1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing Carlton County to levy a tax for recreation 
1.3 	purposes;amending Laws 1996, chapter 471, article 3, section 51.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Laws 1996, chapter 471, article 3, section 51, is amended to read:
1.6 	Sec. 51. RECREATION LEVY FOR SAWYER BY CARLTON COUNTY.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Levy authorized. Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, the Carlton 
1.8 	county board of commissioners may levy in and for the unorganized township of Sawyer 
1.9 	an amount up to $1,500 annually for recreational purposes, beginning with taxes payable 
1.10 	in 1997 and ending with taxes payable in 2006.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Effective date. This section is effective June 1, 1996, without local approval.

1.12 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.
 1.13 	Section 1 applies to taxes payable in 2017 and thereafter, and is effective the day after 
1.14 	the Carlton County Board of Commissioners and its chief clerical officer timely complete 
1.15 	their compliance with section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.