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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.031 — Provisional Acceptance By Authority Of Fund, Property.

469.031 PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE BY AUTHORITY OF FUND, PROPERTY.
As an aid in the acquisition of the real property of a project area, the authority may accept a fund, or, at an agreed value, any parcel or property within the area, from any partnership or individual. Acceptance shall be subject to a provision that, if the supplier of the fund or the conveyor of the property purchases the project area or any part thereof, the fund or the agreed value of the property shall be credited on the purchase price of the area or part thereof, and, if there is an excess above the cost of acquisition of the area, the excess shall be returned, and that, if the supplier or conveyor does not purchase the area or any part thereof, the amount of the fund or the agreed value of the property shall be paid to the supplier or conveyor.
History:
1987 c 291 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.032 — Use Value.

469.032 USE VALUE.
Subdivision 1.
Determination.
Prior to lease or sale of land in a project area, the authority shall, as an aid in determining the rentals and other terms upon which it will lease or the price at which it will sell the area or parts of it, place an estimated fair market or rental value upon each piece or tract of land within the area which, in accordance with the plan, is to be used for private uses or for low-rent housing. The value shall be based on the planned use. For the purpose of this valuation, the authority may cause a fair market appraisal to be made by two or more land value experts employed by it for the purpose or it may use the land appraisal services of the municipality. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as requiring the authority to base its rentals or selling prices upon the appraisal. The authority may redetermine its estimated values both prior to and after receipt by it of any proposal or proposals to purchase or lease property.
Subd. 2.
Use value.
The aggregate use value placed for purposes of lease or sale upon all land within a project area leased or sold by an authority pursuant to sections 469.001 to 469.047 shall exclude the cost of old buildings destroyed and the demolition and clearance thereof.
History:
1987 c 291 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.035 — Manner Of Bond Issuance; Sale.

469.035 MANNER OF BOND ISSUANCE; SALE.
Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution. They may be issued in one or more series and shall bear the date or dates, mature at the time or times, bear interest at the rate or rates, be in the denomination or denominations, be in the form either coupon or registered, carry the conversion or registration privileges, have the rank or priority, be executed in the manner, be payable in the medium of payment at the place or places, and be subject to the terms of redemption with or without premium, as the resolution, its trust indenture or mortgage provides. The bonds may be sold in the manner and for the price that the authority determines to be in the best interest of the authority. Notwithstanding any other law, bonds issued pursuant to sections 469.001 to 469.047 shall be fully negotiable. In any suit, action, or proceedings involving the validity or enforceability of any bonds of an authority or the security for the bonds, any bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the authority to aid in financing a project shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for that purpose, and the project shall be conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with the purposes and provisions of sections 469.001 to 469.047.
In cities of the first class, the governing body of the city must approve all notes executed with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency pursuant to this section if the interest rate on the note exceeds seven percent.
History:
1987 c 291 s 35,243; 1987 c 344 s 7; 2006 c 259 art 9 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.036 — When Bond Allocation Act Applies.

469.036 WHEN BOND ALLOCATION ACT APPLIES.
Sections 474A.01 to 474A.21 apply to any issuance of obligations under sections 469.001 to 469.047 that are subject to limitation under a federal tax law as defined in section 474A.02, subdivision 8.
History:
1987 c 291 s 36; 2000 c 260 s 61
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.037 — Enforcement By Obligee Of Contracts.

469.037 ENFORCEMENT BY OBLIGEE OF CONTRACTS.
An obligee of an authority shall have the right, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon the obligee: (1) by mandamus, suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity to compel the authority and its commissioners, officers, agents, or employees to perform every term, provision, and covenant contained in any contract of the authority with or for the benefit of the obligee and to require the carrying out of any or all covenants and agreements of the authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon the authority by sections 469.001 to 469.047; and (2) by suit, action, or proceeding in equity to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or the violation of any of the rights of the obligee of the authority.
History:
1987 c 291 s 37
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.038 — Bonds, A Legal Investment.

