1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1416, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 1, after line 22, insert:
1.3 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 160.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.4 Subd. 6.
Uncompleted subdivisions. (a) A road authority, including a statutory or
1.5home rule charter city, may remove snow from unopened or private roads in uncompleted
1.6subdivisions containing five or more lots, upon adoption of an annual resolution finding
1.7that the subdivision developer, due to general insolvency or pending foreclosure, is unable
1.8to maintain the roads and that public safety may be jeopardized if the access of school
1.9buses, public works vehicles, or authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in section
1.10169.011, subdivision 3
, is obstructed. Snow removal activities are limited to streets
1.11reasonably necessary for access by these buses or vehicles.
1.12(b) Snow removal under this subdivision does not constitute:
1.13(1) acceptance of the road from the developer by the road authority for public use;
1.14(2) the opening of the road to public use; nor
1.15(3) a use, repair, or maintenance of the road sufficient for the purposes of dedication
1.16of roads under section
160.05.
1.17(c) The road authority may impose a reasonable and proportionate charge on all
1.18properties within the subdivision for services provided under this subdivision. These
1.19charges, if unpaid, may constitute a lien upon the properties within the subdivision and
1.20may be collected as a special assessment as provided by section
429.101 or by charter.
1.21(d) Where a road has been maintained pursuant to this subdivision, the road authority
1.22with jurisdiction over the road, and its officers and employees, are exempt from liability
1.23for any tort claim for injury to person or property arising from plowing, maintaining,
1.24or otherwise working on the road and from traveling on the road and related to its
1.25maintenance or condition. This paragraph does not apply to a claim for injury that is
1.26affirmatively caused by a negligent act of the road authority or its officers and employees.
1.27(e) This subdivision expires May 2,
2013 2014."
2.1Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.2Amend the title accordingly