Minnesota § 471.65 - GRANT, ADVANCE, OR LOAN FROM U.S. OR STATE GOVERNMENT
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 471.65 — GRANT, ADVANCE, OR LOAN FROM U.S. OR STATE GOVERNMENT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 471.65. GRANT, ADVANCE, OR LOAN FROM U.S. OR STATE GOVERNMENT
Subdivision 1.Acceptance.
Notwithstanding inconsistent provisions of any other statute or home rule charter, any county, statutory or home rule charter city, town, school district or other political subdivision of the state, however organized, may accept from the government of the United States or the state of Minnesota grants, loans, or advances of money for:
(1) energy conservation investments made from funds received under section 216C.37, and from money received from litigation or settlement of alleged violations of federal petroleum pricing regulations; and
(2) the planning of public works projects, and may make agreements to repay any such loans or advances without submitting the proposal to a vote of the people. Funds received by any political subdivision under this subdivision shall not be used for the planning of public housing projects or housing authority projects.
Subd. 2.Charter limitation on expenditures not to apply.
Expenditures of grants, advances, or loans of money received by any city from the government of the United States or the state of Minnesota for projects under subdivision 1 by such municipality shall not be considered as part of the cost of government within the meaning of any statutory or charter limitation on expenditures.
History:
1945 c 316 s 1,2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1987 c 289 s 3; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 10 subd 1
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 471.65 ("GRANT, ADVANCE, OR LOAN FROM U.S. OR STATE GOVERNMENT") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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