1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 466A - 470 Local Economic Development
Chapter 469 Economic Development
Section 469.049 Establishment; characteristics.
469.049 Establishment; characteristics.
Subdivision 1. Saint Paul, Duluth; establishment. The port authority of Saint Paul and the seaway port authority of Duluth are established.
Subd. 2. Public body characteristics. A port authority is a body politic and corporate with the right to sue and be sued in its own name.
A port authority is a governmental subdivision under section 282.01.
A port authority carries out an essential governmental function of the state when it exercises its power, but the authority is not immune from liability because of this.
HIST: 1987 c 291 s 50
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