HF 1330

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/06/2023 11:01am

A bill for an act
relating to metropolitan governance; metropolitan livable communities act;
modifying certain local housing incentive account program requirements; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.254, subdivisions 2, 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.254, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Affordable, life-cycle goals.

The council shall negotiate with each municipality
to establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals for that municipality that are consistent
with and promote the policies of the Metropolitan Council as provided in the adopted
Metropolitan Development Guide. The council shall adopt, by resolution after a public
hearing action of its governing body, the negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals
for each municipality by January 15, 1996, and by January 15 in of each succeeding year
for each municipality newly electing to participate in the program or for each municipality
with which new housing goals have been negotiated. By June 30, 1996, and by June 30 in
of each succeeding year for each municipality newly electing to participate in the program
or for each municipality with which new housing goals have been negotiated, each
municipality shall identify to the council the actions it plans to take to meet the established
housing goals.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.

This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.254, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Distribution of funds.

The funds in the account must be distributed annually
by the council to municipalities that:

(1) have not met their affordable and life-cycle housing goals as determined by the
council; and

(2) are actively funding projects designed to help meet the goals.

Funds may also be distributed to a development authority for a project in an eligible
municipality. The funds distributed by the council must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar
basis by the municipality or development authority receiving the funds. When distributing
funds in the account, the council must give priority to projects that (1) are in municipalities
that have contribution net tax capacities that exceed their distribution net tax capacities by
more than $200 per household, and (2) demonstrate the proposed project will link
employment opportunities with affordable and life-cycle housing, and (3) provide matching
funds from a source other than the required affordable and life-cycle housing opportunities
amount under subdivision 3 or 3a, as applicable. For the purposes of this subdivision,
"municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city or town in the metropolitan area
and "development authority" means a housing and redevelopment authority, economic
development authority, or port authority.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.

This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.