HF 1

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Flood disaster relief funding provided relating to floods of August 2007, federal funds use provided relating to I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, local aid provided relating to other disasters, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

ARTICLE 1: SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FLOOD RELIEF

Section 1: Flood relief appropriation summary language provided.

Section 2: Flood relief appropriations language provided.

Section 3: Public safety language provided.

Section 4: Transportation language provided.

Section 5: Natural resources language provided.

Section 6: Board of water and soil resources language provided.

Section 7: Pollution control agency language provided.

Section 8: Employment and economic development language provided.

Section 9: Housing finance language provided.

Section 10: Minnesota Historical Society language provided.

Section 11: Education language provided.

Section 12: Human services language provided.

Section 13: Revenue language provided.

Section 14: Bond sale expenses language provided.

Section 15: Bond sale authorization language provided.

Section 16: Waivers authorized language provided.

Section 17: Use of national emergency grant language provided.

Section 18: Human services costs not otherwise reimbursed language provided.

Section 19: Property tax abatements for damaged property; reimbursement language provided.

Section 20: 2007 flood loss; city replacement aid language provided.

Section 21: Disaster area; due date extended for business property taxes langauge provided.

Section 22: Waiver of truth-in-taxation requirements language provided.

Section 23: Agricultural homesteads; special provisions language added.

Section 24: Effective date provided.

ARTICLE 2: I-35W BRIDGE COLLAPSE

Section 1: Public safety language provided.

Section 2: Transportation language provided.

Section 3: Unfair service language added.

Section 4: Effective date provided.

ARTICLE 3: OTHER STATEWIDE DISASTER RELIEF

Section 1: Agriculture language provided.

Section 2: Crookston flood aid language provided.

Section 3: Browns Valley flood aid language provided.

Section 4: Grand Marais and Cook County fire aid language provided.

Section 5: Reimbursement payments language provided.

Section 6: Tax relief for destroyed property; definitions provided.

Section 7: Tax relief for destroyed property; general provisions language provided.

Section 8: Tax relief for destroyed property; local option disaster abatement language provided.

Section 9: Tax relief for destroyed property; homestead and disaster credits language provided.

Section 10: Tax relief for destroyed property; local option fisaster credits language provided.

Section 11: Revisor's instructions provided.

Section 12: Repealer provided.

Section 13: Effective date provided.

JAJ 9/12/7