1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to property taxation; eliminating the city of 
  1.3             Bloomington's obligation to make additional 
  1.4             contributions to the fiscal disparities pool; amending 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 473F.08, subdivisions 
  1.6             5, 7a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 
  1.7             473F.08, subdivision 3a. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 473F.08, 
  1.10  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  1.11     Subd. 5.  [AREAWIDE TAX RATE.] On or before August 25 of 
  1.12  each year, the county auditor shall certify to the 
  1.13  administrative auditor that portion of the levy of each 
  1.14  governmental unit determined under subdivisions 3, clause (a), 
  1.15  3a, and 3b.  The administrative auditor shall then determine the 
  1.16  areawide tax rate sufficient to yield an amount equal to the sum 
  1.17  of such levies from the areawide net tax capacity.  On or before 
  1.18  September 1 of each year, the administrative auditor shall 
  1.19  certify the areawide tax rate to each of the county auditors. 
  1.20     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for taxes 
  1.21  payable in 2004 and subsequent years. 
  1.22     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 473F.08, 
  1.23  subdivision 7a, is amended to read: 
  1.24     Subd. 7a.  [CERTIFICATION OF VALUES; PAYMENT.] The 
  1.25  administrative auditor shall determine for each county the 
  1.26  difference between the total levy on distribution value pursuant 
  2.1   to subdivisions 3, clause (a), 3a, and 3b, within the county and 
  2.2   the total tax on contribution value pursuant to subdivision 6, 
  2.3   within the county.  On or before May 16 of each year, the 
  2.4   administrative auditor shall certify the differences so 
  2.5   determined to each county auditor.  In addition, the 
  2.6   administrative auditor shall certify to those county auditors 
  2.7   for whose county the total tax on contribution value exceeds the 
  2.8   total levy on distribution value the settlement the county is to 
  2.9   make to the other counties of the excess of the total tax on 
  2.10  contribution value over the total levy on distribution value in 
  2.11  the county.  On or before June 15 and November 15 of each year, 
  2.12  each county treasurer in a county having a total tax on 
  2.13  contribution value in excess of the total levy on distribution 
  2.14  value shall pay one-half of the excess to the other counties in 
  2.15  accordance with the administrative auditors certification. 
  2.16     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for taxes 
  2.17  payable in 2004 and subsequent years. 
  2.18     Sec. 3.  [REPEALER.] 
  2.19     Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 473F.08, subdivision 3a, 
  2.20  is repealed. 
  2.21     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for taxes 
  2.22  payable in 2004 and subsequent years.