Minnesota Legislature
HF 2613
1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/31/2014 03:39pm
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A bill for an act
relating to Hennepin County; modifying the multijurisdictional reinvestment
program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 383B.79, subdivisions 1,
2, 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 383B.79, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Program deleted text begin createddeleted text end new text begin authorizednew text end .
A multijurisdictional reinvestment
programnew text begin is authorizednew text end involving Hennepin County,new text begin the Hennepin County Housing and
Redevelopment Authority, and one or more of the following political subdivisions:new text end the
cities of Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center, and other interested statutory or home rule charter
cities in Hennepin County, the Minneapolis Park Board, deleted text begin anddeleted text end the Three Rivers Park District
deleted text begin is createddeleted text end new text begin , and any watershed district entirely or partially located in Hennepin Countynew text end .
The multijurisdictional program deleted text begin mustdeleted text end new text begin maynew text end include plans for housing rehabilitation and
removals, industrial polluted land cleanup, water ponding, environmental cleanup,
community corridor connections, corridor planning, creation of green space, acquisition
of property, development and redevelopment of parks and open space, water quality
and lakeshore improvement, development and redevelopment of housing and deleted text begin existing
deleted text end commercial projects,new text begin economic development,new text end and job creation.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 383B.79, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Use of appropriations.
Up to one-half of any state appropriation for the
program deleted text begin createddeleted text end new text begin authorizednew text end in subdivision 1 may be used by the county as a grant to the
cities of Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center to provide assistance in a capital nature for
constructing public infrastructure improvements in order to further economic development.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 383B.79, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Financing.
Hennepin Countynew text begin or the Hennepin County Housing and
Redevelopment Authoritynew text end may appropriate funds for any of the activities described in
subdivision 1, whether or not state funds are appropriated for the activity. Hennepin
County may include any part of the costs of a project described in section 469.002,
subdivision 12,new text begin or in a designated transit improvement area as defined in section 469.351,
subdivision 1, paragraph (f),new text end in a capital improvement plan adopted under section 373.40,
and may issue bonds for such purposes pursuant to and subject to the procedures and
limitations set forth in section 373.40, whether or not the capital improvement to be
financed is to be owned by the county or any other governmental entity. Such purposes are
in addition to the capital improvements described in section 373.40, but shall not include
a sports facility building designed or used primarily for professional sports. No funds
appropriated under this subdivision may be used to pay operating expenses.