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272.02 EXEMPT PROPERTY.
    Subdivision 1. Exempt property described. All property described in this section to the
extent limited in this section shall be exempt from taxation.
    Subd. 1a. Limitations on exemptions. The exemptions granted by subdivision 1 are subject
to the limits contained in the other subdivisions of this section, section 272.025, and all other
provisions of applicable law.
    Subd. 2. Public burying grounds. All public burying grounds are exempt.
    Subd. 3. Public schoolhouses. All public schoolhouses are exempt.
    Subd. 4. Public hospitals. All public hospitals are exempt.
    Subd. 5. Education institutions. All academies, colleges, and universities, and all seminaries
of learning are exempt.
    Subd. 6. Church property. All churches, church property, and houses of worship are exempt.
    Subd. 7. Institutions of public charity. Institutions of purely public charity are exempt. In
determining whether rental housing property qualifies for exemption under this subdivision, the
following are not gifts or donations to the owner of the rental housing:
(1) rent assistance provided by the government to or on behalf of tenants; and
(2) financing assistance or tax credits provided by the government to the owner on condition
that specific units or a specific quantity of units be set aside for persons or families with certain
income characteristics.
    Subd. 8. Property used for public purposes. All public property exclusively used for any
public purpose is exempt.
    Subd. 9. Personal property; exceptions. Except for the taxable personal property
enumerated below, all personal property and the property described in section 272.03, subdivision
1
, paragraphs (c) and (d), shall be exempt.
The following personal property shall be taxable:
(a) personal property which is part of an electric generating, transmission, or distribution
system or a pipeline system transporting or distributing water, gas, crude oil, or petroleum
products or mains and pipes used in the distribution of steam or hot or chilled water for heating
or cooling buildings and structures;
(b) railroad docks and wharves which are part of the operating property of a railroad
company as defined in section 270.80;
(c) personal property defined in section 272.03, subdivision 2, clause (3);
(d) leasehold or other personal property interests which are taxed pursuant to section 272.01,
subdivision 2
; 273.124, subdivision 7; or 273.19, subdivision 1; or any other law providing the
property is taxable as if the lessee or user were the fee owner;
(e) manufactured homes and sectional structures, including storage sheds, decks, and similar
removable improvements constructed on the site of a manufactured home, sectional structure,
park trailer or travel trailer as provided in section 273.125, subdivision 8, paragraph (f); and
(f) flight property as defined in section 270.071.
    Subd. 10. Personal property used for pollution control. Personal property used primarily
for the abatement and control of air, water, or land pollution is exempt to the extent that it is so
used, and real property is exempt if it is used primarily for abatement and control of air, water, or
land pollution as part of an agricultural operation, as a part of a centralized treatment and recovery
facility operating under a permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency pursuant to
chapters 115 and 116 and Minnesota Rules, parts 7001.0500 to 7001.0730, and 7045.0020 to
7045.1260, as a wastewater treatment facility and for the treatment, recovery, and stabilization of
metals, oils, chemicals, water, sludges, or inorganic materials from hazardous industrial wastes,
or as part of an electric generation system. For purposes of this subdivision, personal property
includes ponderous machinery and equipment used in a business or production activity that
at common law is considered real property.
Any taxpayer requesting exemption of all or a portion of any real property or any equipment
or device, or part thereof, operated primarily for the control or abatement of air, water, or land
pollution shall file an application with the commissioner of revenue. The Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency shall upon request of the commissioner furnish information and advice to the
commissioner.
The information and advice furnished by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency must
include statements as to whether the equipment, device, or real property meets a standard, rule,
criteria, guideline, policy, or order of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and whether the
equipment, device, or real property is installed or operated in accordance with it. On determining
that property qualifies for exemption, the commissioner shall issue an order exempting the
property from taxation. The equipment, device, or real property shall continue to be exempt from
taxation as long as the order issued by the commissioner remains in effect.
    Subd. 11. Wetlands. Wetlands are exempt. For purposes of this subdivision, "wetlands"
means: (i) land described in section 103G.005, subdivision 15a; (ii) land which is mostly under
water, produces little if any income, and has no use except for wildlife or water conservation
purposes, provided it is preserved in its natural condition and drainage of it would be legal,
feasible, and economically practical for the production of livestock, dairy animals, poultry, fruit,
vegetables, forage and grains, except wild rice; or (iii) land in a wetland preservation area under
sections 103F.612 to 103F.616. "Wetlands" under clauses (i) and (ii) include adjacent land which
is not suitable for agricultural purposes due to the presence of the wetlands, but do not include
woody swamps containing shrubs or trees, wet meadows, meandered water, streams, rivers, and
floodplains or river bottoms. Exemption of wetlands from taxation pursuant to this section shall
not grant the public any additional or greater right of access to the wetlands or diminish any
right of ownership to the wetlands.
    Subd. 12. Native prairie. Native prairie lands are exempt. The commissioner of the
Department of Natural Resources shall determine lands in the state which are native prairie and
shall notify the county assessor of each county in which the lands are located. Pasture land used
for livestock grazing purposes shall not be considered native prairie for the purposes of this
subdivision. Upon receipt of an application for the exemption provided in this subdivision for
lands for which the assessor has no determination from the commissioner of natural resources, the
assessor shall refer the application to the commissioner of natural resources who shall determine
within 30 days whether the land is native prairie and notify the county assessor of the decision.
Exemption of native prairie pursuant to this subdivision shall not grant the public any additional
or greater right of access to the native prairie or diminish any right of ownership to it.
