Bill Text: MN SF2359 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Metropolitan council reverse referendum option publishing requirements on proposed capital projects and development guide
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-06 - Referred to State and Local Government [SF2359 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF2359-Introduced.html
1.2relating to metropolitan government; providing for reverse referendum on
1.3the Metropolitan Council's proposed capital projects and development guide;
1.4proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [473.1815] REVERSE REFERENDUM OPTION.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Capital projects. Before the council approves its capital budget
1.8for the next year, the council must publish a list of proposed capital projects with an
1.9estimated total cost of $10,000,000 or more once each week for two consecutive weeks in
1.10the official publication of the council, and as a link on the home page of the council's Web
1.11site, to notify the public of the council's intent to adopt the capital budget and implement
1.12the projects. Following publication and prior to adopting the capital budget, the council
1.13shall provide an opportunity at its next regular meeting for public comment relating to the
1.14proposed capital projects. Twenty days after the public comment opportunity, the council
1.15may adopt the capital budget and begin implementation of the capital projects unless a
1.16petition has been filed with the council requesting a referendum on a capital project. The
1.17petition must be signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters of the county or
1.18counties in which at least 50 percent of the project would be implemented. The petition
1.19must meet the requirements of the secretary of state, as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
1.20section 204B.071, and any rules adopted to implement that section. If the petition is
1.21sufficient, the question of implementing the project must be placed on the ballot at a
1.22regular or special election in the county or counties. If a majority of the voters of those
1.23voting on the question vote in favor of the project, the project may be implemented.
2.1 Subd. 2. Development guide. Before the council approves any amendment or
2.2revision to the metropolitan development guide, as defined in section 473.145, the council
2.3must publish a summary of the proposed changes once each week for two consecutive
2.4weeks in the official publication of the council, and as a link on the home page of
2.5the council's Web site, to notify the public of the council's intent to adopt the revised
2.6development guide. Following publication and prior to adopting the revised development
2.7guide, the council shall provide an opportunity at its next regular meeting for public
2.8comment. Twenty days after the public comment opportunity, the council may adopt the
2.9revised development guide unless a petition has been filed with the council requesting a
2.10referendum on adoption of the revised development guide. The petition must be signed by
2.11at least ten percent of the registered voters of the metropolitan area. The petition must
2.12meet the requirements of the secretary of state, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.13204B.071, and any rules adopted to implement that section. If the petition is sufficient,
2.14the question of implementing the project must be placed on the ballot at a regular or
2.15special election in the metropolitan counties. If a majority of the voters of those voting
2.16on the question vote in favor of the revised development guide, the revised development
2.17guide may be adopted.
2.18APPLICATION.This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
2.19Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
1.3the Metropolitan Council's proposed capital projects and development guide;
1.4proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [473.1815] REVERSE REFERENDUM OPTION.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Capital projects. Before the council approves its capital budget
1.8for the next year, the council must publish a list of proposed capital projects with an
1.9estimated total cost of $10,000,000 or more once each week for two consecutive weeks in
1.10the official publication of the council, and as a link on the home page of the council's Web
1.11site, to notify the public of the council's intent to adopt the capital budget and implement
1.12the projects. Following publication and prior to adopting the capital budget, the council
1.13shall provide an opportunity at its next regular meeting for public comment relating to the
1.14proposed capital projects. Twenty days after the public comment opportunity, the council
1.15may adopt the capital budget and begin implementation of the capital projects unless a
1.16petition has been filed with the council requesting a referendum on a capital project. The
1.17petition must be signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters of the county or
1.18counties in which at least 50 percent of the project would be implemented. The petition
1.19must meet the requirements of the secretary of state, as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
1.20section 204B.071, and any rules adopted to implement that section. If the petition is
1.21sufficient, the question of implementing the project must be placed on the ballot at a
1.22regular or special election in the county or counties. If a majority of the voters of those
1.23voting on the question vote in favor of the project, the project may be implemented.
2.1 Subd. 2. Development guide. Before the council approves any amendment or
2.2revision to the metropolitan development guide, as defined in section 473.145, the council
2.3must publish a summary of the proposed changes once each week for two consecutive
2.4weeks in the official publication of the council, and as a link on the home page of
2.5the council's Web site, to notify the public of the council's intent to adopt the revised
2.6development guide. Following publication and prior to adopting the revised development
2.7guide, the council shall provide an opportunity at its next regular meeting for public
2.8comment. Twenty days after the public comment opportunity, the council may adopt the
2.9revised development guide unless a petition has been filed with the council requesting a
2.10referendum on adoption of the revised development guide. The petition must be signed by
2.11at least ten percent of the registered voters of the metropolitan area. The petition must
2.12meet the requirements of the secretary of state, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.13204B.071, and any rules adopted to implement that section. If the petition is sufficient,
2.14the question of implementing the project must be placed on the ballot at a regular or
2.15special election in the metropolitan counties. If a majority of the voters of those voting
2.16on the question vote in favor of the revised development guide, the revised development
2.17guide may be adopted.
2.18APPLICATION.This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
2.19Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
