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This bill creates the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority (EDA) as a new public body with expanded powers typically reserved for cities and housing authorities. The new EDA will have the legal authority to undertake economic development and housing-related activities within Ramsey County, with the county board serving as the governing body and the county board chair acting with mayoral-like powers. The authority will consist of seven commissioners, who will be appointed by the county board and may be the same commissioners currently serving on the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The bill also explicitly confirms that the existing Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority will retain its current powers while gaining the additional powers of the new Economic Development Authority. The new entities' jurisdictional area will cover the entire territorial boundaries of Ramsey County, and the bill includes specific provisions about which existing state statutes will and will not apply to these new authorities. The provisions become effective after the county complies with certain administrative documentation requirements.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2349&ssn=0&y=2025