    Subd. 13. Emergency shelters for victims of domestic abuse. Property used in a continuous
program to provide emergency shelter for victims of domestic abuse is exempt, provided the
organization that owns and sponsors the shelter is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant
to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31,
1992, notwithstanding the fact that the sponsoring organization receives funding under Section 8
of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended.
    Subd. 14. Property of senior citizens' groups; local option. If approved by the governing
body of the municipality in which the property is located, property not exceeding one acre is
exempt if it is owned and operated by any senior citizen group or association of groups that in
general limits membership to persons age 55 or older and is organized and operated exclusively
for pleasure, recreation, and other nonprofit purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures
to the benefit of any private shareholders; provided the property is used primarily as a clubhouse,
meeting facility, or recreational facility by the group or association and the property is not used
for residential purposes on either a temporary or permanent basis.
    Subd. 15. Property used to generate hydroelectric or hydromechanical power.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 39, and sections 272.01, subdivision 2, and 273.19,
subdivision 1
, real and personal property used or to be used primarily for the production of
hydroelectric or hydromechanical power on a site owned by the federal government, the state, or a
local governmental unit and developed and operated pursuant to section 103G.535 is exempt from
property tax for all years during which the site is developed and operated under the terms of a
lease or agreement authorized by section 103G.535.
    Subd. 16. Satellite broadcasting facilities. The following property is exempt if approved
by the governing body of the municipality in which the property is located, and if construction
is commenced after June 30, 1983:
(a) a "direct satellite broadcasting facility" operated by a corporation licensed by the Federal
Communications Commission to provide direct satellite broadcasting services using direct
broadcast satellites operating in the 12-ghz. band; and
(b) a "fixed satellite regional or national program service facility" operated by a corporation
licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to provide fixed satellite-transmitted
regularly scheduled broadcasting services using satellites operating in the 6-ghz. band.
An exemption provided by this subdivision shall apply for a period not to exceed five years. When
the facility no longer qualifies for exemption, it shall be placed on the assessment rolls as provided
in subdivision 38. Before approving a tax exemption pursuant to this subdivision, the governing
body of the municipality shall provide an opportunity to the members of the county board of
commissioners of the county in which the facility is proposed to be located and the members of the
school board of the school district in which the facility is proposed to be located to meet with the
governing body. The governing body shall present to the members of those boards its estimate of
the fiscal impact of the proposed property tax exemption. The tax exemption shall not be approved
by the governing body until the county board of commissioners has presented its written comment
on the proposal to the governing body or 30 days have passed from the date of the transmittal by
the governing body to the board of the information on the fiscal impact, whichever occurs first.
    Subd. 17. Hot water heat; generation and distribution property. Real and personal
property owned and operated by a private, nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income
taxation pursuant to United States Code, title 26, section 501(c)(3), primarily used in the
generation and distribution of hot water for heating buildings and structures, is exempt.
    Subd. 18. State leased lands. Notwithstanding section 273.19, state lands that are leased
from the Department of Natural Resources under section 92.46 are exempt.
    Subd. 19. Property used to distribute electricity to farmers. Electric power distribution
lines and their attachments and appurtenances, that are used primarily for supplying electricity to
farmers at retail, are exempt.
    Subd. 20. Transitional housing facilities. Transitional housing facilities are exempt.
"Transitional housing facility" means a facility that meets the following requirements. (i) It
provides temporary housing to individuals, couples, or families. (ii) It has the purpose of reuniting
families and enabling parents or individuals to obtain self-sufficiency, advance their education,
get job training, or become employed in jobs that provide a living wage. (iii) It provides support
services such as child care, work readiness training, and career development counseling; and a
self-sufficiency program with periodic monitoring of each resident's progress in completing the
program's goals. (iv) It provides services to a resident of the facility for at least three months but
no longer than three years, except residents enrolled in an educational or vocational institution
or job training program. These residents may receive services during the time they are enrolled
but in no event longer than four years. (v) It is owned and operated or under lease from a unit
of government or governmental agency under a property disposition program and operated
by one or more organizations exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 1992. This exemption applies
notwithstanding the fact that the sponsoring organization receives financing by a direct federal
loan or federally insured loan or a loan made by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency under
the provisions of either Title II of the National Housing Act or the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency Law of 1971 or rules promulgated by the agency pursuant to it, and notwithstanding
the fact that the sponsoring organization receives funding under Section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as amended.
    Subd. 21. Property used to provide computing resources to University of Minnesota.
Real and personal property, including leasehold or other personal property interests, is exempt
if it is owned and operated by a corporation of which more than 50 percent of the total voting
power of the stock of the corporation is owned collectively by: (i) the Board of Regents of the
University of Minnesota, (ii) the University of Minnesota Foundation, an organization exempt
from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended through December 31, 1992, and (iii) a corporation organized under chapter 317A,
which by its articles of incorporation is prohibited from providing pecuniary gain to any person or
entity other than the regents of the University of Minnesota; which property is used primarily
to manage or provide goods, services, or facilities utilizing or relating to large-scale advanced
scientific computing resources to the regents of the University of Minnesota and others.
    Subd. 22. Wind energy conversion systems. All real and personal property of a wind energy
conversion system as defined in section 272.029, subdivision 2, is exempt from property tax
except that the land on which the property is located remains taxable. If approved by the county
where the property is located, the value of the land on which the wind energy conversion system
is located shall be valued in the same manner as similar land that has not been improved with a
wind energy conversion system. The land shall be classified based on the most probable use of the
property if it were not improved with a wind energy conversion system.
