1997 Minnesota Statutes

     469.049 Establishment; characteristics. 

    Subdivision 1.    Saint Paul, Duluth; establishment.  
 The port authority of Saint Paul and the seaway port authority 
 of Duluth are established. 

    Subd. 2.    Public body characteristics.  A port 
 authority is a body politic and corporate with the right to sue 
 and be sued in its own name. 

    A port authority is a governmental subdivision under 
 section 282.01.  

    A port authority carries out an essential governmental 
 function of the state when it exercises its power, but the 
 authority is not immune from liability because of this. 

    HIST: 1987 c 291 s 50