HF 2949

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/15/2010 09:39am

A bill for an act
relating to metropolitan government; modifying provisions for the allocation of
treatment works and interceptors reserved capacity costs; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 473.517, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.517, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Allocation of treatment, interceptor costs; reserved capacity.

new text begin (a)
new text end In preparing each budget the council shall estimate the current costs of acquisition,
betterment, and debt service, only, of the treatment works in the metropolitan disposal
system which will not be used to total capacity during the budget year, and the percentage
of such capacity which will not be used, and shall deduct the same percentage of such
treatment works costs from the current costs allocated under subdivision 1. The council
shall also estimate the current costs of acquisition, betterment, and debt service, only, of
the interceptors in the metropolitan disposal system that will not be used to total capacity
during the budget year, shall estimate the percentage of the total capacity that will not be
used, and shall deduct the same percentage of interceptor costs from the current costs
allocated under subdivision 1. The total amount so deducted with respect to all treatment
works and interceptors in the system shall be allocated among and paid by the respective
local government units in the metropolitan area deleted text begin for which system capacity unused each
year is reserved for future use, in proportion to the amounts of such capacity reserved for
each of them deleted text end new text begin by the imposition of a metropolitan sewer availability charge for each new
connection or increase in capacity demand to the metropolitan disposal system within
each local government unit new text end .

new text begin (b) Amounts collected through the metropolitan sewer availability charge must be
deposited in the council's wastewater reserve capacity fund and the amount deducted from
current costs as provided for in this subdivision shall be transferred each fiscal year from
such fund to the wastewater operating fund for the described purpose.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the council determines for any fiscal year that an adjustment of the metropolitan
sewer availability charge is necessary to ensure adequate funds for the wastewater reserve
capacity fund to transfer to the wastewater operating fund, the council may reduce the
deduction from current costs provided for in paragraph (a) to such amount as will result in
an increase of the metropolitan sewer availability charge that does not exceed six percent
or three percent more than the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index for the
metropolitan region for the previous year, whichever percent is greater. The council shall
make such determination after appropriate study and a public hearing.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPLICATION.
new text end

new text begin This act applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This act is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end