HF 1733

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/22/2021 03:54pm

A bill for an act
relating to local governments; allowing counties to collect soil and water
conservation district fee on deed transfers and mortgage registration; establishing
grant eligibility for counties from clean water fund; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, section 114D.50, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103C.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [103C.237] SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT FEE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Fee. new text end

new text begin A county that contains at least one soil and water conservation
district may impose an additional fee of $25 per transaction on the recording or registration
of a mortgage subject to the tax under section 287.05 and an additional fee of $25 on the
recording or registration of a deed subject to the tax under section 287.21.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Fee deposited; account. new text end

new text begin The fee described in subdivision 1 must be deposited
in a special soil and water conservation district account in the county general revenue fund.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Distribution to soil and water conservation districts. new text end

new text begin The county treasurer
must transfer money from the special soil and water conservation district account to existing
soil and water conservation districts within the county in May, October, and December each
year. If a county contains more than one soil and water conservation district, money must
be allocated equally among each district.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin County eligibility. new text end

new text begin To be eligible for a grant funded with money from the clean
water fund, a county must:
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new text begin (1) impose a soil and water conservation district fee under section 103C.237; or
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new text begin (2) have at least 75 percent of the county covered by a watershed district established
under chapter 103D; a watershed management organization as defined under section
103B.205, subdivision 13; or another joint powers entity organized for the purposes of water
management with levy authority.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2022, and applies to grants awarded
on or after that date.
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