    Subd. 23. Agricultural containment facilities. Containment tanks, cache basins, and that
portion of the structure needed for the containment facility used to confine agricultural chemicals
as defined in section 18D.01, subdivision 3, as required by the commissioner of agriculture
under chapter 18B or 18C, are exempt.
    Subd. 24. Electric power photovoltaic devices. Photovoltaic devices, as defined in section
216C.06, subdivision 16, installed after January 1, 1992, and used to produce or store electric
power are exempt.
    Subd. 25. Ice arenas; baseball parks. (a) Real and personal property is exempt if it is owned
and operated by a private, nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to
United States Code, title 26, section 501(c)(3), primarily used for an ice arena or ice rink, and
used primarily for youth and high school programs.
(b) Real property is exempt if it is owned and operated by a private, nonprofit corporation
exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to United States Code, title 26, section 501(c)(3),
and primarily used as a baseball park by amateur baseball players.
    Subd. 26.[Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 21 art 4 s 13]
    Subd. 27. Superior National Forest; recreational property for use by disabled veterans.
Real and personal property is exempt if it is located in the Superior National Forest, and owned or
leased and operated by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 1992,
and primarily used to provide recreational opportunities for disabled veterans and their families.
    Subd. 28. Manure pits. Manure pits and appurtenances, which may include slatted floors
and pipes, installed or operated in accordance with a permit, order, or certificate of compliance
issued by the Minnesota pollution control agency are exempt. The exemption shall continue for
as long as the permit, order, or certificate issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
remains in effect.
    Subd. 29. Cogeneration systems; certain property. Notwithstanding subdivision 9, clause
(a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a facility containing a
cogeneration system as described in section 216B.166, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), is exempt if
the cogeneration system has met the following criteria: (i) the system utilizes natural gas as a
primary fuel and the cogenerated steam initially replaces steam generated from existing thermal
boilers utilizing coal; (ii) the facility developer is selected as a result of a procurement process
ordered by the Public Utilities Commission; and (iii) construction of the facility is commenced
after July 1, 1994, and before July 1, 1997.
    Subd. 30. Government property; lease or installment purchases. Real property acquired
by a home rule charter city, statutory city, county, town, or school district under a lease purchase
agreement or an installment purchase contract during the term of the lease purchase agreement is
exempt as long as and to the extent that the property is used by the city, county, town, or school
district and devoted to a public use and to the extent it is not subleased to any private individual,
entity, association, or corporation in connection with a business or enterprise operated for profit.
    Subd. 31. Business incubator property. Property owned by a nonprofit charitable
organization that qualifies for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 1997, that is intended to be used as a business
incubator in a high-unemployment county, is exempt. As used in this subdivision, a "business
incubator" is a facility used for the development of nonretail businesses, offering access to
equipment, space, services, and advice to the tenant businesses, for the purpose of encouraging
economic development, diversification, and job creation in the area served by the organization,
and "high-unemployment county" is a county that had an average annual unemployment rate of
7.9 percent or greater in 1997. Property that qualifies for the exemption under this subdivision is
limited to no more than two contiguous parcels and structures that do not exceed in the aggregate
40,000 square feet. This exemption expires after taxes payable in 2011.
    Subd. 32. Wastewater treatment systems. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
real property that meets the following criteria is exempt:
(i) constitutes a wastewater treatment system that (a) is constructed by a municipality using
public funds, (b) operates under a state disposal system permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency pursuant to chapters 115 and 116 and Minnesota Rules, chapter 700l, and (c)
applies its effluent to land used as part of an agricultural operation;
(ii) is located within a municipality of a population of less than 10,000;
(iii) is used for treatment of effluent from a private potato processing facility; and
(iv) is owned by a municipality and operated by a private entity under agreement with
that municipality.
    Subd. 33. Electric generation facility personal property. Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a simple-cycle
combustion-turbine electric generation facility that exceeds 250 megawatts of installed capacity
and that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the
facility must:
(i) not be owned by a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4;
(ii) utilize natural gas as a primary fuel;
(iii) be located within 20 miles of the intersection of an existing 42-inch (outside diameter)
natural gas pipeline and a 345-kilovolt high-voltage electric transmission line; and
(iv) be designed to provide peaking, emergency backup, or contingency services, and have
received a certificate of need pursuant to section 216B.243 demonstrating demand for its capacity.
Construction of the facility must be commenced after July 1, 1999, and before July 1,
2003. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 34. Limitations on exemptions. The exemptions granted by subdivisions 1 to 33 are
subject to the limits contained in the other subdivisions of this section, section 272.025, or 273.13,
subdivision 25
, paragraph (c), clause (1) or (2), or paragraph (d), clause (2).
    Subd. 35. Treatment of property of certain limited liability companies. For purposes of
the exemptions granted by subdivisions 1 to 33, property owned or operated by a limited liability
company consisting of a sole member shall be treated as if owned or operated by that member.
    Subd. 36. Certain school district property not exempt. Property owned, leased or used by
any public elementary or secondary school district for a home, residence or lodging house for
any teacher, instructor, or administrator, and any property owned by any public school district
which is leased to any person or organization for a nonpublic purpose for one year or more
pursuant to section 123B.51, subdivision 4, shall not be included in the exemption provided in
subdivisions 1 to 33.
    Subd. 37. Certain hospital property not exempt. Property owned or leased by, or loaned
to, a hospital and used principally by such hospital as a recreational or rest area for employees,
administrators, or medical personnel shall not be included in the exemption provided in
subdivisions 1 to 33.
