2006 Minnesota Statutes

41B.01 CITATION; PURPOSE.
    Subdivision 1. Citation. Sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 shall be known as and may be cited as
the "Minnesota Rural Finance Authority Act of 1986."
    Subd. 2. Purpose. Sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 create and establish the Minnesota Rural
Finance Authority and establish a program under which state bonds are authorized to be issued
and proceeds of their sale are appropriated under the authority of article XI, section 5, clause (h)
of the Minnesota Constitution, to develop the state's agricultural resources by extending credit
on real estate security. The purpose of the Rural Finance Authority's programs and of the bonds
issued to finance or provide security for the programs is to purchase participation interests in
loans, including seller-sponsored loans to be made available by agricultural lenders to farmers
on terms and conditions not otherwise available from other credit sources. It is hereby found
and declared that there presently exist in the state economic conditions which have severely
adversely affected the economic viability of farms to the detriment of the rural economy and to
the detriment of the economy of the state of Minnesota as a whole. It is further found and declared
that as a result of public agricultural policies, agricultural market conditions, and other causes, the
condition of the farm economy of the state of Minnesota is such as to jeopardize the continued
existence and successful operation of farms in this state, necessitating the establishment of the
programs in sections 41B.01 to 41B.23 to provide new sources of credit on favorable terms and
conditions. It is further found and declared that providing credit for farmers on favorable terms and
conditions will serve and promote the public welfare by assuring the viability of farm operations,
by preventing erosion of the tax base in rural areas, by reducing foreclosures on farm property,
and by enhancing the financial stability of farmers and of the businesses which depend on farmers
as customers. It is further found and declared that in establishing a Minnesota Rural Finance
Authority and in authorizing the programs in sections 41B.01 to 41B.23, the legislature is acting
in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of Minnesota to serve the public purpose of
improving and otherwise promoting their health, welfare, and prosperity and that the Minnesota
Rural Finance Authority, as created and established, is empowered to act on behalf of the people
of the state of Minnesota in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public.
History: 1986 c 398 art 6 s 1; 1987 c 396 art 1 s 3,31; 1988 c 688 art 10 s 1