1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; allowing the Southeastern Minnesota Multicounty Housing 
1.3 	and Redevelopment Authority and the Northwest Minnesota Multicounty 
1.4 	Housing and Redevelopment Authority to levy certain taxes.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. MULTICOUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 
1.7 	LEVY AUTHORITY.
 1.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 469.033, subdivision 6, or any other 
1.9 	law to the contrary, the governing body of the Southeastern Minnesota Multicounty 
1.10 	Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the governing body of the Northwest 
1.11 	Minnesota Multicounty Housing and Redevelopment Authority may each levy an amount 
1.12 	not to exceed 25 percent of the total levy permitted under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.13 	469.033, subdivision 6, without approval of that levy by the governing body of the city or 
1.14 	county within which the authority operates. The authority to levy the remainder of the 
1.15 	total levy permitted under that provision remains subject to approval by the governing 
1.16 	body of the city or county. For purposes of the levy authorized under this section only, 
1.17 	the Southeastern Minnesota Multicounty Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the 
1.18 	Northwest Minnesota Multicounty Housing and Redevelopment Authority are considered 
1.19 	special taxing jurisdictions as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 275.066.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes levied in 2007, payable in 
1.21 	2008, and is repealed effective for taxes levied in 2012, payable in 2013, and thereafter.