    Subd. 38. Conversion to exempt or taxable uses. (a) Any property exempt from taxation on
January 2 of any year which, due to sale or other reason, loses its exemption prior to July 1 of any
year, shall be placed on the current assessment rolls for that year.
The valuation shall be determined with respect to its value on January 2 of such year. The
classification shall be based upon the use to which the property was put by the purchaser, or in
the event the purchaser has not utilized the property by July 1, the intended use of the property,
determined by the county assessor, based upon all relevant facts.
(b) Property subject to tax on January 2 that is acquired before July 1 of the year is exempt for
that assessment year if the property is to be used for an exempt purpose under subdivisions 2 to 8.
(c) Property which forfeits to the state for nonpayment of real estate taxes on or before
December 31 in an assessment year, shall be removed from the assessment rolls for that
assessment year. Forfeited property that is repurchased, or sold at a public or private sale, on or
before December 31 of an assessment year shall be placed on the assessment rolls for that year's
assessment.
    Subd. 39. Economic development; public purpose. The holding of property by a political
subdivision of the state for later resale for economic development purposes shall be considered a
public purpose in accordance with subdivision 8 for a period not to exceed eight years, except
that for property located in a city of 5,000 population or under that is located outside of the
metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the period must not exceed 15
years.
The holding of property by a political subdivision of the state for later resale (1) which is
purchased or held for housing purposes, or (2) which meets the conditions described in section
469.174, subdivision 10, shall be considered a public purpose in accordance with subdivision 8.
The governing body of the political subdivision which acquires property which is subject
to this subdivision shall after the purchase of the property certify to the city or county assessor
whether the property is held for economic development purposes or housing purposes, or whether
it meets the conditions of section 469.174, subdivision 10. If the property is acquired for economic
development purposes and buildings or other improvements are constructed after acquisition of
the property, and if more than one-half of the floor space of the buildings or improvements which
is available for lease to or use by a private individual, corporation, or other entity is leased to
or otherwise used by a private individual, corporation, or other entity the provisions of this
subdivision shall not apply to the property. This subdivision shall not create an exemption from
section 272.01, subdivision 2; 272.68; 273.19; or 469.040, subdivision 3; or other provision of
law providing for the taxation of or for payments in lieu of taxes for publicly held property which
is leased, loaned, or otherwise made available and used by a private person.
    Subd. 40.[Repealed, 2002 c 377 art 10 s 32]
    Subd. 41. Pollution abatement property. Property, including real property, qualifies as
exempt pollution abatement property under subdivision 10, if the following conditions are
satisfied.
(a)(1) The property is part of a refuse-derived fuel facility converted from a coal burning
electric generation facility and the property consists of:
(i) boiler modifications necessary to efficient handling and burning of refuse-derived fuel
and transfer of the heat produced by combustion of the fuel;
(ii) ash handling and storage systems, such as vacuum-pneumatic equipment, conveyors,
crushers, and storage buildings to remove, convey, process, and temporarily store bottom and fly
ash from the burning of refuse-derived fuel;
(iii) control systems, such as computers, to control the operation of equipment described in
clauses (i) to (iv) and other pollution abatement equipment; and
(iv) equipment to monitor emissions into the air and combustion efficiency; or
(2) the property is a solid waste resource recovery mass burn facility.
(b) The facility was constructed and will be operated under a contractual arrangement
providing for payment, in whole or part, of the property tax on the property by a political
subdivision of the state.
    Subd. 42. Property leased to school districts. Property that is leased or rented to a school
district is exempt from taxation if it meets the following requirements:
(1) the lease must be for a period of at least 12 consecutive months;
(2) the terms of the lease must require the school district to pay a nominal consideration for
use of the building;
(3) the school district must use the property to provide direct instruction in any grade from
kindergarten through grade 12; special education for disabled children; adult basic education as
described in section 124D.52; preschool and early childhood family education; or community
education programs, including provision of administrative services directly related to the
educational program at that site; and
(4) the lease must provide that the school district has the exclusive use of the property
during the lease period.
    Subd. 43. Personal property; biomass facility. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 9, clause
(a), attached machinery and other personal property, excluding transmission and distribution lines,
that is part of a system that generates biomass electric energy that satisfies the mandate, in whole
or in part, established in section 216B.2424, or a system that generates electric energy using waste
wood, is exempt if it meets the requirements of this subdivision.
(b) The governing bodies of the county, city or town, and school district must each approve,
by resolution, the exemption of the personal property under this subdivision. Each of the
governing bodies shall file a copy of the resolution with the county auditor. The county auditor
shall publish the resolutions in newspapers of general circulation within the county. The voters
of the county may request a referendum on the proposed exemption by filing a petition within
30 days after the resolutions are published. The petition must be signed by voters who reside in
the county. The number of signatures must equal at least ten percent of the number of persons
voting in the county in the last general election. If such a petition is timely filed, the resolutions
are not effective until they have been submitted to the voters residing in the county at a general
or special election and a majority of votes cast on the question of approving the resolution are
in the affirmative. The commissioner of revenue shall prepare a suggested form of question
to be presented at the referendum.
(c) The exemption under this subdivision is limited to a maximum of five years, beginning
with the assessment year immediately following the year during which the personal property is
put in operation.
    Subd. 44. Electric generation facility personal property. Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a simple-cycle
combustion-turbine electric generation facility that exceeds 250 megawatts of installed capacity
and that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the
facility must:
(1) utilize natural gas as a primary fuel;
(2) be located within 20 miles of parallel existing 16-inch and 12-inch (outside diameter)
natural gas pipelines and a 345-kilovolt high-voltage electric transmission line; and
(3) be designed to provide peaking, emergency backup, or contingency services, and have
received a certificate of need under section 216B.243 demonstrating demand for its capacity.
Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2000, and before January
1, 2004. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 45. Biomass electrical generation facility; personal property. Notwithstanding
subdivision 9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of an
electrical generating facility that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time
of construction, the facility must:
(1) be designed to utilize biomass as established in section 216B.2424 as a primary fuel
source; and
(2) be constructed for the purpose of generating power at the facility that will be sold
pursuant to a contract approved by the Public Utilities Commission in accordance with the
biomass mandate imposed under section 216B.2424.
Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2000, and before December
31, 2005. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or facility.
    Subd. 46. Residential buildings on temporary sites. A newly constructed building that
is situated on real property is exempt if it is:
(1) intended for future residential occupancy;
(2) on a temporary foundation and intended to be moved;
(3) not used as a model or for any other business purposes;
(4) not connected to any utilities; and
(5) located on land that will not be sold with the building.
The exemption under this subdivision is allowable for only one assessment year after the
date of the initial construction of the building.
    Subd. 47. Poultry litter biomass generation facility; personal property. Notwithstanding
subdivision 9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of an
electrical generating facility that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time
of construction, the facility must:
(1) be designed to utilize poultry litter as a primary fuel source; and
(2) be constructed for the purpose of generating power at the facility that will be sold
pursuant to a contract approved by the Public Utilities Commission in accordance with the
biomass mandate imposed under section 216B.2424.
Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2003, and before December
31, 2005. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 48. Waste tire cogeneration facility; personal property. Notwithstanding
subdivision 9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of an
electric generating facility that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time
of construction, the facility must:
(1) be designed to utilize waste tires as a primary fuel source; and
(2) be a cogeneration electric generating facility of 15 to 25 megawatts of installed capacity.
Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2000, and before January
1, 2004. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 49. Agricultural historical society property. Property is exempt from taxation if it is
owned by a nonprofit charitable or educational organization that qualifies for exemption under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31,
2000, and meets the following criteria:
(1) the property is primarily used for storing and exhibiting tools, equipment, and artifacts
useful in providing an understanding of local or regional agricultural history. Primary use is
determined each year based on the number of days the property is used solely for storage and
exhibition purposes;
(2) the property is limited to a maximum of 20 acres per owner per county, but includes the
land and any taxable structures, fixtures, and equipment on the land;
(3) the property is not used for a revenue-producing activity for more than ten days in
each calendar year; and
(4) the property is not used for residential purposes on either a temporary or permanent basis.
    Subd. 50.[Repealed, 2006 c 257 s 23]
    Subd. 51. Electric generation facility; personal property. Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a combined
cycle natural gas turbine electric generation facility of between 43 and 46 megawatts of
installed capacity and that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time
of construction, the facility must:
(1) utilize a combined cycle gas turbine generator fueled by natural gas;
(2) be connected to an existing 115-kilovolt high-voltage electric transmission line that is
within one mile of the facility;
(3) be located on an underground natural gas storage aquifer;
(4) be designed as an intermediate load facility; and
(5) have received, by resolution, the approval from the governing body of the county for the
exemption of personal property under this subdivision.
Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2002, and before January
1, 2004. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 52. Electric generation facility; personal property. Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a simple-cycle
combustion-turbine electric generation facility of more than 40 megawatts and less than 50
megawatts of installed capacity and that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt.
At the time of construction, the facility must:
(1) utilize natural gas as a primary fuel;
(2) be located within two miles of parallel existing 36-inch natural gas pipelines and an
existing 115-kilovolt high-voltage electric transmission line;
(3) be designed to provide peaking, emergency backup, or contingency services; and
(4) satisfy a resource deficiency identified in an approved integrated resource plan filed
under section 216B.2422.
Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2001, and before January
1, 2005. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 53. Electric generation facility; personal property. Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a 3.2 megawatt
run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation facility and that meets the requirements of this
subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the facility must:
(1) utilize two turbine generators at a dam site existing on March 31, 1994;
(2) be located on land within 1,500 feet of a 13.8 kilovolt distribution substation; and
(3) be eligible to receive a renewable energy production incentive payment under section
216C.41.
Construction of the facility must be commenced before January 1, 2009. Property eligible for
this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and interconnections or gas pipelines
and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 54. Small biomass electric generation facility; personal property. (a) Subject to
paragraph (b), notwithstanding subdivision 9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal
property which is part of an electrical generating facility that meets the requirements of this
subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction the facility must:
(1) have a generation capacity of less than 25 megawatts;
(2) provide process heating needs in addition to electrical generation; and
(3) utilize agricultural by-products from the malting process and other biomass fuels as its
primary fuel source.
Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2002, and before January
1, 2008. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or facility.
(b) The exemption under this subdivision is contingent on approval by the governing bodies
of the municipality and county in which the electric generation facility is located.
    Subd. 55. Electric generation facility; personal property. Notwithstanding subdivision 9,
clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of an electric generating
facility that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the
facility must (i) be designated as an innovative energy project as defined in section 216B.1694,
(ii) be within a tax relief area as defined in section 273.134, (iii) have access to existing railroad
infrastructure within less than three miles, (iv) have received by resolution approval from the
governing body of the county and township or city in which the proposed facility is to be located
for the exemption of personal property under this subdivision, and (v) be designed to host at
least 500 megawatts of electrical generation.
