HF 2893

Introduction - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to Ramsey county; allowing local units of 
  1.3             government to acquire tax-forfeited property; 
  1.4             proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.5             chapter 383A. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [383A.031] [RAMSEY COUNTY; TAX-FORFEITED 
  1.8   PROPERTY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACQUISITION.] 
  1.9      By September 30 annually, Ramsey county shall circulate a 
  1.10  list of the tax-forfeited properties located in the county to 
  1.11  each home rule charter and statutory city and town in the county.
  1.12     The county may convey to a local governmental unit at no 
  1.13  cost, except for the direct costs related to the conveyance, any 
  1.14  of the listed properties that is located in the jurisdiction of 
  1.15  the governmental unit if the unit proposes to acquire it for a 
  1.16  specific public purpose.  Public purposes include, but are not 
  1.17  limited to, the elimination of blight, the cleanup of hazardous 
  1.18  substances, the redevelopment of neighborhoods, the installation 
  1.19  of public improvements, and the development of low-income 
  1.20  housing. 
  1.21     Each local governmental unit shall notify Ramsey county by 
  1.22  January 31 annually of the properties that it wishes to acquire 
  1.23  for no cost and specify the public purpose of the acquisitions.  
  1.24  The requested properties shall be withheld from public sale for 
  1.25  a period of no less than 180 days from the date that the list of 
  2.1   tax-forfeited property is sent to the cities and towns.  The 
  2.2   county board of commissioners shall review each request for 
  2.3   conveyance without cost, considering the public purpose served, 
  2.4   and shall notify the local governmental units within 60 days of 
  2.5   receipt of the request of its approval or disapproval of the 
  2.6   request.  If the property has previously been offered for public 
  2.7   sale two times and remains unsold, county board approval is not 
  2.8   necessary.  The county board responsibilities provided by this 
  2.9   section may be delegated to the county auditor. 
  2.10     If a local governmental unit acquires property pursuant to 
  2.11  this section, it may convey the property to a third party.  Any 
  2.12  excess proceeds from the sales price of the property shall be 
  2.13  paid to the county for distribution pursuant to section 282.08.  
  2.14  For purposes of this section, "excess proceeds" means the 
  2.15  difference between the sales price and the direct expenses 
  2.16  incurred by the local governmental unit which are attributable 
  2.17  to the property. 
  2.18     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.19     This section is effective the day after compliance by the 
  2.20  governing body of the county of Ramsey with Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.21  section 645.021, subdivision 3.