1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to aids to local governments; increasing the aid appropriations to cities 
1.3 	and counties;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 477A.03, subdivisions 
1.4 	2a, 2b.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 477A.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2a.Cities. For aids payable in 2016 and 2017, the total aid paid under section 
1.8 	477A.013, subdivision 9, is $519,398,012. For aids payable in 2018 and thereafter 2019, 
1.9 	the total aid paid under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is $534,398,012. For aids payable 
1.10 	in 2020 and thereafter, the total aid paid under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is 
1.11 	$564,848,977.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2020 
1.13 	and thereafter.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 477A.03, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
1.15 		Subd. 2b.Counties. (a) For aids payable in 2018 through 2024 and 2019, the total aid 
1.16 	payable under section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is $103,795,000, of which $3,000,000 
1.17 	shall be allocated as required under Laws 2014, chapter 150, article 4, section 6. For aids 
1.18 	payable in 2020 through 2024, the total aid payable under section 477A.0124, subdivision 
1.19 	3, is $119,070,500, of which $3,000,000 shall be allocated as required under Laws 2014, 
1.20 	chapter 150, article 4, section 6. For aids payable in 2025 and thereafter, the total aid payable 
1.21 	under section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is $100,795,000 $116,070,500. Each calendar year, 
1.22 	$500,000 of this appropriation shall be retained by the commissioner of revenue to make 
2.1 	reimbursements to the commissioner of management and budget for payments made under 
2.2 	section 611.27. The reimbursements shall be to defray the additional costs associated with 
2.3 	court-ordered counsel under section 611.27. Any retained amounts not used for 
2.4 	reimbursement in a year shall be included in the next distribution of county need aid that 
2.5 	is certified to the county auditors for the purpose of property tax reduction for the next taxes 
2.6 	payable year.
2.7 	(b) For aids payable in 2018 and thereafter 2019, the total aid under section 477A.0124, 
2.8 	subdivision 4, is $130,873,444. For aids payable in 2020 and thereafter, the total aid under 
2.9 	section 477A.0124, subdivision 4, is $146,148,909. The commissioner of revenue shall 
2.10 	transfer to the commissioner of management and budget $207,000 annually for the cost of 
2.11 	preparation of local impact notes as required by section 3.987, and other local government 
2.12 	activities. The commissioner of revenue shall transfer to the commissioner of education 
2.13 	$7,000 annually for the cost of preparation of local impact notes for school districts as 
2.14 	required by section 3.987. The commissioner of revenue shall deduct the amounts transferred 
2.15 	under this paragraph from the appropriation under this paragraph. The amounts transferred 
2.16 	are appropriated to the commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner of 
2.17 	education respectively.

2.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2020 
2.19 	and thereafter.