Construction of the first 500 megawatts of the facility must be commenced after January
1, 2006, and before January 1, 2010. Construction of up to an additional 750 megawatts of
generation must be commenced before January 1, 2015. Property eligible for this exemption does
not include electric transmission lines and interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections
appurtenant to the property or the facility. To qualify for an exemption under this subdivision, the
owner of the electric generation facility must have an agreement with the host county, township
or city, and school district, for payment in lieu of personal property taxes to the host county,
township or city, and school district.
    Subd. 56. Electric generation facility; personal property. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a combined-cycle
combustion-turbine electric generation facility that exceeds 300 megawatts of installed capacity
and that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the
facility must:
(1) be designed to utilize natural gas as a primary fuel;
(2) not be owned by a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4;
(3) be located within five miles of an existing natural gas pipeline and within four miles of
an existing electrical transmission substation;
(4) be located outside the metropolitan area as defined under section 473.121, subdivision
2
; and
(5) be designed to provide energy and ancillary services and have received a certificate of
need under section 216B.243.
(b) Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2004, and before
January 1, 2007, except that property eligible for this exemption includes any expansion of the
facility that also meets the requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), without regard to the
date that construction of the expansion commences. Property eligible for this exemption does
not include electric transmission lines and interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections
appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 57. Comprehensive Health Association. All property owned by the Comprehensive
Health Association is exempt to the extent provided in section 62E.10, subdivision 1.
    Subd. 58. Private cemeteries. All property owned by private cemeteries is exempt to the
extent provided in section 307.09.
    Subd. 59. Western Lake Superior Sanitary Board. All property owned, leased, controlled,
used, or occupied for public, governmental, and municipal purposes by the Western Lake Superior
Sanitary Board is exempt to the extent provided in section 458D.23.
    Subd. 60. Unfinished sale or rental projects. Unfinished sale or rental projects are exempt
to the extent provided in section 469.155, subdivision 17.
    Subd. 61. Pedestrian systems; public parking structures. The pedestrian skyway system,
underground pedestrian concourse, the people mover system, and publicly owned parking
structures are exempt to the extent provided in section 469.127.
    Subd. 62. Municipal recreation facilities. All property acquired and used by a city is
exempt to the extent provided in section 471.191, subdivision 4.
    Subd. 63. Water and wastewater treatment facilities. Related facilities owned by water
and wastewater treatment providers who have contracted with a municipality to provide capital
intensive public services to the municipality are exempt to the extent provided in section 471A.05.
    Subd. 64. Job opportunity building zone property. (a) Improvements to real property,
and personal property, classified under section 273.13, subdivision 24, and located within a job
opportunity building zone, designated under section 469.314, are exempt from ad valorem taxes
levied under chapter 275.
(b) Improvements to real property, and tangible personal property, of an agricultural
production facility located within an agricultural processing facility zone, designated under
section 469.314, is exempt from ad valorem taxes levied under chapter 275.
(c) For property to qualify for exemption under paragraph (a), the occupant must be a
qualified business, as defined in section 469.310.
(d) The exemption applies beginning for the first assessment year after designation of the job
opportunity building zone by the commissioner of employment and economic development. The
exemption applies to each assessment year that begins during the duration of the job opportunity
building zone. To be exempt, the property must be occupied by July 1 of the assessment year by a
qualified business that has signed the business subsidy agreement and relocation agreement, if
required, by July 1 of the assessment year. This exemption does not apply to:
(1) the levy under section 475.61 or similar levy provisions under any other law to pay
general obligation bonds; or
(2) a levy under section 126C.17, if the levy was approved by the voters before the
designation of the job opportunity building zone.
    Subd. 65.[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 3 art 7 s 20]
    Subd. 66. Elderly living facility. An elderly living facility is exempt from taxation if it meets
all of the following requirements:
(1) the facility is located in a city of the first class with a population of more than 350,000;
(2) the facility is owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation organized under chapter
317A;
(3) the construction of the facility was commenced after January 1, 2002, and before June 1,
2003;
(4) the facility consists of two buildings, which are connected to a church that is exempt
from taxation under subdivision 6;
(5) the land for the facility was donated to the nonprofit corporation by the church to which
the facility is connected;
(6) the residents of the facility must be (i) at least 62 years of age or (ii) disabled;
(7) the facility operates an on-site congregate dining program in which participation by
residents is mandatory, and provides assisted living or similar social and physical support services
for residents; and
(8) at least 30 percent of the units in the facility are occupied by persons whose annual
income does not exceed 50 percent of median family income for the area.
The property is exempt under this subdivision for taxes levied in each year or partial year of
the term of the facility's initial permanent financing or 25 years, whichever is later.
    Subd. 67. Electric generation facility; personal property. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a combined-cycle
combustion-turbine electric generation facility that exceeds 150 megawatts of installed capacity
and that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the
facility must:
(1) utilize natural gas as a primary fuel;
(2) be owned by an electric generation and transmission cooperative;
(3) be located within ten miles of parallel existing 24-inch and 30-inch natural gas pipelines
and a 345-kilovolt high-voltage electric transmission line;
(4) be designed to provide intermediate energy and ancillary services, and have received a
certificate of need under section 216B.243, demonstrating demand for its capacity; and
(5) have received by resolution, the approval from the governing body of the county and
city in which the proposed facility is to be located for the exemption of personal property under
this subdivision.
(b) Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2004, and before January
1, 2009. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
(c) The exemption under this section will take effect only if the owner of the facility enters
into agreements with the governing bodies of the county and the city in which the facility is
located. The agreements may include a requirement that the facility must pay a host fee to
compensate the county and city for hosting the facility.