469.038 BONDS, A LEGAL INVESTMENT.
When bonds issued by an authority or bonds issued by any public housing authority or agency in the United States are secured by a pledge of annual contributions to be paid by the United States government or any agency thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, investment companies, savings associations, insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or insurance business may legally invest any sinking funds, money, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in the bonds, and the bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits.
History:
1987 c 291 s 38; 1995 c 202 art 1 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.039 — Exemption From Process.

469.039 EXEMPTION FROM PROCESS.
All real property of an authority shall be exempt from levy and sale under execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against such property, nor shall any judgment against an authority be a charge or lien against its real property, but judgments may be enforced as provided in section 469.014. This section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to foreclose or otherwise enforce any mortgage of an authority or the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by an authority on its rents, fees, or revenues, or the right of the federal government to pursue any remedies conferred upon it pursuant to the provisions of sections 469.001 to 469.047.
History:
1987 c 291 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.042 — Agreement On Tax Increments; Equivalents.

469.042 AGREEMENT ON TAX INCREMENTS; EQUIVALENTS.
Subdivision 1.
General.
Any city or other state public body within the limits of which a project of an authority is wholly or partially located may agree with the authority with respect to payment by the authority of sums in lieu of taxes for any year or period of years in accordance with the provisions of section 469.040, but for no longer than the period of tax exemption provided for under that section. If property owned by the authority in a redevelopment project area is leased or otherwise made available by the authority to a private individual, firm, or corporation which previously owned the same or other property within the area, not for development in connection with the project but for temporary use pending relocation of the former owner's residence or business, the authority may agree to payment of sums in lieu of taxes for any year or period of temporary use. The payments shall not exceed the amount of the annual rentals or other payments it receives for the use. During the use the property and the authority shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments as provided in section 469.040, and the provisions of section 272.01, subdivision 2 and of section 273.19 shall not apply to the property or to that use. In connection with any redevelopment project, an authority may make further agreements respecting taxes as provided below.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2012 c 294 art 2 s 43]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2012 c 294 art 2 s 43]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2012 c 294 art 2 s 43]
History:
1987 c 291 s 42; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.044 — Bond Pending Litigation.

469.044 BOND PENDING LITIGATION.
When any action or proceeding at law or in equity is commenced, drawing in question the right, power, or authority of a public corporation created and operating under sections 469.001 to 469.047 to do any act or to make or perform any contract or agreement or to undertake or enter upon the discharge of any obligations or commitments under those statutes, the corporation may, if it deems that the pendency of the litigation might directly or indirectly impair its borrowing power, increase the cost of its projects, or be otherwise injurious to the public interest, move the court in which the litigation is pending to require the party who instituted the suit to give a surety bond as provided in sections 469.045 to 469.047.
History:
1987 c 291 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.045 — Appearance Of Public Corporation; Bond.

469.045 APPEARANCE OF PUBLIC CORPORATION; BOND.
If the public corporation is not a party to the litigation described in section 469.044 it may appear specially for the purpose of making and being heard on such a motion. Three days' notice of hearing on the motion shall be given. If the court determines that loss or damage to the public or taxpayers may result from the pendency of the action or proceeding, the court may require the party who instituted it to give a surety bond, approved by the court or judge, in a penal sum to be determined by the court to protect against loss or damage, whether or not a temporary injunction or restraining order against the corporation has been demanded or ordered. If the bond so ordered is not filed within the reasonable time allowed by the court, the action or proceeding shall be dismissed with prejudice. The bond shall be executed by the party who instituted the litigation or some person for that party as principal and conditioned for the payment to the corporation of any damage the public and taxpayers sustain by reason of the litigation, if the court finally determines that the party was not entitled to the relief sought. The amount of damages may be ascertained by a reference or otherwise as the court shall direct, in which case the sureties shall be concluded as to the amount but the damages shall be recoverable only in an action on the bond. If the party by or for whom the bond is furnished prevails in the litigation, the premium paid on the bond shall be repaid by or taxed against the corporation. During the pendency of the litigation, the court, on motion, may require additional security if found necessary, and upon failure to furnish it shall dismiss the action or proceeding with prejudice. The court may likewise, on motion, reduce the amount of a bond theretofore required or release the bond upon a showing that the amount is excessive or the bond no longer required.
History:
1987 c 291 s 45
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.046 — Advance Of Litigation On Calendar.

