1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; providing eligibility for inclusion in a JOBZ 
1.3 	zone for certain businesses;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 469.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [469.3105] QUALIFIED BUSINESS; SMALL DECLINING 
1.7 	POPULATION COUNTY.
1.8 	Notwithstanding section 469.310, subdivision 11, paragraph (f), a qualified business 
1.9 	for purposes of section 469.310, subdivision 11, includes a food service business if the 
1.10 	business is located solely in a qualified county, and if the business began operations in 
1.11 	January 2004, with employment of between 15 and 20 part-time and full-time employees. 
1.12 	For the purpose of this section, a "qualified county" is a county having an estimated 
1.13 	population of less than 5,000 in 2004 and that experienced a reduction in population of at 
1.14 	least 7.5 percent between 2000 and 2004, according to the state demographer.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.