Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 473 > PARKS AND OPEN SPACE

• area: means the area over which the Metropolitan Council has jurisdiction, including only the counties of Anoka; Carver; Dakota excluding the cities of Northfield and Cannon Falls; Hennepin excluding the cities of Hanover and Rockford; Ramsey; Scott excluding the city of New Prague; and Washington. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
• Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• council: means the Metropolitan Council established by section 473. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
• estimated market value: has the meaning given in section 273. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
• Majority: means with respect to an individual the period of time after the individual reaches the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
• Metropolitan agency: means the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, Metropolitan Airports Commission, and Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
• Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission: means the commission established in sections 473. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Park district: means a park district created under chapter 398. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
• Policy plan: means a long-range comprehensive plan of the Metropolitan Council. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Regional recreation open space: means land and water areas, or interests therein, and facilities determined by the Metropolitan Council to be of regional importance in providing for a balanced system of public outdoor recreation for the metropolitan area, including but not limited to park reserves, major linear parks and trails, large recreation parks, and conservatories, zoos, and other special use facilities. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
• state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Tax: means any fee, charge, exaction, or assessment imposed by a governmental entity on an individual, person, entity, transaction, good, service, or other thing. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44