469.046 ADVANCE OF LITIGATION ON CALENDAR.
In any litigation described in sections 469.044 and 469.045, in which a bond has been required and given or the court has denied a motion to require a bond, the court shall advance the case on its calendar for trial at the earliest feasible date. An appeal from an appealable order made, or from a judgment entered in a district court may be taken after 30 days from entry of the judgment or after written notice of the order from the adverse party.
History:
1987 c 291 s 46
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.047 — Suit For Civil Damages.

469.047 SUIT FOR CIVIL DAMAGES.
Nothing in sections 469.044 to 469.047 shall affect the rights of any person to bring a suit for civil damages. No bond shall be required in such a suit except as otherwise provided by law.
History:
1987 c 291 s 47
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.048 — Definitions.

469.048 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Generally.
In sections 469.048 to 469.068, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them herein, unless the context indicates a different meaning.
Subd. 2.
Port authority.
"Port authority" or "authority" means a port authority created under section 469.049 or a special law. "Port authority" includes a seaway port authority.
Subd. 3.
Seaway port authority.
A "seaway port authority" or a "seaport" is a port authority with jurisdiction over a harbor on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway.
Subd. 4.
Port district.
A "port district" is the total area of operations of a port authority.
Subd. 5.
Marginal property.
"Marginal property" means property that suffers from at least one of the conditions in this subdivision:
(1) faulty planning causing deterioration, disuse, or economic dislocation;
(2) the subdividing and sale of lots too small and irregular for good use and development;
(3) lots laid out without regard to their physical characteristics and surrounding conditions;
(4) inadequate streets, open spaces, and utilities;
(5) areas that may flood;
(6) lower values, damaged investments, and social and economic maladjustment reducing taxpaying capacity to the extent that tax receipts are too low to pay for the public services rendered;
(7) lack of use or improper use of areas, resulting in stagnant or unproductive land that could contribute to the public health, safety and welfare;
(8) lower population and reduction of proper use of areas causing more decline, and requiring more public money for new public facilities and public services elsewhere;
(9) property valuation too low to establish a local improvement district to construct and install streets, walks, sewers, water and other utilities;
(10) lands within an industrial area not used for industry but needed for industrial development of the area; and
(11) state-acquired tax-forfeited land.
Subd. 6.
City.
"City" means a home rule charter or statutory city.
History:
1987 c 291 s 49
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.049 — Establishment; Characteristics.

469.049 ESTABLISHMENT; CHARACTERISTICS.
Subdivision 1.
Saint Paul, Duluth; establishment.
The Port Authority of Saint Paul and the seaway port authority of Duluth are established. The Seaway Port Authority of Duluth may also be known as the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.
Subd. 2.
Public body characteristics.
A port authority is a body politic and corporate with the right to sue and be sued in its own name.
A port authority is a governmental subdivision under section 282.01.
A port authority carries out an essential governmental function of the state when it exercises its power, but the authority is not immune from liability because of this.
History:
1987 c 291 s 50; 1999 c 68 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.050 — Commissioners; Terms, Vacancies, Pay, Continuity.

469.050 COMMISSIONERS; TERMS, VACANCIES, PAY, CONTINUITY.
Subdivision 1.
Saint Paul.
The Port Authority of Saint Paul consists of seven commissioners, two of whom must be members of the city council. The mayor shall appoint the commissioners with the consent of the city council.
Subd. 2.
Duluth.
The Seaway Port Authority of Duluth consists of seven commissioners: three appointed by the Duluth city council; two by the St. Louis County board; and two by the governor.
A member of the St. Louis County delegation of the state house of representatives appointed by that delegation, and a member of the St. Louis County delegation of the state senate appointed by that delegation are advisory members of the authority.
Subd. 3.
Other port authorities.
A port authority established under law by a city council of a city other than a city of the first class may have three members appointed by the city council or seven members appointed as provided in subdivision 1, unless a different number or procedure is set out in the enabling law. A three-member authority under this subdivision may be increased to a seven-member authority appointed as provided under subdivision 1 by resolution of the city council.
Subd. 4.
Term, vacancies.
The first commissioners of a three-member commission are appointed for initial terms as follows: one for two years; one for four years; and one for six years. The first commissioners of a seven-member commission are appointed for initial terms as follows: one member for a term of one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively, and two members for terms of six years. For subsequent terms, the term is six years. A vacancy is created in Saint Paul when a city council member of the authority ends council membership and in Duluth when a county board member of the authority ends county board membership. A vacancy on any port authority must be filled by the appointing authority for the balance of the term subject to the same approval and consent, if any, required for an appointment for a full term. For Duluth, if the governor or the county board fails to make a required appointment within 60 days after a vacancy occurs, the city council has sole power to appoint a successor.
Subd. 5.
Pay.
A commissioner, including the president, must be compensated as provided in section 15.0575, subdivision 3, for each regular or special port authority meeting attended. The advisory members of the Duluth authority from the legislature must not be paid for their service to the authority.
History:
1987 c 291 s 51; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 105
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.051 — Officers; Duties; Organizational Matters.

