1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to housing and redevelopment; removing a 
  1.3             limitation on the uses of a levy by housing and 
  1.4             redevelopment authority for certain project costs; 
  1.5             amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.033, 
  1.6             subdivision 6. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.033, 
  1.9   subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 6.  [OPERATION AREA AS TAXING DISTRICT, SPECIAL TAX.] 
  1.11  All of the territory included within the area of operation of 
  1.12  any authority shall constitute a taxing district for the purpose 
  1.13  of levying and collecting special benefit taxes as provided in 
  1.14  this subdivision.  All of the taxable property, both real and 
  1.15  personal, within that taxing district shall be deemed to be 
  1.16  benefited by projects to the extent of the special taxes levied 
  1.17  under this subdivision.  Subject to the consent by resolution of 
  1.18  the governing body of the city in and for which it was created, 
  1.19  an authority may levy a tax upon all taxable property within 
  1.20  that taxing district.  The tax shall be extended, spread, and 
  1.21  included with and as a part of the general taxes for state, 
  1.22  county, and municipal purposes by the county auditor, to be 
  1.23  collected and enforced therewith, together with the penalty, 
  1.24  interest, and costs.  As the tax, including any penalties, 
  1.25  interest, and costs, is collected by the county treasurer it 
  1.26  shall be accumulated and kept in a separate fund to be known as 
  2.1   the "housing and redevelopment project fund."  The money in the 
  2.2   fund shall be turned over to the authority at the same time and 
  2.3   in the same manner that the tax collections for the city are 
  2.4   turned over to the city, and shall be expended only for the 
  2.5   purposes of sections 469.001 to 469.047.  It shall be paid out 
  2.6   upon vouchers signed by the chair of the authority or an 
  2.7   authorized representative.  The amount of the levy shall be an 
  2.8   amount approved by the governing body of the city, but shall not 
  2.9   exceed 0.0131 0.0144 percent of taxable market value.  The 
  2.10  authority may levy an additional levy, not to exceed 0.0013 
  2.11  percent of taxable market value, to be used to defray costs of 
  2.12  providing informational service and relocation assistance as set 
  2.13  forth in section 469.012, subdivision 1.  The authority shall 
  2.14  each year formulate and file a budget in accordance with the 
  2.15  budget procedure of the city in the same manner as required of 
  2.16  executive departments of the city or, if no budgets are required 
  2.17  to be filed, by August 1.  The amount of the tax levy for the 
  2.18  following year shall be based on that budget. 
  2.19     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.20     Section 1 is effective for taxes levied in 1997, payable in 
  2.21  1998, and thereafter.