    Subd. 68. Electric generation facility; personal property. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a simple-cycle
combustion-turbine electric generation facility that exceeds 290 megawatts of installed capacity
and that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the
facility must:
(1) be designed to utilize natural gas as a primary fuel;
(2) not be owned by a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4;
(3) be located within 15 miles of an existing natural gas pipeline and within five miles of
an existing electrical transmission substation;
(4) be located outside the metropolitan area as defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2;
(5) be designed to provide peaking capacity energy and ancillary services and have satisfied
all of the requirements under section 216B.243; and
(6) have received, by resolution, the approval from the governing body of the county, city,
and school district in which the proposed facility is to be located for the exemption of personal
property under this subdivision.
(b) Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2005, and before January
1, 2009. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 69. Electric generation facility personal property. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), and section 453.54, subdivision 20, attached machinery and other personal property
which is part of an electric generation facility that exceeds 150 megawatts of installed capacity and
meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the facility must:
(1) be designed to utilize natural gas as a primary fuel;
(2) be owned and operated by a municipal power agency as defined in section 453.52,
subdivision 8
;
(3) have received the certificate of need under section 216B.243;
(4) be located outside the metropolitan area as defined under section 473.121, subdivision
2
; and
(5) be designed to be a combined-cycle facility, although initially the facility will be operated
as a simple-cycle combustion turbine.
(b) To qualify under this subdivision, an agreement must be negotiated between the
municipal power agency and the host city, for a payment in lieu of property taxes to the host city.
(c) Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2004, and before January
1, 2006. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 70. Electric generation facility; personal property. Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of an existing
simple-cycle, combustion-turbine electric generation facility that exceeds 300 megawatts of
installed capacity and that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of
the construction, the facility must:
(1) be designed to utilize natural gas as a primary fuel;
(2) be owned by a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4, and be located
at or interconnected with an existing generating plant of the utility;
(3) be designed to provide peaking, emergency backup, or contingency services;
(4) satisfy a resource need identified in an approved integrated resource plan filed under
section 216B.2422; and
(5) have received, by resolution, the approval from the governing body of the county and the
city for the exemption of personal property under this subdivision.
Construction of the facility expansion must be commenced after January 1, 2004, and before
January 1, 2005. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission
lines and interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property
or the facility.
    Subd. 71. Electric generation facility; personal property. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a simple-cycle
combustion-turbine electric generation facility that exceeds 150 megawatts of installed capacity
and that meets the requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the
facility must:
(1) utilize natural gas as a primary fuel;
(2) be owned by an electric generation and transmission cooperative;
(3) be located within five miles of parallel existing 12-inch and 16-inch natural gas pipelines
and a 69-kilovolt high-voltage electric transmission line;
(4) be designed to provide peaking, emergency backup, or contingency services;
(5) have received a certificate of need under section 216B.243 demonstrating demand for
its capacity; and
(6) have received by resolution the approval from the governing body of the county and
township in which the proposed facility is to be located for the exemption of personal property
under this subdivision.
(b) Construction of the facility must be commenced after July 1, 2005, and before January
1, 2009. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 72. Electric generation facility personal property. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of either a simple-cycle,
combustion-turbine electric generation facility, or a combined-cycle, combustion-turbine electric
generation facility that does not exceed 325 megawatts of installed capacity and that meets the
requirements of this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the facility must:
(1) utilize either a simple-cycle or a combined-cycle combustion-turbine generator fueled
by natural gas;
(2) be connected to an existing 115-kilovolt high-voltage electric transmission line that
is within two miles of the facility;
(3) be located on an underground natural gas storage aquifer;
(4) be designed as either a peaking or intermediate load facility; and
(5) have received, by resolution, the approval from the governing body of the county for the
exemption of personal property under this subdivision.
(b) Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2006, and before January
1, 2008. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 73. Property subject to taconite production tax or net proceeds tax. (a) Real and
personal property described in section 298.25 is exempt to the extent the tax on taconite and iron
sulphides under section 298.24 is described in section 298.25 as being in lieu of other taxes on
such property. This exemption applies for taxes payable in each year that the tax under section
298.24 is payable with respect to such property.
(b) Deposits of mineral, metal, or energy resources the mining of which is subject to taxation
under section 298.015 are exempt.
    Subd. 74. Religious corporations. Personal and real property that a religious corporation,
formed under section 317A.909, necessarily uses for a religious purpose is exempt to the extent
provided in section 317A.909, subdivision 3.
    Subd. 75. Children's homes. Personal and real property owned by a corporation formed
under section 317A.907 is exempt to the extent provided in section 317A.907, subdivision 7.
    Subd. 76. Housing and redevelopment authority and tribal housing authority property.
Property owned by a housing and redevelopment authority described in chapter 469, or by a
designated housing authority described in section 469.040, subdivision 5, is exempt to the extent
provided in chapter 469.
    Subd. 77. Property of housing and redevelopment authorities. Property of projects of
housing and redevelopment authorities are exempt to the extent permitted by sections 469.042,
subdivision 1
, and 469.043, subdivisions 2 and 5.
    Subd. 78. Property of regional rail authority. Property of a regional rail authority as
defined in chapter 398A is exempt to the extent permitted by section 398A.05.
    Subd. 79. Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority. Property owned by the Spirit
Mountain Recreation Area Authority is exempt from taxation to the extent provided in Laws
1973, chapter 327, section 6.
    Subd. 80. Installed capacity defined. For purposes of this section, the term "installed
capacity" means generator nameplate capacity.
