1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; local lodging; providing an exemption from the Ely Area 
1.3 	Lodging Tax District.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ELY AREA LODGING TAX DISTRICT; EXEMPTION.
 1.6 	Any tax adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.190, by the Ely Area Lodging 
1.7 	Tax District does not apply to an organization that serves veterans and that qualifies as a 
1.8 	charitable nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

1.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the Ely Area Lodging Tax 
1.10 	District and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, 
1.11 	subdivisions 2 and 3.