1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; modifying watershed district general fund tax levy 
1.3 	authority;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103D.905, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103D.905, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 3.General fund. A general fund, consisting of an ad valorem tax levy, may not 
1.7 	exceed 0.048 percent of estimated market value, or $250,000, whichever is less. The money 
1.8 	in the fund shall be used for general administrative expenses and for the construction or 
1.9 	implementation and maintenance of projects of common benefit to the watershed district
1.10 	to pay the costs of preparing a plan under sections 103D.401 to 103D.411, and for the costs 
1.11 	of implementing the projects and programs identified in an approved plan. The managers 
1.12 	may make an annual levy for the general fund as provided in section 103D.911. In addition 
1.13 	to the annual general levy, the managers may annually levy a tax not to exceed 0.00798 
1.14 	percent of estimated market value for a period not to exceed 15 consecutive years to pay 
1.15 	the cost attributable to the basic water management features of projects initiated by petition 
1.16 	of a political subdivision within the watershed district or by petition of at least 50 resident 
1.17 	owners whose property is within the watershed district.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 
1.19 	31, 2022.