469.051 OFFICERS; DUTIES; ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS.
Subdivision 1.
Bylaws, rules, seal.
A port authority may adopt bylaws and rules of procedure and shall adopt an official seal.
Subd. 2.
Officers.
A port authority shall annually elect a president or chair, a vice-president or vice-chair, a treasurer, a secretary, and an assistant treasurer. A commissioner may not serve as president or chair and vice-president or vice-chair at the same time. The other offices may be held by one commissioner. The offices of secretary and assistant treasurer need not be held by a commissioner.
Subd. 3.
Duties and powers.
The officers have the usual duties and powers of their offices. They may be given other duties and powers by the port authority.
Subd. 4.
Treasurer's duties.
The treasurer:
(1) shall receive and is responsible for port authority money;
(2) is responsible for the acts of the assistant treasurer;
(3) shall disburse port authority money by check or electronic procedures;
(4) shall keep an account of the source of all receipts, and the nature, purpose and authority of all disbursements; and
(5) shall file the authority's detailed financial statement with its secretary at least once a year at times set by the authority.
Subd. 5.
Assistant treasurer.
The assistant treasurer has the powers and duties of the treasurer if the treasurer is absent or disabled.
Subd. 6.
Treasurer's bond.
The treasurer shall give bond to the state conditioned for the faithful discharge of official duties. The bond must be approved as to form and surety by the authority and filed with its secretary. The bond must be for twice the amount of money likely to be on hand at any one time, as determined at least annually by the authority except that the bond must not exceed $300,000.
Subd. 7.
Public money.
Port authority money is public money.
Subd. 8.
Checks.
A port authority check must be signed by the treasurer and by one other officer named by the authority in a resolution. The check must state the name of the payee and the nature of the claim that the check is issued for.
Subd. 9.
Financial statement.
The port authority's detailed financial statement must show all receipts and disbursements, their nature, the money on hand, the purposes to which the money on hand is to be applied, the authority's credits and assets, and its outstanding liabilities. The authority shall examine the statement together with the treasurer's vouchers. If the authority finds the statement and vouchers correct, it shall approve them by resolution and enter the resolution in its records.
History:
1987 c 291 s 52; 1990 c 367 s 1; 2000 c 272 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.052 — Depositories; Default; Collateral.

469.052 DEPOSITORIES; DEFAULT; COLLATERAL.
Subdivision 1.
Named; bond.
Every two years a port authority shall name national or state banks within the state as depositories. Before acting as a depository, a named bank shall give the authority a bond approved as to form and surety by the authority. The bond must be conditioned for the safekeeping and prompt repayment of deposits. The amount of the bond must be at least equal to the maximum sum expected to be on deposit at any one time.
Subd. 2.
Default; collateral.
When port authority funds are deposited by the treasurer in a bonded depository, the treasurer and the surety on the treasurer's official bond are exempt from liability for the loss of the deposits because of the failure, bankruptcy, or any other act or default of the depository. A port authority may accept assignments of collateral from its depository to secure deposits in the same manner as assignments of collateral are permitted by law to secure deposits of the port authority's city.
History:
1987 c 291 s 53
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0521 — Liable In Contract Or Tort.

