HF 2181

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/17/2021 01:44pm

A bill for an act
relating to taxation; property; solar energy generating systems; classification of
real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 272.02, subdivision 24.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 272.02, subdivision 24, is amended to read:

Subd. 24.

Solar energy generating systems.

Personal property consisting of solar energy
generating systems, as defined in section 272.0295, is exempt. If the real property upon
which a solar energy generating system is located is used primarily for solar energy
production subject to the production tax under section 272.0295, the real property shall be
classified as class 3a. If the real property upon which a solar energy generating system is
located is not used primarily for solar energy production subject to the production tax under
section 272.0295, the real property shall be classified without regard to the system. new text begin If real
property contains more than one solar energy generating system that cannot be combined
with the nameplate capacity of another solar energy generating system for the purposes of
the production tax under section 272.0295, then the real property upon which the systems
are located shall be classified as class 3a.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with property taxes payable
in 2022 and thereafter.
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