2000 Minnesota Statutes

     465.795 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Agency.  "Agency" means a department, 
 agency, board, or other instrumentality of state government that 
 has jurisdiction over an administrative rule or law from which a 
 waiver is sought under section 465.797.  If no specific agency 
 has jurisdiction over such a law, "agency" refers to the 
 attorney general. 

    Subd. 2.    Board.  "Board" means the board of 
 government innovation and cooperation established by section 
 465.796. 

    Subd. 3.    Council or metropolitan council.  "Council" 
 or "metropolitan council" means the metropolitan council 
 established by section 473.123. 

    Subd. 4.    Local government unit.  "Local government 
 unit" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, 
 school district, town, or special taxing district, except for 
 purposes of sections 465.81 to 465.87. 

    Subd. 5.    Metropolitan agency.  "Metropolitan agency" 
 has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 5a. 

    Subd. 6.    Metropolitan area.  "Metropolitan area" has 
 the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 

    Subd. 7.    Scope.  As used in sections 465.795 to 
 465.799 and sections 465.801 to 465.88, the terms defined in 
 this section have the meanings given them. 

    HIST: 1993 c 375 art 15 s 1; 1994 c 587 art 8 s 1; 1995 c 264 
 art 8 s 1