Minnesota Legislature
HF 917
as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/07/2011 09:41am
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A bill for an act
relating to St. Louis county; county fair; tax status of fairgrounds; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 383C.16, subdivision 1; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383C.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 383C.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Appropriation.
The St. Louis County Board may annually
appropriate not to exceed $2,000 to assist in deleted text begin thedeleted text end maintaining deleted text begin of adeleted text end new text begin one or morenew text end county
deleted text begin fairdeleted text end new text begin fairsnew text end , which deleted text begin fairdeleted text end shall be under the management and control of a county agricultural
societynew text begin or another entity designated by the boardnew text end . deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin Thenew text end appropriation shall be made
either to the treasurer of such society or to some other suitable person, but before such
money is paid to such treasurer or other person, the payee shall file with the county auditor
a satisfactory bond in double the sum of said appropriation, conditioned upon a faithful
disbursing and accounting for all of said funds so appropriated. Said funds so appropriated
shall be used solely for the purpose of obtaining, preparing, and arranging exhibits and
paying premiums to exhibitors. The treasurer or other person to whom said appropriation
is paid shall within four months after the holding of any such aided annual fair, file with
the county auditor a verified and detailed report showing the name and address of every
person to whom any of said money was paid, together with the date of payment and a full
description of the purposes for which the money was so paid and shall attach thereto
receipts and subvouchers for each payment so made and shall return to the county treasurer
all of the unexpended portion thereof. After said report and receipts and subvouchers have
been audited by the county board and found to be correct, they may by resolution release
said treasurer or other person and sureties from all further liabilities under such bond.
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This section is effective for taxes payable in 2012 and
thereafter.
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Sec. 2.
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[383C.164] FAIRGROUNDS; EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
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Land and buildings used exclusively as the site for a county or community fair under
section 383C.16 or 383C.161 are exempt from property taxation, including property
leased by the county agricultural society or another entity designated by the St. Louis
County Board for that purpose.
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This section is effective for taxes payable in 2012 and
thereafter.
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