SF 2939

2nd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to local government; restricting the sale or lease of certain property
listed on the National Register of Historic Places; authorizing the city of Kiester
to operate a grocery store; authorizing the city of Pennock to acquire a certain
parcel of real estate and appurtenant building and to expend city funds to improve
the building and convey the parcel to a private entity; authorizing the city of
Pennock to issue bonds; providing for conveyance of certain surplus state land to
a local government unit; requiring a study for Grand Mound State Historic Site;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [15.995] HISTORIC PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS.
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new text begin A city located within 150 miles of the Minnesota State Capitol that has a population,
according to the 2000 census, of more than 7,000 and less than 8,000 and is located in a
county that has a population according to that census of more than 31,000 and less than
32,000 must not sell, lease, or contract property it owns that is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, unless the political subdivision first:
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new text begin (1) notifies the Minnesota Historical Society and waits at least two years, during
which the political subdivision must request of and receive from the Historical Society a
study of the best use of the property in order to ascertain and preserve the historical value
of the property and ensure public use; and
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new text begin (2) requests of and receives from the Department of Administration an inventory and
appraisal of the affected real and personal property to determine its value.
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new text begin The Department of Administration and the Minnesota Historical Society must jointly
report their findings to the chairs and ranking minority members of legislative committees
with jurisdiction over state government finance. The requesting political subdivision must
pay the Minnesota Historical Society and the Department of Administration for services
provided under this section.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin CITY OF PENNOCK; ACQUIRE REAL ESTATE, EXPEND CITY
FUNDS, AND CONVEY TO PRIVATE ENTITY.
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new text begin The city of Pennock may purchase a certain parcel of real estate in the city consisting
of four city lots and an appurtenant building formerly operated as a convenience store
known as Phil's Corner on the terms and conditions that may be agreed upon between
the city and the current owner of the parcel, and the city may expend city funds to make
necessary improvements to the building. Once acquired and improved and in order
to ensure the continued economic vitality of the city, the city may convey the parcel
and building by sale or lease to a private person, firm, partnership, corporation or other
entity for a nominal consideration or on whatever terms and conditions the city and the
private entity may agree upon in order for the building to be operated as a commercial
establishment.
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Sec. 3. new text begin BONDS.
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new text begin The city of Pennock may issue general obligation bonds of the city in the aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $250,000 to finance the project authorized by section 2.
The bonds must be issued in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 475, except
that a referendum under Minnesota Statutes, section 475.58, is not required. The debt
represented by the bonds is not included in computing any debt limitations applicable to
the city, and the levy of taxes required by Minnesota Statutes, section 475.61, to pay
the principal of and interest on the bonds is not subject to any levy limitation otherwise
applicable to the city.
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Sec. 4. new text begin CITY OF KIESTER; OPERATION OF A GROCERY STORE.
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new text begin The city of Kiester may acquire inventory for and operate a grocery store in the
city on property owned by the city. The city may issue capital notes of the city in the
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150,000 to finance acquisition of inventory and
operation of the store. The capital notes must be issued under Minnesota Statutes, section
412.301, for the purposes permitted in this section. The debt represented by the notes is
not included in computing any debt limitations applicable to the city.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Under Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 645.023, subdivision
1a, this section is effective without local approval on the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 5. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND AT BRAINERD
REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, or any other
law, administrative rule, or commissioner's order to the contrary, the commissioner of
administration may convey to a local unit of government for no consideration all or part of
the real property at the Brainerd Regional Treatment Center for public purposes consistent
with the master plan and reuse study. The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner may require the local unit of government to reimburse the
state for all or part of any campus redevelopment funded and completed by the state.
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new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.23, the commissioner of
administration may convey to one or more local units of government for no consideration
all or part of the personal property determined by the commissioner of human services to
be no longer needed for human services operations.
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new text begin (d) If a local unit of government sells any property conveyed under this section to a
private entity, the sale must be at fair market value.
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Sec. 6. new text begin GRAND MOUND STATE HISTORIC SITE STUDY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Study. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Historical Society, in consultation with
Koochiching County, the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, interested Indian tribes,
and other interested groups and individuals, shall study the future of the Grand Mound
State Historic Site.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report to legislature. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Historical Society shall report
its findings and recommendations to the appropriate legislative committees by January
30, 2007.
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Sec. 7. new text begin NO LOCAL APPROVAL; EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Under Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 645.023, subdivision 1a, section 2 is
effective without local approval on the day following final enactment.
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