1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the State Building Code; modifying the annual reporting requirements 
1.3 	for municipalities regarding construction and development-related fees collected;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326B.145.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326B.145, is amended to read:
1.7 	326B.145 ANNUAL REPORT.
1.8 	(a) Each municipality shall annually report by June 30 to the department, in a format 
1.9 	prescribed by the department, all construction and development-related fees collected by 
1.10 	the municipality from developers, builders, and subcontractors if the cumulative fees collected 
1.11 	exceeded $5,000$7,000 in the reporting year, except that, for reports due June 30, 2009, 
1.12 	to June 30, 2013, the reporting threshold is $10,000.
1.13 	(b) The report must include:
1.14 	(1) the number and valuation of units for which fees were paid;
1.15 	(2) the amount of building permit fees, plan review fees, administrative fees, engineering 
1.16 	fees, infrastructure fees, and other construction and development-related fees; and
1.17 	(3) the expenses associated with the municipal activities for which fees were collected., 
1.18 	including a separate listing of costs associated with conducting inspections for each of the 
1.19 	following categories:
1.20 	(i) labor;
1.21 	(ii) transportation;
2.1 	(iii) office space; and
2.2 	(iv) any other expenses incurred by the municipality as a result of conducting inspections.
2.3 	(c) A municipality that collects $7,000 or less in a reporting year from all construction 
2.4 	and development-related fees shall report that the municipality collected $7,000 or less in 
2.5 	the reporting year by indicating as such on a form provided by the department.
2.6 	(d) In developing the form for reporting, the department must include a list of common 
2.7 	definitions for all categories of construction and development-related fees collected by 
2.8 	municipalities and a summary of penalties that may result from annual report noncompliance 
2.9 	as allowed by section 326B.082. A municipality that collects a fee not included in the 
2.10 	common list of definitions must report the fee as "other" and provide an explanation of the 
2.11 	fee.
2.12 	(e) A municipality that fails to report to the department in accordance with this section 
2.13 	is subject to the remedies provided by section 326B.082.

2.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2021.