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CHAPTER 229--S.F.No. 2162

An act

relating to Hennepin County; modifying the multijurisdictional reinvestment program;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 383B.79, subdivisions 1, 2, 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 383B.79, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Program deleted text begin createddeleted text end new text begin authorizednew text end .

A multijurisdictional reinvestment programnew text begin is authorizednew text end involving Hennepin County,new text begin the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and one or more of the following political subdivisions:new text end the cities of Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center, and other interested statutory or home rule charter cities in Hennepin County, the Minneapolis Park Board, deleted text begin anddeleted text end the Three Rivers Park District deleted text begin is createddeleted text end new text begin , and any watershed district entirely or partially located in Hennepin Countynew text end . The multijurisdictional program deleted text begin mustdeleted text end new text begin maynew text end include plans for housing rehabilitation and removals, industrial polluted land cleanup, water ponding, environmental cleanup, community corridor connections, corridor planning, creation of green space, acquisition of property, development and redevelopment of parks and open space, water quality and lakeshore improvement, development and redevelopment of housing and deleted text begin existing deleted text end commercial projects,new text begin economic development,new text end and job creation.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 383B.79, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Use of appropriations.

Up to one-half of any state appropriation for the program deleted text begin createddeleted text end new text begin authorizednew text end in subdivision 1 may be used by the county as a grant to the cities of Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center to provide assistance in a capital nature for constructing public infrastructure improvements in order to further economic development.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 383B.79, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Financing.

Hennepin Countynew text begin or the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authoritynew text end may appropriate funds for any of the activities described in subdivision 1, whether or not state funds are appropriated for the activity. Hennepin County may include any part of the costs of a project described in section 469.002, subdivision 12,new text begin or in a designated transit improvement area as defined in section 469.351, subdivision 1, paragraph (f),new text end in a capital improvement plan adopted under section 373.40, and may issue bonds for such purposes pursuant to and subject to the procedures and limitations set forth in section 373.40, whether or not the capital improvement to be financed is to be owned by the county or any other governmental entity. Such purposes are in addition to the capital improvements described in section 373.40, but shall not include a sports facility building designed or used primarily for professional sports. No funds appropriated under this subdivision may be used to pay operating expenses.

Presented to the governor May 8, 2014

Signed by the governor May 9, 2014, 10:13 a.m.

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