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HF 1608

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/18/2013 01:48pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to taxation; local government aid; modifying the formula and changing
the appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 477A.011,
subdivisions 30, 34, 42, by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9, by
adding a subdivision; 477A.03, subdivision 2a, by adding a subdivision; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 477A.011, subdivisions 2a, 19, 29, 31, 32, 33,
36, 39, 40, 41, 42; 477A.013, subdivisions 11, 12; 477A.0133; 477A.0134.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.011, subdivision 30, is amended to
read:


Subd. 30.

Pre-1940 housing percentage.

new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),
new text end "pre-1940 housing percentage" for a city is 100 times the most recent federal census
count of all housing units in the city built before 1940, divided by the total number of all
housing units in the city. Housing units includes both occupied and vacant housing units
as defined by the federal census.

new text begin (b) For the city of East Grand Forks only, "pre-1940 housing percentage" is equal to
100 times the 1990 federal census count of all housing units in the city built before 1940,
divided by the most recent federal census counts of all housing units in the city. Housing
units includes both occupied and vacant housing units as defined by the federal census.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.011, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 30a. new text end

new text begin Percent of housing built between 1940 and 1970. new text end

new text begin "Percent of housing
built between 1940 and 1970" is equal to 100 times the most recent federal census count of
all housing units in the city built after 1939 but before 1970, divided by the total number
of all housing units in the city. Housing units includes both occupied and vacant housing
units as defined by the federal census.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.011, subdivision 34, is amended to read:


Subd. 34.

City revenue need.

(a) For a city with a population equal to or greater
than deleted text begin 2,500deleted text end new text begin 10,000new text end , "city revenue need" is deleted text begin the greater of 285 ordeleted text end new text begin 1.15 timesnew text end the sum of (1)
deleted text begin 5.0734098deleted text end new text begin 4.59new text end times the pre-1940 housing percentage; plus (2) deleted text begin 19.141678 times the
population decline percentage
deleted text end new text begin 0.622 times the percent of housing built between 1940 and
1970
new text end ; plus (3) deleted text begin 2504.06334 times the road accidents factordeleted text end new text begin 169.415 times the jobs per
capita
new text end ; plus (4) deleted text begin 355.0547; minus (5) the metropolitan area factor; minus (6) 49.10638
times the household size
deleted text end new text begin 307.664new text end .

new text begin (b) For a city with a population equal to or greater than 2,500 and less than 10,000,
"city revenue need" is 1.15 times the sum of (1) 572.62; plus (2) 5.026 times the pre-1940
housing percentage; plus (3) 53.768 times household size; plus (4) 14.022 times peak
population decline.
new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end For a city with a population less than 2,500, "city revenue need" is the sum of
deleted text begin (1) 2.387 times the pre-1940 housing percentage; plus (2) 2.67591 times the commercial
industrial percentage; plus (3) 3.16042 times the population decline percentage; plus (4)
1.206 times the transformed population; minus (5) 62.772
deleted text end new text begin 410 plus 0.367 times the city's
population over 100. The city revenue need under this paragraph shall not exceed 630
new text end .

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end For a city with a population ofnew text begin at leastnew text end 2,500 deleted text begin or more and a population in one
of the most recently available five years that was less than 2,500, "city revenue need"
is the sum of (1) its city revenue need calculated under paragraph (a) multiplied by its
transition factor; plus (2) its city revenue need calculated under the formula in paragraph
(b) multiplied by the difference between one and its transition factor. For purposes of this
paragraph, a city's "transition factor" is equal to 0.2 multiplied by the number of years that
the city's population estimate has been 2,500 or more. This provision only applies for aids
payable in calendar years 2006 to 2008 to cities with a 2002 population of less than 2,500.
It applies to any city for aids payable in 2009 and thereafter
deleted text end new text begin but less than 3,000, the "city
revenue need" equals (1) the transition factor times the city's revenue need calculated in
paragraph (b) plus (2) 630 times the difference between one and the transition factor. For
a city with a population of at least 10,000 but less than 10,500, the "city revenue need"
equals (1) the transition factor times the city's revenue need calculated in paragraph (a)
plus (2) the city's revenue need calculated under the formula in paragraph (b) times the
difference between one and the transition factor. For purposes of this paragraph "transition
factor" is 0.2 percent times the amount that the city's population exceeds the minimum
threshold in either of the first two sentences
new text end .