469.0521 LIABLE IN CONTRACT OR TORT.
Subject to the provisions of chapter 466, a port authority shall be liable in contract or in tort in the same manner as a private corporation. The commissioners of a port authority shall not be personally liable as such on its contracts, or for torts, not committed or directly authorized by them. The property or funds of a port authority shall not be subject to attachment, or to levy and sale on execution, but, if a port authority refuses to pay a judgment entered against it in any court of competent jurisdiction, the district court for the county in which the port authority is situated may, by writ of mandamus, direct the treasurer of the authority to pay the judgment from any unencumbered funds available for that purpose.
History:
1991 c 342 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.054 — Use Of City Property, Services By Authority.

469.054 USE OF CITY PROPERTY, SERVICES BY AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1.
Property transfer.
The council of a port authority city may transfer or cause to be transferred to its port authority any dock, waterfront, or riparian property owned or controlled by the city, and located within the port district. The transfer must be approved by majority vote and may be with or without consideration. The city may also put the same property in the possession or control of the authority by a lease or other agreement for a limited period or in fee. Nothing in sections 469.048 to 469.068 restricts the city or any municipality from owning, developing, using, and improving port or terminal facilities.
Subd. 2.
Space, services.
A port authority city may furnish offices, warehouses, or other structures and space with or without heat, light, and other service to its port authority. The city council may also furnish stenographic, clerical, engineering, or other assistance to its port authority.
Subd. 3.
Counsel.
The city attorney is the legal adviser to the port authority. The port authority may employ additional counsel, including a general counsel who is the chief legal advisor to the authority.
History:
1987 c 291 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.057 — Port Control By Others; Petition; Intervention.

469.057 PORT CONTROL BY OTHERS; PETITION; INTERVENTION.
Subdivision 1.
Regulation.
Unless otherwise provided by law, all laws now or hereafter vesting jurisdiction or control in the Department of Public Service or a successor agency of the state of Minnesota, in the Interstate Commerce Commission or a successor agency, if any, or Department of Defense of the United States, or in similar regulatory bodies shall apply to any transportation, terminal, or other facility owned, operated, leased, or controlled by the port authority with the same force and effect as if the transportation, terminal, or other facility were owned, operated, leased, or controlled by a private corporation.
Subd. 2.
Seaport control limited.
Neither the Department of Public Service nor a successor agency, if any, has jurisdiction over a seaway port authority for the following matters to the extent they are connected with handling interstate commerce:
(1) charges for stevedoring of vessels;
(2) receiving and delivering cargo for vessels;
(3) car and truck unloading and loading cargo for vessels;
(4) watching cargo for vessels;
(5) charges to vessels for use of facilities;
(6) charges against railroad, trucking companies or shippers for use of facilities; and
(7) delivery and warehouse charges for cargo to and from and in warehouses on seaway port authority property.
Subd. 3.
Petitions, intervention.
A port authority may petition a public body of any kind or level having jurisdiction of the matter, for any relief, rates, rule, or action that the port authority believes will improve the handling of commerce in and through the port or improve terminal and transportation facilities in the port. The port authority may join with another authority sharing its port in making the petition. A port authority also may intervene before any public body in a proceeding affecting the commerce of the port. In the proceeding, the port authority is one of the official representatives of the port district along with other interested persons.
History:
1987 c 291 s 58; 2003 c 2 art 1 s 43; art 4 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.063 — When Bond Allocation Act Applies.

469.063 WHEN BOND ALLOCATION ACT APPLIES.
Sections 474A.01 to 474A.21 apply to obligations issued under sections 469.048 to 469.068 that are limited by a federal tax law as defined in section 474A.02, subdivision 8.
History:
1987 c 291 s 64; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 94; 2000 c 260 s 63
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.066 — Advances By Port Authority.

