Minnesota Legislature
SF 1280
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/12/2013 09:06am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to taxation; providing for additional members of the Cloquet Area Fire
and Ambulance Special Taxing District; providing for the ambulance services tax
levy; amending Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 2, section 46, subdivisions 1, 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 2, section 46, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:
Subdivision 1.
Agreement.
The city of Cloquet and Perch Lake Township, by
resolution of each of their governing bodies, may establish the Cloquet Area Fire and
Ambulance Taxing District for the purpose of providing fire deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end ambulance servicesnew text begin ,
or both,new text end throughout the district. In this section, "municipality" means home rule charter
and statutory cities, towns, and Indian tribes. The district may exercise all the powers
relating to fire and ambulance services of the municipalities that receive fire deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin or
new text end ambulance servicesnew text begin , or both,new text end from the district.new text begin Upon application,new text end any other municipality
deleted text begin that is contiguous to a municipality that is a member of the districtdeleted text end may join the district
with the agreement of the municipalities that comprise the district at the time of its
application to join.
Sec. 2.
Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 2, section 46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Tax.
The district board may impose a property tax on taxable property deleted text begin in
the districtdeleted text end new text begin as provided in this subdivisionnew text end . This tax shall be imposed at a rate that does not
exceed 0.2835 percent of taxable market value for taxes payable in 2010. The board shall
annually determine the separate amounts of the levy that are attributable to the cost of
providing fire services and the cost of providing ambulance services. Costs for the provision
of ambulance services shall be levied against taxable property within the new text begin primary service
new text end area deleted text begin of the districtdeleted text end that receive the services. Costs for the provision of fire services shall be
levied against taxable property within the area of the district that receive the services.
When an additional municipality becomes a member of the district, the additional
cost of providing ambulance and fire services to that municipality will be determined by
the board and added to the maximum levy amount.
Each county auditor of a county that contains a municipality subject to the tax under
this section must collect the tax and pay it to the Fire and Ambulance Special Taxing
District. The district may also impose other fees or charges as allowed by law for the
provision of fire and ambulance services.