1998 Minnesota Statutes

     473.195 Housing and redevelopment authority powers. 

    Subdivision 1.    Under chapter 469; exceptions.  In 
 addition to, and not in limitation of, all other powers invested 
 in it by law, the council, and the members thereof, shall have, 
 throughout the metropolitan area, the same functions, rights, 
 powers, duties, privileges, immunities and limitations as are 
 provided for housing and redevelopment authorities created for 
 municipalities, and for the commissioners of such authorities.  
 The provisions of sections 469.001 to 469.047 and of all other 
 laws relating to housing and redevelopment authorities shall be 
 applicable to the council when functioning as an authority, 
 except as herein provided or as clearly indicated otherwise from 
 the context of such laws.  Section 469.003 shall have no 
 application to the council nor to any municipality or county 
 within which the council undertakes a project.  Any municipality 
 or county, and the governing bodies of any municipality or 
 county, within and for which the council undertakes a project 
 shall have all the powers, authority and obligations granted to 
 municipalities and counties by the provisions of sections 
 469.001 to 469.047 and all other laws relating to housing and 
 redevelopment authorities.  The council may plan and propose 
 projects within the boundaries of any municipality, and may 
 otherwise exercise the powers of an authority at any time; 
 provided, however, that the council shall not implement any 
 housing project, housing development project, redevelopment 
 project or urban renewal project within the boundaries of any 
 municipality or county without the prior approval of the 
 governing body of the municipality or county in which any such 
 project is to be located; and provided further that the council 
 shall not propose any project to the governing body of a 
 municipality or county having an active authority created 
 pursuant to section 469.003, or pursuant to special legislation, 
 without first submitting the proposed project to the municipal 
 or county authority for its review and recommendations; and 
 provided further that as to any project proposed by the council 
 and approved by the municipality or county, the council shall 
 not undertake the project if within 60 days after it has been 
 proposed, the municipality or county agrees to undertake the 
 project.  Notwithstanding section 469.012, subdivision 3, the 
 council may plan and administer a section 8 program in the 
 metropolitan area without the approval of the governing body of 
 the local governmental unit or housing and redevelopment 
 authority in whose jurisdiction the program is operated.  The 
 council shall not operate a section 8 program in the 
 jurisdiction of a local governmental unit or housing and 
 redevelopment authority in the metropolitan area which was 
 operating its own section 8 program under a separate annual 
 contributions contract with the Department of Housing and Urban 
 Development on January 1, 1990, provided that the council may 
 operate or administer a section 8 program within such 
 jurisdictions under the provisions of section 471.59, or any 
 other appropriate law providing for joint or cooperative action 
 between governmental units.  For purposes of this subdivision, 
 "section 8 program" has the meaning given it in section 469.002, 
 subdivision 24.  For the purposes of this subdivision, "annual 
 contributions contract" has the meaning given it in United 
 States Code, title 42, section 1437f, and implementing federal 
 regulations.  All plans and projects of the council shall be 
 consistent with the comprehensive development guide. 

    Subd. 2.    Technical assistance.  The council may 
 provide technical assistance to existing municipal or county 
 housing and redevelopment authorities at the request of such 
 authorities.  

    Subd. 3.    Federal, state agent; cooperation.  The 
 council may cooperate with or act as agent for the federal 
 government, the state government, or any agencies or 
 instrumentalities thereof, in carrying out the provisions of any 
 federal or state legislation relating to the general purposes of 
 the Municipal Housing and Redevelopment Act. 

    Subd. 4.    Citizen participation.  The council shall, 
 as part of any project proposal to a municipality, propose a 
 means for citizens substantially affected by the proposed 
 project to participate in the formulation and carrying out of 
 projects undertaken by the council pursuant to the terms of 
 sections 473.194 to 473.201.  

    HIST: 1975 c 13 s 24; 1982 c 424 s 109; 1986 c 460 s 27; 1987 
 c 291 s 227; 1990 c 532 s 13; 1995 c 112 s 1