1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to metropolitan government; prohibiting the Metropolitan Council from 
1.3 	expanding beyond the seven-county metropolitan area; amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2016, section 473.123, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Creation. (a) A Metropolitan Council with jurisdiction in the metropolitan 
1.8 	area is established as a public corporation and political subdivision of the state. It shall be 
1.9 	under the supervision and control of 17 members, all of whom shall be residents of the 
1.10 	metropolitan area.
1.11 	(b) Notwithstanding any change to the definition of the metropolitan area in section 
1.12 	473.121, subdivision 2, the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council is limited to the 
1.13 	seven-county metropolitan area.