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DRAFf OF JANUARY 8, 2004 FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY 1 A~~m~ 2 relating to the Anoka county regional railroad authority; authorizing the Anoka 3 county regional railroad authority to exercise economic development authority 4 powers. 5 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 7 Section 1. [ANOKA COUNTY REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY POWERS.] 8 Subdivision 1. [ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POWERS AND DUTIES.] The Anoka 9 county regional railroad authority may exercise any of the l'owers md duties of m economic 10 development authority under sections 469.090. 469.098. md 469.101 to 469.106. The Anoka 11 county regional railroad authority may exercise the powers under sections 469.001 to 469.047 12 for the OUlpOse of transit oriented develooment. In aoolving sections 469.001 to 469.047. 13 469.090.469.098. and 469.101 to 469.106. to the Anoka county regional railroad authority. the 14 county is considered to be the city md the county board is considered to be the city council. 15 Subd.2. [RELATION TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES.] Nothing in subdivision 1 shall 16 alter or imoair the powers or duties of a city. a town. a municioal housing md redevelopment 17 authority or a municil'al economic development authority. 18 Subd. 3. [LOCAL APPROVAL.] If my economic development l'roiect is constructed in 19 the county oursumt to the authorization in this section. the oroiect must be approved by the 20 governing body of each city or town within which the proiect will be constructed. 21 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] Section 1 is effective the day after the governing body of 22 the Anoka county regional railroad authority md its chief clerical officer timely completes its 23 com{)limce with Minnesota Statutes. section 645.021. subdivisions 2 md 3.