469.066 ADVANCES BY PORT AUTHORITY.
A port authority may advance its general fund money or its credit, or both, without interest, for the objects and purposes of sections 469.058 to 469.068. The advances must be repaid from the sale or lease, or both, of developed or redeveloped lands. If the money advanced for the development or redevelopment was obtained from the sale of the port authority's general obligation bonds, then the advances must have not less than the average annual interest rate that is on the port authority's general obligation bonds that are outstanding at the time the advances are made. The port authority may advance repaid money for more objects and purposes of sections 469.058 to 469.068 subject to repayment in the same manner. The port authority must use rentals of lands acquired with advanced money to collect and maintain reserves to secure the payment of principal and interest on revenue bonds issued to finance port or industrial facilities, if the rentals have been pledged for that purpose under section 469.061. Advances made to acquire lands and to construct facilities for recreation purposes if authorized by law need not be reimbursed under this section. Sections 469.048 to 469.068 do not exempt lands leased from the authority to a private person or entity from assessments or taxes against the leased property while the lessee is liable for the assessments or taxes under the lease.
History:
1987 c 291 s 67
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.067 — Finding Land Is Marginal Is Prima Facie Evidence.

469.067 FINDING LAND IS MARGINAL IS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.
A port authority decision that property it seeks is marginal is prima facie evidence in eminent domain proceedings that the property is marginal if the decision is made in a resolution, stating the characteristics that make the property marginal.
History:
1987 c 291 s 68
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0671 — No State Bailout Of Port Authorities.

469.0671 NO STATE BAILOUT OF PORT AUTHORITIES.
State appropriations or credit of the state must not be used to pay or guarantee the payment of the debt of a port authority.
History:
1986 c 399 art 2 s 12; 1986 c 400 s 12; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.069 — Albert Lea.

469.069 ALBERT LEA.
The city of Albert Lea may establish a port authority commission that has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049 or other law. If the city establishes a port authority commission, the city shall exercise all the powers relating to the port authority granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068 or other law. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city may choose the name of the commission and may appoint a seven-member commission.
History:
1987 c 291 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.070 — Austin.

469.070 AUSTIN.
The city of Austin may establish a port authority commission that has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049 or other law. If the city establishes a port authority commission, the city shall exercise all the powers relating to the port authority granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068 or other law. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city may choose the name of the commission and may appoint a seven-member commission.
History:
1987 c 291 s 71
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.071 — Bloomington.

469.071 BLOOMINGTON.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment of port authority.
The city of Bloomington may establish a port authority that has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049. If the city establishes a port authority, the city shall exercise all the powers relating to the port authority granted to a city by section 469.049 or other law and may do all that a port authority may do under sections 469.048 to 469.068.
Subd. 2.
Acquisition of property.
The port authority of the city of Bloomington may lease or purchase and accept a conveyance of real property from another public agency, commission, or unit of government if the port authority is able to properly use the property for the purposes of sections 469.048 to 469.068.
Subd. 3.
Issuance of bonds.
The port authority may, with the approval of its city council, issue bonds under section 469.060 to pay for the real property.
Subd. 4.
Property tax exemption.
Notwithstanding section 473.556, subdivision 6, or any other law, real property conveyed to the port authority of the city of Bloomington by the metropolitan sports facilities commission is exempt from taxation under sections 473.556, subdivision 4; and 469.012, subdivision 2.
Subd. 5.
Exception; parking facilities.
Notwithstanding section 469.068, the Bloomington port authority need not require competitive bidding with respect to a structured parking facility or other public improvements constructed in conjunction with, and directly above or below, or adjacent and integrally related to, a development and financed with the proceeds of tax increment, revenue bonds, or other funds of the port authority and the city of Bloomington.
Subd. 6.
Membership.
The port authority of the city of Bloomington shall consist of seven commissioners. The mayor and a member of the city council shall serve on the port authority during their service as mayor and council member.
For vacancies that occur among the other members after the effective date of Laws 1992, chapter 384, the terms shall be as follows: for the first two vacancies, each member shall serve a term of two years and for the last three vacancies, two members shall serve a term of four years and one member shall serve a term of six years. For subsequent terms, the term is six years.
History:
1987 c 291 s 72; 1988 c 702 s 5; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1992 c 384 s 1; 2013 c 143 art 9 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.072 — Breckenridge.

