2007 Minnesota Statutes

458D.19 LOCAL FACILITIES.
    Subdivision 1. Sanitary sewer facilities. Except as otherwise provided in sections 458D.01
to 458D.24, local government units shall retain responsibility for the acquisition, betterment,
operation, administration and maintenance of all local sanitary sewer facilities as provided by law.
    Subd. 2. Assumption of responsibility. The board may upon request of any government unit
or units enter into an agreement under which the board may assume either alone or jointly with
the local government unit or units all or any part of the responsibility of the local government unit
described in subdivision 1. Except as provided in subdivision 4 and for the purpose of exercising
such responsibility the board shall have all the powers and duties elsewhere conferred in sections
458D.01 to 458D.24 with the same force and effect as if such local sanitary sewer facilities were a
part of the district disposal system.
    Subd. 3. Water and street facilities. The board may, upon request of any government unit
or units enter into an agreement under which the board may assume either alone or jointly with
such unit or units, the responsibility for the acquisition and construction of water and street
facilities in conjunction with (a) any project for the acquisition or betterment of the district
disposal system or (b) any project undertaken by the board under subdivision 2 above. Except
as provided in subdivision 4, and for the purpose of exercising any responsibilities pursuant to
this subdivision the board shall have all the powers and duties elsewhere conferred in sections
458D.01 to 458D.24 with the same force and effect as if such water or street facilities were a
part of the district disposal system.
    Subd. 4. Allocation of current costs. All current costs attributable to responsibilities
assumed by the board over local sanitary sewer facilities and water and street facilities as provided
in this section shall be allocated solely to the local unit or units of government for or with whom
such responsibilities are assumed on such terms as may be agreed upon by the board and such
local government unit or units.
    Subd. 5. May include in district system. Nothing contained in this section or in any other
part of sections 458D.01 to 458D.24 shall be construed to prevent the board from including,
where appropriate, treatment works or interceptors, previously designated or treated as local
sanitary sewer facilities, as a part of the district disposal system.
    Subd. 6. Local powers. Any local government unit may enter into any agreement provided
for in this section and perform all acts and things required as a condition or consideration therefor
consistent with the purposes of sections 458D.01 to 458D.24, whether or not included in the
powers otherwise granted to such local governmental unit by sections 458D.01 to 458D.24 or any
other law or charter.
History: 1971 c 478 s 18