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, • Willard C. Doty, Chairman • ,_. June 1 , 1979 , Page 2 Next you ask whether a charter can restrict or prohibit the issuance of revenue bonds to acquire or construct industrial sites under the Minnesota Municipal Industrial Development Act. Though, again the answer is not entirely free from doubt, it appears that the legislature in enacting Minnesota Statutes Chapter 474 was exemplifying a polic, to make the device available to all Minnesota cities. In M.S. 474.03, the act provides: "any municipality or redevelopment agency, in addition to the powers described elsewhere by the laws of this state shall have the power to: 1 . acquire, construct and hold. .." In M.S. 474.01 , subd. 5, the second paragraph reads: "It is also the purpose of this chapter to permit the exercise of thesepowers by such units,.authorities and agencies, in addition to any powers granted without regard to any limitations imposed by any other law, to aid in the redevelopment of existing areas of blighted, marginal land and substantial and persistent unemployment." Though sometimes the legislature uses the language any other law or charter, if it is their intent to supercede all charter provisions,,. sometimes they refer simply to any other law, on the basis that a local home rule charter is in effect local law, and thus is encompassed within the term law. The scope and thrust of the language appears quite plainly to have the intention of making this device very broadly available. T it would be .m o inion that the charter. lana ,aa of the . p menti iQ�ed i n question- 2, wou e i ne ec i ve. In question 3 you ask whether a charter could restrict or prohibit the conveyance of tax forfeited or city owned land to private interest for the purpose of promoting industry. M.S. 465.026 authorizes the conveyance of city owned lands for nominal consideration to . encourage and promote industry. Though again the matter is not entirely free from doubt, I see nothing in this very simple provision expressing a state policy that this device shall be available regardless of restrictions in charters, and it would be my opinion that a charter restriction along these lines would be effective. CAgain, however, .I would only comment that if you have elected trustworthy officials, there might times when that kind of authority might be advantageous to the city and its citizen As to tax-forfeited land, depending upon the way in which it was conveyed to the city, there may not be any conveyance possibility for industrial purposes regardless of whether or not the charter contains a restriction. Sae the enclosed Tax-forfeited Lands - Conveyance To Municipalities For Public Use. {However, if the appraised value is paid for tax-forfeited lands by the city, then a charter limitation would seem to add an effective restriction. You will have to judge whether that is desirable or not.7 In question 4 you ask whether a charter can restrict or prohibit the establishment of development districts or the issuance of bonds under the development district act. Again, the answer is not entirely free from doubt, but the purpose sections of chapter 474 of the Minnesota Statutes read to•ether with M.S. 472.04 ma well evidence a le•isla ' e policy to over-ride any home rule char er imi a ions. Question 5 asks the kinds of prohibitions and restrictions which a charter can place on general revenue bonds, revenue bonds and general obligation revenue bonds. Perhaps it would be useful to clarify that first term contained in your question I assume when you are speaking of general revenue bonds you mean general obligation municipal bonds payable from taxes and other general funds of the community issuing them.