1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to local government; authorizing a city, 
  1.3             county, or town to require certain information in 
  1.4             applying for or as a condition of granting approval of 
  1.5             permits required under official controls; amending 
  1.6             Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 462.353, by adding a 
  1.7             subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
  1.8             Statutes, chapters 366; and 394. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  [366.125] [MAY MAKE APPLICANT CERTIFY THAT 
  1.11  TAXES ARE PAID.] 
  1.12     The town board may require, either as part of the necessary 
  1.13  information on an application or as a condition of a grant of 
  1.14  approval, an applicant for an amendment, permit, or other 
  1.15  approval required under a regulation established pursuant to 
  1.16  sections 366.10 to 366.18 to certify that there are no 
  1.17  delinquent property taxes, special assessments, penalties, and 
  1.18  interest due on the parcel to which the application relates.  
  1.19  Property taxes which are being paid under the provisions of a 
  1.20  stipulation, order, or confession of judgment, or which are 
  1.21  being appealed as provided by law, are not considered delinquent 
  1.22  for purposes of this section if all required payments due under 
  1.23  the terms of the stipulation, order, confession of judgment, or 
  1.24  appeal have been paid. 
  1.25     Sec. 2.  [394.235] [MAY MAKE APPLICANT CERTIFY THAT TAXES 
  1.26  ARE PAID.] 
  1.27     The county board may require, either as part of the 
  2.1   necessary information on an application or as a condition of a 
  2.2   grant of approval, an applicant for an amendment to an official 
  2.3   control established pursuant to sections 394.21 to 394.37, or 
  2.4   for a permit or other approval required under an official 
  2.5   control established pursuant to those sections to certify that 
  2.6   there are no delinquent property taxes, special assessments, 
  2.7   penalties, and interest due on the parcel to which the 
  2.8   application relates.  Property taxes which are being paid under 
  2.9   the provisions of a stipulation, order, or confession of 
  2.10  judgment, or which are being appealed as provided by law, are 
  2.11  not considered delinquent for purposes of this subdivision if 
  2.12  all required payments are due under the terms of the 
  2.13  stipulation, order, confession of judgment, or appeal have been 
  2.14  paid. 
  2.15     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 462.353, is 
  2.16  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.17     Subd. 5.  [CERTIFY TAXES PAID.] A municipality may require, 
  2.18  either as part of the necessary information on an application or 
  2.19  as a condition of a grant of approval, an applicant for an 
  2.20  amendment to an official control established pursuant to 
  2.21  sections 462.351 to 462.364, or for a permit or other approval 
  2.22  required under an official control established pursuant to those 
  2.23  sections to certify that there are no delinquent property taxes, 
  2.24  special assessments, penalties, interest, and municipal utility 
  2.25  fees due on the parcel to which the application relates.  
  2.26  Property taxes which are being paid under the provisions of a 
  2.27  stipulation, order, or confession of judgment, or which are 
  2.28  being appealed as provided by law, are not considered delinquent 
  2.29  for purposes of this subdivision if all required payments are 
  2.30  due under the terms of the stipulation, order, confession of 
  2.31  judgment, or appeal have been paid.