1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; tax increment financing; Pine County;amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2008, section 469.174, subdivision 22.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.174, subdivision 22, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 22.Tourism facility. "Tourism facility" means property that:
1.8 	(1) is located in a county where the median income is no more than 85 percent of 
1.9 	the state median income;
1.10 	(2) is located in a county in development region 2, 3, 4, or 5, or 7E, as defined 
1.11 	in section 462.385; 
1.12 	(3) is not located in a city with a population in excess of 20,000; and
1.13 	(4) is acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated for use as a convention and meeting 
1.14 	facility that is privately owned, marina, hotel, motel, lodging facility, or nonhomestead 
1.15 	dwelling unit that in each case is intended to serve primarily individuals from outside 
1.16 	the county.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for requests for certification made 
1.18 	after June 30, 2009.