1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the legislature; changing certain requirements for local impact notes;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.987, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.987, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Local impact notes. The commissioner of finance shall coordinate 
1.7 	the development of a local impact note for any proposed legislation introduced after June 
1.8 	30, 1997, or any rule proposed after December 31, 1999, upon request of the chair or the 
1.9 	ranking minority member of either legislative Tax Committee a legislative committee. 
1.10 	Upon receipt of a request to prepare a local impact note, the commissioner must notify the 
1.11 	authors of the proposed legislation or, for an administrative rule, the head of the relevant 
1.12 	executive agency or department, that the request has been made. The local impact note 
1.13 	must be made available to the public upon request. If the action is among the exceptions 
1.14 	listed in section 3.988, a local impact note need not be requested nor prepared. The 
1.15 	commissioner shall make a reasonable and timely estimate of the local fiscal impact on 
1.16 	each type of political subdivision that would result from the proposed legislation. The 
1.17 	commissioner of finance may require any political subdivision or the commissioner of 
1.18 	an administrative agency of the state to supply in a timely manner any information 
1.19 	determined to be necessary to determine local fiscal impact. The political subdivision, 
1.20 	its representative association, or commissioner shall convey the requested information to 
1.21 	the commissioner of finance with a signed statement to the effect that the information is 
1.22 	accurate and complete to the best of its ability. The political subdivision, its representative 
1.23 	association, or commissioner, when requested, shall update its determination of local 
1.24 	fiscal impact based on actual cost or revenue figures, improved estimates, or both. Upon 
2.1 	completion of the note, the commissioner must provide a copy to the authors of the 
2.2 	proposed legislation, as well as the chair and ranking minority member of all committees 
2.3 	to which a bill is referred, or, for an administrative rule, to the head of the relevant 
2.4 	executive agency or department. A copy of the local impact note must be distributed by 
2.5 	the committee chair to members of the committee when the bill is heard.