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end The city revenue need cannot be less than zero.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end For calendar year deleted text begin 2005deleted text end new text begin 2015new text end and subsequent years, the city revenue need for
a city, as determined in paragraphs (a) to deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end , is multiplied by the ratio of the annual
implicit price deflator for government consumption expenditures and gross investment for
state and local governments as prepared by the United States Department of Commerce,
for the most recently available year to the deleted text begin 2003deleted text end new text begin 2013new text end implicit price deflator for state
and local government purchases.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.011, subdivision 42, is amended to read:


Subd. 42.

deleted text begin City jobs basedeleted text end new text begin Jobs per capitanew text end .

deleted text begin (a) "City jobs base" for a city with a
population of 5,000 or more is equal to the product of (1) $25.20, (2) the number of
jobs per capita in the city, and (3) its population. For cities with a population less than
5,000, the city jobs base is equal to zero. For a city receiving aid under subdivision 36,
paragraph (k), its city jobs base is reduced by the lesser of 36 percent of the amount of
aid received under that paragraph or $1,000,000. No city's city jobs base may exceed
$4,725,000 under this paragraph.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) For calendar year 2010 and subsequent years, the city jobs base for a city, as
determined in paragraph (a), is multiplied by the ratio of the appropriation under section
477A.03, subdivision 2a, for the year in which the aid is paid to the appropriation under
that section for aids payable in 2009.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) For purposes of this subdivision,deleted text end "Jobs per capita in the city" means (1) the average
annual number of employees in the city based on the data from the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages, as reported by the Department of Employment and Economic
Development, for the most recent calendar year available deleted text begin as of May 1, 2008deleted text end new text begin November 1 of
every odd-numbered year
new text end , divided by (2) the city's population for the same calendar year as
the employment data. The commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic
Development shall certify to the city the average annual number of employees for each
city by deleted text begin June 1, 2008deleted text end new text begin January 15, of every even-numbered year beginning with January 15,
2014. For aids payable in 2014 only, " jobs per capita" has the same meaning it had under
this subdivision for aids payable in 2013
new text end . A city may challenge an estimate under this
paragraph by filing its specific objection, including the names of employers that it feels
may have misreported data, in writing with the commissioner by deleted text begin June 20, 2008deleted text end new text begin December
1 of every odd-numbered year
new text end . The commissioner shall make every reasonable effort to
address the specific objection and adjust the data as necessary. The commissioner shall
certify the estimates of the annual employment to the commissioner of revenue by deleted text begin July 15,
2008
deleted text end new text begin January 15 of all even-numbered yearsnew text end , including any estimates still under objection.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.011, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 44. new text end

new text begin Peak population decline. new text end

new text begin "Peak population decline" is equal to 100
times the difference between one and the ratio of the city's current population, to the
highest city population reported in a federal census from the 1970 census or later. "Peak
population decline" shall not be less than zero.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

City formula aid.

new text begin (a) For aids payable in 2014 only, the formula aid for a
city is equal to the sum of (1) its 2013 certified aid and (2) the product of (i) the difference
between its unmet need and its 2013 certified aid and (ii) the aid gap percentage.
new text end

new text begin (b) For aids payable in 2015 and thereafter,new text end the formula aid for a city is equal to
the sum of (1) its deleted text begin city jobs base, (2) its small city aid base, and (3) the need increase
percentage multiplied by the average of its unmet need for the most recently available two
years
deleted text end new text begin formula aid in the previous year and (2) the product of (i) the difference between
its unmet need and its certified aid in the previous year under subdivision 9, and (ii)
the aid gap percentage
new text end .

No city may have a formula aid amount less than zero. The deleted text begin need increasedeleted text end new text begin aid gap
new text end percentage must be the same for all cities.

The applicable deleted text begin need increasedeleted text end new text begin aid gapnew text end percentage must be calculated by the
Department of Revenue so that the total of the aid under subdivision 9 equals the total
amount available for aid under section 477A.03. Data used in calculating aids to cities
under sections 477A.011 to 477A.013 shall be the most recently available data as of
January 1 in the year in which the aid is calculated except that the data used to compute "net
levy" in subdivision 9 is the data most recently available at the time of the aid computation.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

City aid distribution.

