2006 Minnesota Statutes

453A.01 INTENT.
Sections 453A.01 to 453A.12 are intended to provide a means for those Minnesota cities
which now or hereafter own and operate a utility pursuant to law for the local distribution of
gas to secure, by individual action or joint action among themselves or by contract with other
public or private entities within or outside the state, an adequate, economical, and reliable supply
of gas. To accomplish this purpose it is necessary for such cities to have power, by agreement
between or among two or more of their number, to create a separate municipal corporation with
the power and authority to finance, acquire, operate and dispose of, either as owner or agent,
projects, located within or outside the state, for the production, exploration, transmission or
storage of gas resources and to enter into contracts relating to the acquisition, operation, disposal
or leasing of related projects or sale of related services. It is not the purpose of sections 453A.01
to 453A.12 to authorize said municipal corporation to engage in the distribution of gas to the end
users. It is determined that an adequate, economical, and reliable supply of gas is essential to
the orderly growth and prosperity of these communities, and a supply of such gas is necessary
for the safety, health, morale and welfare of residents of the state and to the sound growth and
development of its communities. The formation of municipal gas agencies will provide a means
for Minnesota cities to provide an adequate, economic and reliable supply of gas by, among other
things, achieving economies of size, limiting environmental impacts, and providing for peak and
supplemental loads. Accordingly it is determined that the exercise of the powers granted herein
will benefit the people of the state and serve a valid public purpose in improving and otherwise
promoting their health, welfare, and prosperity.
History: 1979 c 140 s 1