; authorizing port 
  1.3             authorities to use certain provisions of the uniform 
  1.4             municipal contracting law; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.5             1994, section 469.068, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 469.068, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 3.  [UNIFORM MUNICIPAL CONTRACTING LAW.] A port 
  1.10  authority may use the dollar limits on contracts for the basis 
  1.11  for competitive bids, quotations, or purchase or sale in the 
  1.12  open market contained in section 471.345 as an alternative to 
  1.13  the limits contained in subdivision 1.