469.072 BRECKENRIDGE.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The city of Breckenridge may establish a port authority commission that has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049 or other law. If the city establishes a port authority commission, the city shall exercise all the powers relating to the port authority granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068 or other law. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city may choose the name of the commission and may appoint a seven-member commission.
Subd. 2.
Municipal housing and redevelopment authority.
If the city of Breckenridge establishes a port authority commission under subdivision 1, the commission may exercise the same powers as a municipal housing and redevelopment authority established under sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law. The city shall then exercise all the powers relating to the municipal housing and redevelopment authority granted to a city by sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law.
History:
1987 c 291 s 73
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0721 — Cannon Falls; Redwood Falls; Port Authority.

469.0721 CANNON FALLS; REDWOOD FALLS; PORT AUTHORITY.
Each of the cities of Cannon Falls and Redwood Falls may, by adoption of an enabling resolution in compliance with the procedural requirements of section 469.0723, establish a port authority commission that, subject to section 469.0722, has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049, or other law, and a housing and redevelopment authority established under chapter 469, or other law, and is an agency that may administer one or more municipal development districts under section 469.131. The port authority commission may exercise any of these powers within industrial development districts or within other property under the jurisdiction of the commission. The port authority commission may enter into agreements with nonprofit organizations or corporations, including, but not limited to, joint venture and limited partnership agreements, in order to carry out its purposes. If a city establishes a port authority commission under this section, the city shall exercise all the powers in dealing with a port authority that are granted to a city by chapter 458, and all powers in dealing with a housing and redevelopment authority that are granted to a city by chapter 462, or other law.
History:
1988 c 702 s 17; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0723 — Procedural Requirement.

469.0723 PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT.
(a) The creation of a port authority by the city of Cannon Falls or Redwood Falls must be by written resolution known as the enabling resolution. Before adoption of the enabling resolution, the city council shall conduct a public hearing. Notice of the time and place of hearing, a statement of the purpose of the hearing, and a summary of the resolution must be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must appear within 30 days before the public hearing.
(b) A modification to the enabling resolution must be by written resolution and must be adopted after notice is given and a public hearing conducted as required for the original adoption of the enabling resolution.
History:
1988 c 702 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0724 — General Obligation Bonds.

469.0724 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
The port authority of Cannon Falls or Redwood Falls must not proceed with the sale of general obligation tax-supported bonds until the city council by resolution approves the proposed issuance. The resolution must be published in the official newspaper. If, within 30 days after the publication, a petition signed by voters equal in number to ten percent of the number of voters at the last regular city election is filed with the city clerk, the city and port authority must not issue the general obligation tax-supported bonds until the proposition has been approved by a majority of the votes cast on the question at a regular or special election.
History:
1988 c 702 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0726 — Removal Of Commissioners For Cause.

469.0726 REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS FOR CAUSE.
A commissioner of the port authority of Cannon Falls or Redwood Falls may be removed by the city council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office. A commissioner may be removed only after a hearing. A copy of the charges must be given to the commissioner at least ten days before the hearing. The commissioner must be given an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel at the hearing. After the charges have been submitted to a commissioner, the city council may temporarily suspend the commissioner. If the city council finds that the charges have not been substantiated, the commissioner shall be immediately reinstated. If a commissioner is removed, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings, must be filed in the office of the city clerk.
History:
1988 c 702 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.073 — Detroit Lakes.

469.073 DETROIT LAKES.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The city of Detroit Lakes may establish a port authority commission that has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049 or other law. If the city establishes a port authority commission, the city shall exercise all the powers relating to the port authority granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068 or other law. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city may choose the name of the commission.
Subd. 2.
Municipal housing and redevelopment authority.
If the city of Detroit Lakes establishes a port authority commission under subdivision 1, the commission may exercise the same powers as a municipal housing and redevelopment authority established under sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law. The city shall then exercise all the powers relating to the municipal housing and redevelopment authority granted to a city by sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law.
History:
1987 c 291 s 74
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.074 — Duluth.

