Minnesota Legislature
HF 2988
as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to subordinate service districts; authorizing towns to refund surplus
revenues upon the removal of a district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 365A.095.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 365A.095, is amended to read:
365A.095 PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF DISTRICT; PROCEDUREnew text begin ;
REFUND OF SURPLUSnew text end .
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Petition; procedure. new text end
A petition signed by at least 75 percent of the
property owners in the territory of the subordinate service district requesting the removal
of the district may be presented to the town board. Within 30 days after the town board
receives the petition, the town clerk shall determine the validity of the signatures on
the petition. If the requisite number of signatures are certified as valid, the town board
must hold a public hearing on the petitioned matter. Within 30 days after the end of
the hearing, the town board must decide whether to discontinue the subordinate service
district, continue as it is, or take some other action with respect to it.
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Option to refund surplus. new text end
new text begin
If the district is removed under subdivision
1, after all outstanding obligations of the district have been paid in full, the town board
may vote to refund any surplus tax revenue or service charge, or any part of it, collected
from the district under section 365A.08. The refund must be distributed equally to the
owners of any property within the discontinued district that were charged the extra tax
or service fee within the preceding tax year. Any surplus not refunded under this section
must be transferred to the town's general fund.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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