    Subd. 81. Certain recreational property for disabled veterans. Real and personal
property is exempt if it is located in a county in the metropolitan area with a population of
less than 500,000 according to the 2000 federal census, and owned or leased and operated by
a nonprofit organization, and primarily used to provide recreational opportunities for disabled
veterans and their families.
    Subd. 82. Biomass electric generation facility; personal property. (a) Notwithstanding
subdivision 9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is a part of an
electric generation facility, including remote boilers that comprise part of the district heating
system, generating up to 30 megawatts of installed capacity and that meets the requirements of
this subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the facility must:
(1) be designed to utilize a minimum 90 percent waste biomass as a fuel;
(2) not be owned by a public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4;
(3) be located within a city of the first class and have its primary location at a former garbage
transfer station; and
(4) be designed to have capability to provide baseload energy and district heating.
(b) Construction of the facility must be commenced after January 1, 2004, and before January
1, 2008. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
    Subd. 83. International economic development zone property. (a) Improvements to real
property, and personal property, classified under section 273.13, subdivision 24, and located
within the international economic development zone designated under section 469.322, are
exempt from ad valorem taxes levied under chapter 275, if the improvements are:
(1) part of a regional distribution center as defined in section 469.321; or
(2) occupied by a qualified business as defined in section 469.321, that uses the improvements
primarily in freight forwarding operations.
(b) The exemption applies to each assessment year that begins during the duration of the
international economic development zone. To be exempt under paragraph (a), clause (2), the
property must be occupied by July 1 of the assessment year by a qualified business that has signed
the business subsidy agreement by July 1 of the assessment year.
    Subd. 84. Electric generation facility; personal property. Notwithstanding subdivision
9, clause (a), attached machinery and other personal property which is part of a 10.3 megawatt
run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation facility and that meets the requirements of this
subdivision is exempt. At the time of construction, the facility must:
(1) utilize between 12 and 16 turbine generators at a dam site existing on March 31, 1994;
(2) be located on land within 3,000 feet of a 13.8 kilovolt distribution substation; and
(3) be eligible to receive a renewable energy production incentive payment under section
216C.41.
Construction of the facility must be commenced after April 30, 2006, and before January
1, 2009. Property eligible for this exemption does not include electric transmission lines and
interconnections or gas pipelines and interconnections appurtenant to the property or the facility.
History: (1975, 1976) RL s 795; 1911 c 242 s 1; 1913 c 259 s 1; 1925 c 171 s 1; 1935 c 385
s 1; Ex1936 c 66 s 1; 1943 c 41 s 1; 1945 c 44 s 1; 1951 c 639 s 1; 1959 c 610 s 1; 1961 c 481 s 1;
1965 c 514 s 1; Ex1967 c 32 art 4 s 2; art 10 s 1; 1969 c 1064 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 55; 1971 c 570 s
1,2; 1971 c 790 s 1; 1971 c 794 s 3; 1971 c 821 s 1; Ex1971 c 31 art 22 s 3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7;
1973 c 582 s 3; 1973 c 650 art 24 s 1; 1974 c 316 s 1; 1974 c 545 s 1; 1975 c 199 s 2; 1975 c 352
s 1; 1979 c 303 art 2 s 5,6; art 7 s 12; 1980 c 432 s 1; 1980 c 564 art 13 s 1; 1980 c 607 art 2 s 6;
1981 c 251 s 1; 1981 c 309 s 1; 1Sp1981 c 1 art 8 s 3; art 10 s 5; 1982 c 523 art 27 s 4; 1983 c
213 s 10; 1983 c 342 art 2 s 2; art 9 s 1; 1984 c 502 art 3 s 4,5; 1984 c 548 s 1,2; 1984 c 593 s
1-4; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1985 c 300 s 4; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 3 s 3; art 4 s 30,31;
art 17 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 268 art 6 s 6,7; art 8 s 3; 1987 c 291 s 205; 1988 c 719 art 6 s 3;
1989 c 209 art 2 s 31; 1989 c 277 art 2 s 15; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 3 s 2-4; art 9 s 17; 1990 c 391 art 8
s 32,33; 1990 c 604 art 3 s 7; 1991 c 265 art 5 s 11; 1991 c 291 art 1 s 10; art 12 s 4; 1991 c 315
s 2; 1991 c 354 art 4 s 6; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 33; 1992 c 511 art 2 s 9; 1993 c 375 art 3 s 7,8; art 5
s 3,4; art 8 s 14; 1994 c 416 art 1 s 9; 1994 c 513 s 1; 1994 c 614 s 3; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 39; 1995
c 264 art 3 s 4; 1996 c 462 s 43; 1997 c 31 art 3 s 1; 1997 c 191 art 1 s 9; 1997 c 231 art 2 s 7,8;
1998 c 389 art 3 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 243 art 5 s 3; 1999 c 248 s 2; 2000 c 490 art 5
s 3,4; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 3 s 16-21; art 7 s 13; 2002 c 377 art 4 s 6-11; art 10 s 4; 2002 c 397 s 1;
2003 c 127 art 2 s 5-9; art 5 s 3-9; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 1 s 1; art 2 s 2; art 4 s 1,2;
2005 c 43 s 1; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2005 c 151 art 3 s 1-8; art 5 s 5-13; 2005 c 152 art 2 s 2; 1Sp2005 c
3 art 1 s 3-6; art 7 s 6; art 10 s 1; 2006 c 259 art 4 s 5-9; art 13 s 1
NOTE: The amendment to subdivision 54 by Laws 2006, chapter 259, article 4, section 7,
is effective for taxes levied in 2008, payable in 2009, and thereafter. Laws 2006, chapter 259,
article 4, section 7, the effective date.

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