469.074 DULUTH.
Subdivision 1.
May own, operate, or contract for vessels.
The Seaway Port Authority of Duluth may acquire, purchase, charter, lease, mortgage, or otherwise own and operate vessels as may be necessary or convenient. The authority may enter into joint vessel ownership contracts or joint ventures with others, contract with vessel owners and operators, and enter into contractual relationships necessary or convenient to acquire, purchase, charter, lease, or operate vessels.
Subd. 2.
Old law does not apply to Minnesota Point.
The following quoted sentence from Minnesota Statutes 1961, section 458.59:
"No state-owned tax-forfeited land comprising riparian lands or submerged lands within the harbor line as duly established, and all such tax-forfeited lands lying within a distance of 1,500 feet thereof, located in harbors upon the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway shall be offered for sale or sold to any private person, firm, or corporation and all such tax-forfeited lands are hereby withdrawn from sale to such private persons, firms, or corporations."
does not apply to land located on Minnesota Point in the city of Duluth that is zoned residential under the zoning ordinance of the city. Before the land is offered for sale, the city council, the county board, and the port authority must approve the offering. A sale or conveyance of the land must not include riparian rights. The riparian rights are kept by the state.
Subd. 3.
Meetings by telephone or other electronic means.
The port authority may conduct meetings as provided by section 13D.015.
Subd. 4.
Nonprofit corporation creation authority.
The Seaway Port Authority of Duluth may create a corporation as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A with the mission of furthering its goals and duties.
History:
1987 c 291 s 75; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 2 s 3; 1Sp2021 c 14 art 11 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.075 — Fergus Falls.

469.075 FERGUS FALLS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The city of Fergus Falls may establish a port authority commission that has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049 or other law. If the city establishes a port authority commission, the city shall exercise all the powers relating to the port authority granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068 or other law. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city may choose the name of the commission.
Subd. 2.
Municipal housing and redevelopment authority.
If the city of Fergus Falls establishes a port authority commission under subdivision 1, the commission may exercise the same powers as a municipal housing and redevelopment authority established under sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law. The city shall then exercise all the powers relating to the municipal housing and redevelopment authority granted to a city by sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law.
History:
1987 c 291 s 76
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.076 — Granite Falls.

469.076 GRANITE FALLS.
The Granite Falls City Council may use the powers of a governmental agency or subdivision under sections 469.048 to 469.068 except that the council may not use the powers in section 469.060. The powers must be used according to and for the purposes of Laws 1981, chapter 225.
History:
1987 c 291 s 77
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0772 — Koochiching County; Port Authority.

469.0772 KOOCHICHING COUNTY; PORT AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1.
Authority to establish.
The governing body of the county of Koochiching may establish a port authority that has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049. If the county establishes a port authority, the governing body of the county shall exercise all powers granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068 or other law. Any city in Koochiching County may participate in the activities of the county port authority under terms jointly agreed to by the city and county.
Subd. 2.
Foreign trade zone.
Koochiching County or any city, town, or other political subdivision located in Koochiching County may apply to the board defined in United States Code, title 19, section 81a, for the right to use the powers provided in United States Code, title 19, sections 81a and 81u. If the right is granted the city, town, or other political subdivision may use the powers within or outside of a port district. The county, a city, town, or other political subdivision may apply jointly with any other city, town, or political subdivision located in Koochiching County.
History:
2003 c 127 art 12 s 18; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0773 — Lake City.

469.0773 LAKE CITY.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The city of Lake City may establish a port authority commission that has the same powers as a port authority established under section 469.049 or other law. If the city establishes a port authority commission, the city shall exercise all the powers relating to the port authority granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068 or other law. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city may choose the name of the commission.
Subd. 2.
Municipal housing and redevelopment authority.
If the city of Lake City establishes a port authority commission under subdivision 1, the commission may exercise the same powers as a municipal housing and redevelopment authority established under sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law. The city shall then exercise all the powers relating to the municipal housing and redevelopment authority granted to a city by sections 469.001 to 469.047 or other law.
History:
2021 c 19 s 1
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2021, chapter 19, section 1, is effective the day after the governing body of the city of Lake City and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3. Laws 2021, chapter 19, section 1, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0775 — Mankato; Port Authority.

469.0775 MANKATO; PORT AUTHORITY.
The governing body of the city of Mankato may exercise all the powers of a port authority provided by sections 469.048 to 469.068, as if the city were a port authority; and the city may exercise all the powers relating to a port authority granted to a city by sections 469.048 to 469.068, or other law.
History:
1994 c 587 art 9 s 3