2025 Session
Last amended: 1983 session
§ 216B.465 — Voter Ratification of Municipal Purchase; Limited Application
Plain-Language Summary
Any city can own and operate an electric utility, either by building new facilities or acquiring existing ones.
216B.465 VOTER RATIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL PURCHASE; LIMITED APPLICATION.
The provisions of sections 216B.45 and 216B.46 apply only to the purchase of public utility property by a municipality that, prior to the time of the purchase, did not operate a municipal utility providing the type of utility service delivered by the utility property being purchased.
In cases where the municipality operates, prior to the purchase of public utility property, a municipal utility providing the type of utility service delivered by the utility property being purchased, the provisions of section 216B.44 apply and voter ratification is not required.
History:
History: History:
1983 c 301 s 174
Practical Notes
Minnesota law allows any city to create and run its own electric utility system.