1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; permitting the Minneapolis Park and Recreation 
1.3 	Board and the Minneapolis City Council to impose a park dedication fee on 
1.4 	new housing units.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. DEDICATION FEE.
 1.7 	The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Minneapolis City Council 
1.8 	may jointly exercise the powers conferred under Minnesota Statutes, section 462.358, 
1.9 	with respect to requiring that a reasonable portion of land be dedicated to the public or 
1.10 	imposing a dedication fee on new housing units in the city, wherever located, for public 
1.11 	parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, wetlands, or open space. The dedication of land 
1.12 	or dedication fee must be imposed by an ordinance jointly enacted by the park board and 
1.13 	the city council.  The ordinance may exclude senior housing and affordable housing from 
1.14 	paying the fee or the dedication of land. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.15 	462.358, subdivisions 2b, paragraph (b), and 2c, apply to the imposition, application, and 
1.16 	use of the dedication of land or the dedication fee.

1.17 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.18 	Section 1 is effective upon compliance by the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation 
1.19 	Board and the Minneapolis City Council with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.