Minnesota Session Laws - 2007, Regular Session

CHAPTER 102--S.F.No. 837

An act

relating to local government; Hennepin and Wright Counties; authorizing the Hennepin County Board and the Wright County Board to initiate a process for the change of county boundaries by resolution.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin HENNEPIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES; CHANGE OF BOUNDARIES. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 370.02, the Hennepin County Board and the Wright County Board may by resolution in lieu of the petition required by Minnesota Statutes, section 370.02, initiate the process for a change of boundaries of Hennepin County and Wright County to provide for the inclusion of the entire corporate limits of the city of Rockford in Wright County. The process for the change of county boundaries must otherwise comply with Minnesota Statutes, sections 370.01 to 370.24. new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin LOCAL APPROVAL; EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Section 1 is effective without local approval in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, clause (a), on the day following final enactment. new text end

Presented to the governor May 18, 2007

Signed by the governor May 21, 2007, 2:29 p.m.