1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to property taxation; increasing the appropriation for county program 
1.3 	aid;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.03, subdivision 2b.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.03, subdivision 2b, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 2b.Counties. (a) For aids payable in calendar year 2005 2009 and thereafter, 
1.8 	the total aids paid to counties under section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, are limited to 
1.9 	$100,500,000$150,500,000. Each calendar year, $500,000 shall be retained by the 
1.10 	commissioner of revenue to make reimbursements to the commissioner of finance 
1.11 	for payments made under section 611.27. For calendar year 2004, the amount shall 
1.12 	be in addition to the payments authorized under section 477A.0124, subdivision 1.
1.13 	For calendar year 2005 and subsequent years, the amount shall be deducted from the 
1.14 	appropriation under this paragraph. The reimbursements shall be to defray the additional 
1.15 	costs associated with court-ordered counsel under section 611.27. Any retained amounts 
1.16 	not used for reimbursement in a year shall be included in the next distribution of county 
1.17 	need aid that is certified to the county auditors for the purpose of property tax reduction 
1.18 	for the next taxes payable year.
1.19 	(b) For aids payable in 2005, the total aids under section 477A.0124, subdivision 4, 
1.20 	are limited to $105,000,000. For aids payable in 20062009 and thereafter, the total aid 
1.21 	under section 477A.0124, subdivision 4, is limited to $105,132,923 $155,132,923. The 
1.22 	commissioner of finance shall bill the commissioner of revenue for the cost of preparation 
1.23 	of local impact notes as required by section 3.987, not to exceed $207,000 in fiscal year 
1.24 	2004 and thereafter. The commissioner of education shall bill the commissioner of 
2.1 	revenue for the cost of preparation of local impact notes for school districts as required by 
2.2 	section 3.987, not to exceed $7,000 in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter. The commissioner 
2.3 	of revenue shall deduct the amounts billed under this paragraph from the appropriation 
2.4 	under this paragraph. The amounts deducted are appropriated to the commissioner of 
2.5 	finance and the commissioner of education for the preparation of local impact notes.

2.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aids payable in 2009 and 
2.7 	thereafter.