1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the city of Sleepy Eye; authorizing local lodging tax.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. CITY OF SLEEPY EYE; LODGING TAX.
 1.5 		Subdivision 1.Lodging tax. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.016, 
1.6 	or any other provision of law, ordinance, or city charter, the city council for the city of 
1.7 	Sleepy Eye may impose, by ordinance, a tax of up to two percent on the gross receipts 
1.8 	subject to the lodging tax under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.190. This tax is in addition 
1.9 	to any tax imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.190, and the total tax imposed 
1.10 	under that section and this provision must not exceed five percent.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Use of taxes. The taxes imposed in subdivision 1 must be used by the city of 
1.12 	Sleepy Eye to pay the costs of collecting and administering the lodging tax, to fund the new 
1.13 	Sleepy Eye Event Center, or to pay all or part of the operating and promotional costs for 
1.14 	the new Sleepy Eye Event Center.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases after June 30, 
1.16 	2017.