1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government aid; exempting certain cities from 2011 aid penalties.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. 2011 CITY AID PENALTIES.
 1.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.017, subdivision 3, any city that 
1.6 	did not meet the requirements for filing calendar year 2010 financial reports with the state 
1.7 	auditor imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.017, subdivision 2, shall receive 
1.8 	its 2011 aid payment as calculated pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.013, 
1.9 	subdivision 11. The commissioner shall make payment no later than June 30, 2012, to the 
1.10 	cities of Bigfork, Biscay, Bluffton, Bovey, Dalton, Dennison, Echo, Elysian, Henriette, 
1.11 	Hoffman, Holland, Jeffers, Lake Henry, McGregor, Nelson, Vesta, and Villard provided 
1.12 	that the state auditor certifies that all forms for calendar year 2010 have been submitted by 
1.13 	the city by May 31, 2012. Up to $794,579 of the fiscal year 2012 appropriation for local 
1.14 	government aid in Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 477A.013, subdivision 
1.15 	11, is available for the payment under this section.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.