(a) In calendar year deleted text begin 2013deleted text end new text begin 2014 new text end and thereafter, each
city shall receive an aid distribution equal to the sum of (1) the city formula aid under
subdivision 8, and (2) its deleted text begin city aid basedeleted text end new text begin aid adjustment under subdivision 13new text end .

deleted text begin (b) For aids payable in 2013 and 2014 only, the total aid in the previous year for
any city shall mean the amount of aid it was certified to receive for aids payable in 2012
under this section. For aids payable in 2015 and thereafter, the total aid in the previous
year for any city means the amount of aid it was certified to receive under this section in
the previous payable year.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) For aids payable in 2010 and thereafter, the total aid for any city shall not exceed
the sum of (1) ten percent of the city's net levy for the year prior to the aid distribution
plus (2) its total aid in the previous year. For aids payable in 2009 and thereafter, the total
aid for any city with a population of 2,500 or more may not be less than its total aid under
this section in the previous year minus the lesser of $10 multiplied by its population, or ten
percent of its net levy in the year prior to the aid distribution.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (b) For aids payable in 2014 only, the total aid for a city may not be less than the
amount it was certified to receive in 2013.
new text end For aids payable in deleted text begin 2010deleted text end new text begin 2015new text end and thereafter,
the total aid for a city deleted text begin with a population less than 2,500deleted text end must not be less than the amount
it was certified to receive in the previous year minus deleted text begin the lesser of $10 multiplied by its
population, or
deleted text end five percent of deleted text begin its 2003 certified aid amount. For aids payable in 2009 only,
the total aid for a city with a population less than 2,500 must not be less than what it
received under this section in the previous year unless its total aid in calendar year 2008
was aid under section 477A.011, subdivision 36, paragraph (s), in which case its minimum
aid is zero
deleted text end new text begin its net levy in the year prior to the aid distributionnew text end .

deleted text begin (e) A city's aid loss under this section may not exceed $300,000 in any year in
which the total city aid appropriation under section 477A.03, subdivision 2a, is equal or
greater than the appropriation under that subdivision in the previous year, unless the
city has an adjustment in its city net tax capacity under the process described in section
469.174, subdivision 28.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (f) If a city's net tax capacity used in calculating aid under this section has decreased
in any year by more than 25 percent from its net tax capacity in the previous year due to
property becoming tax-exempt Indian land, the city's maximum allowed aid increase
under paragraph (c) shall be increased by an amount equal to (1) the city's tax rate in the
year of the aid calculation, multiplied by (2) the amount of its net tax capacity decrease
resulting from the property becoming tax exempt.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.013, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Certified aid adjustments. new text end

new text begin (a) A city that received an aid base increase
under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.011, subdivision 36, paragraph (e), shall
have its total aid under subdivision 9 increased by an amount equal to $150,000 for aids
payable in 2014 through 2018.
new text end

new text begin (b) A city that received a temporary aid increase under Minnesota Statutes 2012,
section 477A.011, subdivision 36, paragraph (m), (v), or (w), shall have its total aid under
subdivision 9 decreased by the amount of its aid base increase under those paragraphs in
calendar year 2013.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Cities.

For aids payable in deleted text begin 2013deleted text end new text begin 2014new text end and thereafter, the total aid paid
under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is deleted text begin $426,438,012deleted text end new text begin $......., multiplied by the inflation
adjustment under subdivision 6
new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.03, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Inflation adjustment. new text end

new text begin In 2015 and thereafter, the amount paid under
subdivision 2a shall be increased by an amount equal to one plus the sum of (1) the
percentage increase in the implicit price deflator for government expenditures and gross
investment for state and local government purchases as prepared by the United States
Department of Commerce, for the 12-month period ending March 31 of the previous
calendar year, and (2) the percentage increase in total city population for the most recently
available years as of January 15 of the current year. The percentage increase in this
subdivision shall not be less than 2.5 percent or greater than five percent.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 477A.011, subdivisions 2a, 19, 29, 31, 32, 33, 36,
39, 40, 41, and 42; 477A.013, subdivisions 11 and 12; 477A.0133; and 477A.0134,
new text end new text begin are
repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year
2014 and thereafter.
new text end