1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; expanding authority of Anoka County to finance 
1.3 	costs of countywide public safety improvements;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2010, section 383E.21.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 383E.21, is amended to read:
1.7 	383E.21 BONDING FOR COUNTYWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY 
1.8 	COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Authority to incur debt. (a) To finance the cost of designing, 
1.10 	constructing, and acquiring  countywide public safety communication system infrastructure
1.11 	improvements and equipment, including real and personal property, benefiting both Anoka 
1.12 	County and the municipalities located within Anoka County, the governing body of Anoka 
1.13 	County may issue:
1.14 	(1) capital improvement bonds under the provisions of section 373.40 as if the 
1.15 	infrastructure and equipment qualified as a "capital improvement" within the meaning of 
1.16 	section 373.40, subdivision 1, paragraph (b); and
1.17 	(2) capital notes under the provisions of section 373.01, subdivision 3, as if the 
1.18 	equipment qualified as "capital equipment" within the meaning of section 373.01, 
1.19 	subdivision 3.
1.20 	(b) The original outstanding principal amount of the bonds and the capital notes 
1.21 	issued under this section may not exceed $12,500,000 at any time. Any bonds or notes 
1.22 	issued pursuant to this section must only be issued after approval by a majority vote of the 
1.23 	Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council, a joint powers board.
2.1 		Subd. 2.Treatment of levy. Notwithstanding sections 275.065, subdivision 3, and 
2.2 	276.04, the county may report the tax attributable to any levy to pay principal and interest 
2.3 	on bonds or notes issued under this section as a separate line item on the proposed property 
2.4 	tax notice and the property tax statement. Notwithstanding any provision in chapter 275 or 
2.5 	373 to the contrary, bonds or notes issued by Anoka County under this section must not be 
2.6 	included in the computation of the net debt of Anoka County.
2.7 		Subd. 3.Expiration. This section expires ten years after the first year in which the 
2.8 	county issues a note or bond under this section on January 1, 2027. The county may not 
2.9 	issue a bond or note under this section with a maturity or payment date after the expiration 
2.10 	date of this section. No property tax may be levied under this section for taxes payable in 
2.11 	a calendar year after the calendar year in which this section expires. Expiration of this 
2.12 	section does not affect the obligation to pay or the authority to collect taxes levied under 
2.13 	this section before its expiration.