as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/03/2023 09:47am
A bill for an act
relating to taxation; minerals; modifying distributions to the Iron Range school
consolidation and cooperatively operated school account; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, section 298.28, subdivision 7a.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 298.28, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
(a) The following amounts must be allocated to the commissioner of Iron Range
resources and rehabilitation to be deposited in the Iron Range school consolidation and
cooperatively operated school account that is hereby created:
(1)(i) for distributions in 2015 through deleted text begin 2023deleted text end new text begin 2033new text end , ten cents per taxable ton of the tax
imposed under section 298.24; and
(ii) for distributions beginning in deleted text begin 2024deleted text end new text begin 2034new text end , five cents per taxable ton of the tax imposed
under section 298.24;
(2) the amount as determined under section 298.17, paragraph (b), clause (3); and
(3) any other amount as provided by law.
(b) Expenditures from this account may be approved as ongoing annual expenditures
and shall be made only to provide disbursements to assist school districts with the payment
of bonds that were issued for qualified school projects, or for any other school disbursement
as approved by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation after consultation
with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. For purposes of this section,
"qualified school projects" means school projects within the taconite assistance area as
defined in section 273.1341, that were (1) approved, by referendum, after April 3, 2006;
and (2) approved by the commissioner of education pursuant to section 123B.71.
(c) Beginning in fiscal year 2019, the disbursement to school districts for payments for
bonds issued under section 123A.482, subdivision 9, must be increased each year to offset
any reduction in debt service equalization aid that the school district qualifies for in that
year, under section 123B.53, subdivision 6, compared with the amount the school district
qualified for in fiscal year 2018.
(d) No expenditure under this section shall be made unless approved by the commissioner
of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation after consultation with the Iron Range Resources
and Rehabilitation Board.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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