HF 13

as introduced - 91st Legislature, 2020 3rd Special Session (2020 - 2020) Posted on 08/12/2020 12:01pm

A bill for an act
relating to taxation; metropolitan revenue distribution; increasing the amount in
the livable communities fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 473F.08,
subdivision 3b.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 473F.08, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:

Subd. 3b.

Livable communities fund.

(a) The Hennepin County auditor shall certify
the city of Bloomington's interest payments for 1987 for the bonds which were sold for
highway improvements pursuant to Laws 1986, chapter 391, section 2, paragraph (g), and
which were certified as an addition to the city of Bloomington's areawide levy for taxes
payable in 1988.

(b) For taxes payable in 1996 through taxes payable in 1999, the Hennepin County
auditor shall certify the amount calculated by subtracting the amount certified under
subdivision 3a from the amount in paragraph (a). For taxes payable in 2000 and subsequent
years, the Hennepin County auditor shall certify the amount calculated in paragraph (a).

(c) The Metropolitan Council may annually certify to the Ramsey County auditor the
amount calculated under paragraph (b), or a lesser amount, but not to exceed deleted text begin $5,000,000 deleted text end new text begin
$10,000,000 new text end , to be used to provide funds for the cleanup of polluted lands in the metropolitan
area.

(d) The amount certified under paragraph (c) shall be certified annually by the Ramsey
County auditor to the administrative auditor as an addition to the Metropolitan Council's
areawide levy under subdivision 5.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with property taxes payable
in 2021.
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