1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1298, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A09-0531), as follows:
1.3Page 26, after line 25, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 40. Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 6, section 46, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.5read:
1.6    Subdivision 1. Authorized. Notwithstanding the contiguity requirement in
1.7Minnesota Statutes, section 447.31, subdivision 2, any two or more of the following cities
1.8and towns in St. Louis County may establish by resolution of their respective governing
1.9bodies the White Community Hospital District or its successor: the cities of Aurora,
1.10Biwabik, and Hoyt Lakes, and the towns of Biwabik, White, and Colvin. The proposed
1.11resolution to establish the hospital district must be published and is subject to referendum
1.12as provided in section 447.31, subdivision 2.
1.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
1.14without local approval under Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1,
1.15paragraph (a), for taxes levied in 2009, payable in 2010, and thereafter.

1.16    Sec. 41. Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 6, section 46, subdivision 2, is amended to
1.17read:
1.18    Subd. 2. Powers; may make grants. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
1.19section, the White Community Hospital District or its successor shall be organized and
1.20have the powers and duties provided in Minnesota Statutes, sections 447.31, except
1.21subdivisions 2, 5, and 6; 447.32, subdivisions 5, 7, and 9; 447.345; 447.37; and 447.38.
1.22    (b) The hospital district may levy taxes as provided in this section to provide funding
1.23to make grants to the White Community Hospital or its successor and any affiliated health
1.24care facility or provider for any purpose authorized for hospital districts in Minnesota
1.25Statutes, sections 447.31 to 447.38, except 447.331. A grant must not be made under
1.26this section until the governing body of the White Community Hospital, and any of its
2.1affiliated health care facilities or providers receiving a grant, have entered into a written
2.2agreement with the hospital district board stating that the governing body will comply
2.3with and is subject to all provisions of the Minnesota open meeting law in Minnesota
2.4Statutes, chapter 13D.
2.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
2.6without local approval under Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1,
2.7paragraph (a), for taxes levied in 2009, payable in 2010, and thereafter."
2.8Page 29, line 5, delete "is" and insert "and Laws 1998, chapter 407, article 8, section
2.912, subdivision 4, are"
2.10Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.11Amend the title accordingly