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100 MINNESOTA STATUTES 2011 469.105 for any other authority purpose or to pay any other bonds issued under this section or under section 469.102, unless the other use or pledge is specifically authorized in the bond-authorizing resolutions. Subd. 6. Not city debt. Revenue bonds issued under this section are not a debt of the authority's city nor a pledge of that city's full faith and credit. The bonds are payable only from project revenue as described in this section. A revenue bond must contain on its face a statement to the effect that the economic development authority and its city do not have to pay the bond or the interest on it except from revenue and that the faith, credit, and taxing power of the city are not pledged to pay the principal of or the interest on the bond. Subd. 7. Not applicable. Sections 469.153, subdivision 2, paragraph (e), and 469.154, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5 do not apply to revenue bonds issued under this section and sections 469.152 to 469.165 if the interest on the revenue bonds is subject to both state and federal income tax or if the revenue bond proceeds are not loaned by the authority to a private person. Subd. 8. Tax increment bonds. Obligations secured or payable from tax increment revenues and issued pursuant to this section or section 469.102 are subject to the provisions of section 469.178. History: 1987 c 291 s 104; 2006 c 259 art 9 s 8 469.104 SECTIONS THAT APPLY IF FEDERAL LIMIT APPLIES. Sections 474A.01 to 474A.21 apply to obligations issued under sections 469.090 to 469.108 that are limited by federal tax law as defined in section 474A.02, subdivision 8. History: 1987 c 291 s 105; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 71 469.105 SALE OF PROPERTY. Subdivision 1. Power.An economic development authority may sell and convey property owned by it within the city or an economic development district if it determines that the sale and conveyance are in the best interests of the city or district and its people, and that the transaction furthers its general plan of economic development. This section is not limited by other law on powers of economic development authorities. Subd. 2. Notice; hearing.An authority shall hold a hearing on the sale. At the hearing a taxpayer may testify for or against the sale. At least ten, but not more than 20, days before the hearing the authority shall publish notice of the hearing on the proposed sale in a newspaper. The newspaper must be published and have general circulation in the authority's county and city.The notice must describe the property to be sold and state the time and place of the hearing.The notice must also state that the public may see the terms and conditions of the sale at the authority's office and that at the hearing the authority will meet to decide if the sale is advisable. Subd. 3. Decision; appeal. The authority shall make its findings and decision on whether the sale is advisable and enter its decision on its records within 30 days of the hearing.A taxpayer may appeal the decision by filing a notice of appeal with the district court in the city or economic development district's county and serving the notice on the secretary of the authority, within 20 days after the decision is entered. The only ground for appeal is that the action of the authority was arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law. Subd. 4. Terms. The terms and conditions of sale of the property must include the use that the bidder will be allowed to make of it. The authority may require the purchaser to file security Copyright©2011 by the Office of the Revisor of statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved.