2007 Minnesota Statutes

CHAPTER 474A. BOND ALLOCATIONS

474A.01 CITATION.
Sections 474A.01 to 474A.21 may be cited as the "Minnesota Bond Allocation Act."
History: 1986 c 465 art 1 s 9

474A.02 DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Terms defined. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this
section shall have the meanings given them.
    Subd. 2. Annual volume cap. "Annual volume cap" means the aggregate dollar amount of
obligations bearing interest excluded from gross income for purposes of federal income taxation
which, under the provisions of federal tax law, may be issued in one year by issuers.
    Subd. 2a. Bonding authority. "Bonding authority" means all or a portion of the annual
volume cap.
    Subd. 2b. Carryforward. "Carryforward" means the ability to issue obligations in a year
subsequent to the year in which an allocation of bonding authority was obtained under this chapter
as provided in section 146(f) of federal tax law.
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32]
    Subd. 4. City. "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city.
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 5a. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of finance.
    Subd. 6. Department; Department of Finance. "Department" means the Department
of Finance.
    Subd. 7. Entitlement issuer. "Entitlement issuer" means an issuer to which an allocation is
made under section 474A.03, subdivision 2a.
    Subd. 8. Federal tax law. "Federal tax law" means those provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, that limit the aggregate amount of obligations of a specified type or
types which may be issued by an issuer during a calendar year whose interest is excluded from
gross income for purposes of federal income taxation.
    Subd. 8a. Housing pool. "Housing pool" means the amount of the annual volume cap
allocated under section 474A.061 which is available for mortgage credit certificates or the
issuance of residential rental project bonds or mortgage bonds.
    Subd. 9.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 10.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 11.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 12. Issuer. "Issuer" means any entitlement issuer, state issuer, or other issuer.
    Subd. 13.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 13a. Small issue pool. "Small issue pool" means the amount of the annual volume
cap allocated under section 474A.061, that is available for the issuance of enterprise zone
facility bonds authorized under Public Law 103-66, section 13301, small issue bonds to finance
manufacturing projects, the agricultural development bond beginning farmer and agricultural
business enterprise loan program authorized in sections 41C.01 to 41C.13, and student loan bonds
issued by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
    Subd. 14. Manufacturing project. "Manufacturing project" means any facility which is
used in the manufacturing or production of tangible personal property, including the processing
resulting in a change in the condition of the property.
    Subd. 15.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 16.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32]
    Subd. 17.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 18. Notice of entitlement allocation. "Notice of entitlement allocation" means a
notice provided to an entitlement issuer under section 474A.04, subdivision 5.
    Subd. 19. Other issuer. "Other issuer" means an entity other than an entitlement issuer
or state issuer which may issue obligations subject to an annual volume cap, including the
University of Minnesota, a city, town, federally recognized American Indian tribe or subdivision
located in Minnesota, housing and redevelopment authority referred to in sections 469.001 to
469.047, or a body authorized to exercise the powers of a housing and redevelopment authority, a
port authority referred to in sections 469.048 to 469.089, or a body authorized to exercise the
powers of a port authority, an economic development authority referred to in sections 469.090 to
469.108, an area or municipal redevelopment agency referred to in sections 469.109 to 469.123,
a county, or municipal authority or agency established under special law, or an entity issuing
on behalf of the foregoing.
    Subd. 20.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 20a. Permanently issued. Obligations are "permanently issued" if either (1) the
obligations have been issued under terms and conditions such that the proceeds are available for
the purpose for which they were issued, or (2) ten percent of the proceeds of the obligations,
excluding costs of issuance, have been disbursed for the purpose for which they were issued.
    Subd. 21. Preliminary resolution. "Preliminary resolution" means a resolution adopted
by the governing body or board of the issuer, or in the case of the Iron Range Resources and
Rehabilitation Board by the commissioner. The resolution must express a preliminary intention of
the issuer to issue obligations for a specific project, identify the proposed project, and disclose the
proposed amount of qualified bonds to be issued. Preliminary resolutions for mortgage bonds and
student loan bonds need not identify a specific project.
    Subd. 22.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 22a. Public facilities pool. "Public facilities pool" means the amount of the annual
volume cap allocated under section 474A.061, which is available for the issuance of public
facility bonds.
    Subd. 22b. Public facilities project. "Public facilities project" means any publicly owned
facility, or facility owned by a nonprofit organization that is used for district heating or cooling,
that is eligible to be financed with the proceeds of public facilities bonds as defined under section
474A.02, subdivision 23a.
    Subd. 23.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 23a. Qualified bonds. "Qualified bonds" means the specific type or types of
obligations that are subject to the annual volume cap. Qualified bonds include the following types
of obligations as defined in federal tax law:
(a) "public facility bonds" means "exempt facility bonds" as defined in federal tax law,
except for residential rental project bonds, which are those obligations issued to finance airports,
docks and wharves, mass commuting facilities, facilities for the furnishing of water, sewage
facilities, solid waste disposal facilities, facilities for the local furnishing of electric energy or gas,
local district heating or cooling facilities, and qualified hazardous waste facilities. New bonds
and other obligations are ineligible to receive state allocations or entitlement authority for public
facility projects under this section if they have been issued:
(1) for the purpose of refinancing, refunding, or otherwise defeasing existing debt; and
(2) more than one calendar year prior to the date of application;
(b) "residential rental project bonds" which are those obligations issued to finance qualified
residential rental projects;
(c) "mortgage bonds";
(d) "small issue bonds" issued to finance manufacturing projects and the acquisition or
improvement of agricultural real or personal property under sections 41C.01 to 41C.13;
(e) "student loan bonds" issued by or on behalf of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
(f) "redevelopment bonds";
(g) "governmental bonds" with a nonqualified amount in excess of $15,000,000 as set forth
in section 141(b)5 of federal tax law; and
(h) "enterprise zone facility bonds" issued to finance facilities located within empowerment
zones or enterprise communities, as authorized under Public Law 103-66, section 13301.
    Subd. 23b. Rent. "Rent" means the total monthly cost of occupancy payable directly by the
tenant and the cost of any utilities, other than telephone. It does not include a charge for a service
that is not required as a condition of occupancy.
    Subd. 23c. Single-room occupancy unit. "Single-room occupancy unit" means an enclosed
dwelling space which does not include within the space a separate bedroom and is suitable for
occupancy by one individual person capable of independent living.
    Subd. 24.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 25.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 26. State issuer. "State issuer" means the state of Minnesota; the commissioner of Iron
Range resources and rehabilitation; or other agency, department, board, or commission of the
state, that is authorized to issue obligations and has statewide jurisdiction.
    Subd. 26a. Unified pool. "Unified pool" means the amount of the annual volume cap
allocated under section 474A.091 that is available for the issuance of qualified bonds.
    Subd. 27.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 28.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 29.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
History: 1986 c 465 art 1 s 10; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 1-21; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1989
c 209 art 2 s 46; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 250; 1990 c 552 s 2-4; 1991 c 332 s 19,20; 1991 c 346 s 3-10;
1994 c 527 s 1-3; 1999 c 189 s 1; 2001 c 214 s 13-17; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 60

474A.025 DEADLINE DATES AND TIMES.
All applications, notices, and other materials required to be filed or submitted to the
department pursuant to this chapter must be received by the department no later than 4:30 p.m. on
the deadline day or date. When an application, notice, or other required material is required to
be filed or submitted to the department on or before a prescribed day or date and the prescribed
day or date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it is timely filed or submitted if it is
received by the department by 4:30 p.m. on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday,
Sunday, or legal holiday.
History: 1996 c 362 s 7

474A.03 DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL VOLUME CAP.
    Subdivision 1. Under federal tax law; allocations. At the beginning of each calendar
year after December 31, 2001, the commissioner shall determine the aggregate dollar amount
of the annual volume cap under federal tax law for the calendar year, and of this amount the
commissioner shall make the following allocation:
(1) $74,530,000 to the small issue pool;
(2) $122,060,000 to the housing pool, of which 31 percent of the adjusted allocation is
reserved until the last Monday in July for single-family housing programs;
(3) $12,750,000 to the public facilities pool; and
(4) amounts to be allocated as provided in subdivision 2a.
If the annual volume cap is greater or less than the amount of bonding authority allocated
under clauses (1) to (4) and subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), the allocation must
be adjusted so that each adjusted allocation is the same percentage of the annual volume cap as
each original allocation is of the total bonding authority originally allocated.
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 2a. Entitlement issuer allocation. (a) The commissioner shall make the following
allocation to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and the following cities and county:
(1) $84,940,000 per year to the Minnesota housing finance agency;
(2) $33,190,000 per year to the city of Minneapolis;
(3) $24,890,000 per year to the city of Saint Paul; and
(4) $16,600,000 per year to the Dakota County Community Development Agency for the
county of Dakota and all political subdivisions located within the county.
(b) Entitlement allocations provided under this subdivision must be used for mortgage bonds,
mortgage credit certificates, public facility bonds, or residential rental project bonds, except that
entitlement issuers may carry forward their allocations for any qualified bond as defined under
section 474A.02, subdivision 23a.
(c) Data on the home purchase price amount, mortgage amount, income, household size,
and race of the households served with the proceeds of mortgage revenue bonds and mortgage
credit certificates in the previous year must be submitted by each entitlement issuer to the
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency by December 31 of each year. Compliance by the Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency with the provisions of section 462A.073, subdivision 5, shall be deemed
compliance with the reporting requirements of this subdivision.
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 4. Application fee. Every entitlement issuer and other issuer shall pay to the
commissioner a nonrefundable application fee to offset the state cost of program administration.
The application fee is $20 for each $100,000 of entitlement or allocation requested, with
the request rounded to the nearest $100,000. The minimum fee is $20. Fees received by the
commissioner must be credited to the general fund. Each entitlement issuer must pay its
application fee in full for that calendar year to the commissioner no later than when the first notice
of issuance of bonds, notice of use of mortgage credit certificates, or notice of carry forward is
submitted to the commissioner by that issuer.
History: 1986 c 465 art 1 s 11; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 33; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 22,23; 1990 c
552 s 5; 1991 c 332 s 21; 1991 c 345 art 1 s 96; 1991 c 346 s 11; 1992 c 545 art 1 s 3; 1994 c 527
s 4; 1995 c 167 s 6,7; 1997 c 169 s 1,2; 1999 c 248 s 25; 2001 c 214 s 18-20

474A.04 ENTITLEMENT ALLOCATIONS UNDER EXISTING FEDERAL TAX LAW.
    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 1a. Entitlement reservations; carryforward; deduction. Any amount returned by
an entitlement issuer before July 15 shall be reallocated through the housing pool. Any amount
returned on or after July 15 shall be reallocated through the unified pool. An amount returned
after the last Monday in November shall be reallocated to the Minnesota housing finance agency.
Any amount of bonding authority that an entitlement issuer carries forward under federal tax law
that is not permanently issued or for which the governing body of the entitlement issuer has not
enacted a resolution electing to use the authority for mortgage credit certificates and has not
provided a notice of issue to the commissioner before 4:30 p.m. on the last business day in
December of the succeeding calendar year shall be deducted from the entitlement allocation
for that entitlement issuer in the next succeeding calendar year. Any amount deducted from an
entitlement issuer's allocation under this subdivision shall be reallocated to other entitlement
issuers, the housing pool, the small issue pool, and the public facilities pool on a proportional
basis consistent with section 474A.03.
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 5. Notice of entitlement allocation. As soon as possible in each calendar year, the
commissioner shall post on the department's Web site the amount of each entitlement allocation.
    Subd. 6. Entitlement transfers. An entitlement issuer may enter into an agreement with
another entitlement issuer whereby the recipient entitlement issuer issues obligations pursuant to
bonding authority allocated to the original entitlement issuer under this section. An entitlement
issuer may enter into an agreement with an issuer which is not an entitlement issuer whereby the
recipient issuer issues qualified mortgage bonds, up to $100,000 of which are issued pursuant to
bonding authority allocated to the original entitlement issuer under this section. The agreement
may be approved and executed by the mayor of the entitlement issuer with or without approval or
review by the city council.
History: 1986 c 465 art 1 s 12; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 24-26; 1988 c 586 s 1; 1988 c 702 s 8;
1991 c 346 s 12; 1992 c 545 art 1 s 4; 1994 c 527 s 5; 1997 c 169 s 3; 2001 c 214 s 21,22

474A.045 SCORING; ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY, MANUFACTURING PROJECT.
The following criteria must be used in determining the allocation of enterprise zone facility
bonds and small issue bonds for manufacturing projects. The issuer must prepare and submit to
the commissioner a public purpose scoring worksheet that presents the data and methods used in
determining the total score under this section. The total score is the sum of the following:
(1) the number of direct new jobs in the state generated by the proposed project for the next
two years per $100,000 of proposed allocation multiplied by 15;
(2) the number of direct existing jobs in the state multiplied by .625 due to the proposed
project for the next two years per $100,000 of proposed allocation multiplied by 15;
(3) the average hourly wage paid to employees by the proposed project for the next two
years, exclusive of benefits mandated by law, based on the following scale:

Wages paid per hour		$8	$10	$12	$15
Non-Metro area points awarded		10	15	20	20
Seven-County Metro Area points awarded		0	10	15	20

For purposes of this section, the seven-county metropolitan area includes Anoka, Carver,
Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington Counties;
(4) the quotient of the estimated total net increase in property taxes generated in the state by
the project in the first full year of operation divided by the proposed bond allocation, multiplied
by 500;
(5) the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate in the community where the proposed
project is located measured as a percent of the state's unemployment rate, multiplied by ten.
The community seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate used in determining the points
under clause (5) must be the most recent rate for the city or county in which the proposed project
is located, as provided by the commissioner of economic security;
(6) 20 points for projects that locate in an incorporated area or a planned urban growth area
as defined by section 462.352, subdivision 18;
(7) 20 points for brownfield projects located in a state or federal Superfund site, a voluntary
investigation and cleanup site, or a brownfield site, all as defined by the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency; and
(8) 20 points for projects with favorable environmental citizenship as evidenced by no
nonforgivable or combination administrative penalty orders, stipulation agreements, consent
decrees, or other enforcement orders containing a monetary penalty by the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency over the past three years or pending at the time of application.
History: 1990 c 552 s 6; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1998 c 363 s 3; 1999 c 189 s 2; 2001 c 214 s 23

474A.047 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL BONDS; LIMITATIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Eligibility. (a) An issuer may only use the proceeds from residential rental
bonds if the proposed project meets the following requirements:
(1) the proposed residential rental project meets the requirements of section 142(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code regarding the incomes of the occupants of the housing; and
(2) the maximum rent for at least 20 percent of the units in the proposed residential rental
project do not exceed the area fair market rent or exception fair market rents for existing housing,
if applicable, as established by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(b) The proceeds from residential rental bonds may be used for a project for which
project-based federal rental assistance payments are made only if:
(1) the owner of the project enters into a binding agreement with the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency under which the owner is obligated to extend any existing low-income
affordability restrictions and any contract or agreement for rental assistance payments for the
maximum term permitted, including any renewals thereof; and
(2) the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency certifies that project reserves will be maintained
at closing of the bond issue and budgeted in future years at the lesser of:
(i) the level described in Minnesota Rules, part 4900.0010, subpart 7, item A, subitem (2),
effective May 1, 1997; or
(ii) the level of project reserves available prior to the bond issue, provided that additional
money is available to accomplish repairs and replacements needed at the time of bond issue.
    Subd. 2. 15-year agreement. Prior to the issuance of residential rental bonds, the developer
of the project for which the bond proceeds will be used must enter into a 15-year agreement
with the issuer that specifies the maximum rental rates of the rent-restricted units in the project
and the income levels of the residents of the project occupying income-restricted units. Such
rental rates and income levels must be within the limitations established under subdivision 1.
The developer must annually certify to the issuer over the term of the agreement that the rental
rates for the rent-restricted units are within the limitations under subdivision 1. The issuer may
request individual certification of the income of residents of the income-restricted units. The
commissioner may request from the issuer a copy of the annual certification prepared by the
developer. The commissioner may require the issuer to request individual certification of all
residents of the income-restricted units.
    Subd. 3. Penalty. The issuer shall monitor project compliance with the rental rate and
income level requirements under subdivision 1. The issuer may issue an order of noncompliance
if a project is found by the issuer to be out of compliance with the rental rate or income level
requirements under subdivision 1. The owner or owners of the project shall pay a penalty to the
issuer equal to one-half of one percent of the total amount of bonds issued for the project under
this chapter if the issuer issues an order of noncompliance. For each additional year a project is out
of compliance, the annual penalty must be increased by one-half of one percent of the total amount
of bonds issued under this chapter for the project. The issuer may waive insubstantial violations.
History: 1990 c 552 s 7; 1991 c 346 s 13,14; 1992 c 545 art 1 s 5; 1993 c 164 s 4; 1994 c
527 s 6; 1997 c 169 s 4; 2000 c 493 s 15; 2001 c 214 s 24,25

474A.048 [Repealed, 1991 c 346 s 29]

474A.05 [Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]

474A.06 [Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]

474A.061 MANUFACTURING, HOUSING, AND PUBLIC FACILITIES POOLS.
    Subdivision 1. Allocation application. (a) An issuer may apply for an allocation under this
section by submitting to the department an application on forms provided by the department,
accompanied by (1) a preliminary resolution, (2) a statement of bond counsel that the proposed
issue of obligations requires an allocation under this chapter and the Internal Revenue Code,
(3) the type of qualified bonds to be issued, (4) an application deposit in the amount of one
percent of the requested allocation before the last Monday in July, or in the amount of two percent
of the requested allocation on or after the last Monday in July, (5) a public purpose scoring
worksheet for manufacturing project and enterprise zone facility project applications, and (6) for
residential rental projects, a statement from the applicant or bond counsel as to whether the
project preserves existing federally subsidized housing for residential rental project applications
and whether the project is restricted to persons who are 55 years of age or older. The issuer
must pay the application deposit by a check made payable to the Department of Finance. The
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority, and the Minnesota
Office of Higher Education may apply for and receive an allocation under this section without
submitting an application deposit.
(b) An entitlement issuer may not apply for an allocation from the public facilities pool
unless it has either permanently issued bonds equal to the amount of its entitlement allocation
for the current year plus any amount of bonding authority carried forward from previous years
or returned for reallocation all of its unused entitlement allocation. An entitlement issuer may
not apply for an allocation from the housing pool unless it either has permanently issued bonds
equal to any amount of bonding authority carried forward from a previous year or has returned for
reallocation any unused bonding authority carried forward from a previous year. For purposes of
this subdivision, its entitlement allocation includes an amount obtained under section 474A.04,
subdivision 6 . This paragraph does not apply to an application from the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency for an allocation under subdivision 2a for cities who choose to have the agency
issue bonds on their behalf.
(c) If an application is rejected under this section, the commissioner must notify the applicant
and return the application deposit to the applicant within 30 days unless the applicant requests in
writing that the application be resubmitted. The granting of an allocation of bonding authority
under this section must be evidenced by a certificate of allocation.
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1990 c 552 s 24]
    Subd. 2a. Housing pool allocation. (a) Commencing on the second Tuesday in January and
continuing on each Monday through July 15, the commissioner shall allocate available bonding
authority from the housing pool to applications received on or before the Monday of the preceding
week for residential rental projects that meet the eligibility criteria under section 474A.047.
Allocations of available bonding authority from the housing pool for eligible residential rental
projects shall be awarded in the following order of priority: (1) projects that preserve existing
federally subsidized housing; (2) projects that are not restricted to persons who are 55 years of
age or older; and (3) other residential rental projects. Prior to May 15, no allocation shall be made
to a project restricted to persons who are 55 years of age or older. If an issuer that receives an
allocation under this paragraph does not issue obligations equal to all or a portion of the allocation
received within 120 days of the allocation or returns the allocation to the commissioner, the
amount of the allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation through the housing pool
or to the unified pool after July 15.
(b) After January 1, and through January 15, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
may accept applications from cities for single-family housing programs which meet program
requirements as follows:
(1) the housing program must meet a locally identified housing need and be economically
viable;
(2) the adjusted income of home buyers may not exceed 80 percent of the greater of statewide
or area median income as published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
adjusted for household size;
(3) house price limits may not exceed the federal price limits established for mortgage
revenue bond programs. Data on the home purchase price amount, mortgage amount, income,
household size, and race of the households served in the previous year's single-family housing
program, if any, must be included in each application; and
(4) for applicants who choose to have the agency issue bonds on their behalf, an application
fee pursuant to section 474A.03, subdivision 4, and an application deposit equal to one percent of
the requested allocation must be submitted to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency before the
agency forwards the list specifying the amounts allocated to the commissioner under paragraph
(d). The agency shall submit the city's application fee and application deposit to the commissioner
when requesting an allocation from the housing pool.
Applications by a consortium shall include the name of each member of the consortium and
the amount of allocation requested by each member.
(c) Any amounts remaining in the housing pool after July 15 are available for single-family
housing programs for cities that applied in January and received an allocation under this section in
the same calendar year. For a city that chooses to issue bonds on its own behalf or pursuant to a
joint powers agreement, the agency must allot available bonding authority based on the formula
in paragraphs (d) and (f). Allocations will be made loan by loan, on a first come, first served basis
among cities on whose behalf the Minnesota housing finance agency issues bonds.
Any city that received an allocation pursuant to paragraph (f) in the same calendar year that
wishes to issue bonds on its own behalf or pursuant to a joint powers agreement for an amount
becoming available for single-family housing programs after July 15 shall notify the Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency by July 15. The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall notify each
city making a request of the amount of its allocation within three business days after July 15. The
city must comply with paragraph (f).
For purposes of paragraphs (a) to (h), "city" means a county or a consortium of local
government units that agree through a joint powers agreement to apply together for single-family
housing programs, and has the meaning given it in section 462C.02, subdivision 6. "Agency"
means the Minnesota housing finance agency.
(d) The total amount of allocation for mortgage bonds for one city is limited to the lesser
of: (i) the amount requested, or (ii) the product of the total amount available for mortgage bonds
from the housing pool, multiplied by the ratio of each applicant's population as determined by
the most recent estimate of the city's population released by the state demographer's office to the
total of all the applicants' population, except that each applicant shall be allocated a minimum
of $100,000 regardless of the amount requested or the amount determined under the formula in
clause (ii). If a city applying for an allocation is located within a county that has also applied for
an allocation, the city's population will be deducted from the county's population in calculating
the amount of allocations under this paragraph.
Upon determining the amount of each applicant's allocation, the agency shall forward to the
commissioner a list specifying the amounts allotted to each application with all application fees
and deposits from applicants who choose to have the agency issue bonds on their behalf.
Total allocations from the housing pool for single-family housing programs may not exceed
31 percent of the adjusted allocation to the housing pool until after July 15.
(e) The agency may issue bonds on behalf of participating cities. The agency shall request an
allocation from the commissioner for all applicants who choose to have the agency issue bonds on
their behalf and the commissioner shall allocate the requested amount to the agency. The agency
may request an allocation at any time after the second Tuesday in January and through the last
Monday in July. After awarding an allocation and receiving a notice of issuance for the mortgage
bonds issued on behalf of the participating cities, the commissioner shall transfer the application
deposits to the Minnesota housing finance agency to be returned to the participating cities. The
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall return any application deposit to a city that paid an
application deposit under paragraph (b), clause (4), but was not part of the list forwarded to the
commissioner under paragraph (d).
(f) A city may choose to issue bonds on its own behalf or through a joint powers agreement
and may request an allocation from the commissioner by forwarding an application with an
application fee pursuant to section 474A.03, subdivision 4, and a one percent application deposit
to the commissioner no later than the Monday of the week preceding an allocation. If the total
amount requested by all applicants exceeds the amount available in the pool, the city may not
receive a greater allocation than the amount it would have received under the list forwarded by
the Minnesota housing finance agency to the commissioner. No city may request or receive an
allocation from the commissioner until the list under paragraph (d) has been forwarded to the
commissioner. A city must request an allocation from the commissioner no later than the last
Monday in July. No city may receive an allocation from the housing pool for mortgage bonds
which has not first applied to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The commissioner shall
allocate the requested amount to the city or cities subject to the limitations under this paragraph.
If a city issues mortgage bonds from an allocation received under this paragraph, the issuer
must provide for the recycling of funds into new loans. If the issuer is not able to provide
for recycling, the issuer must notify the commissioner in writing of the reason that recycling
was not possible and the reason the issuer elected not to have the Minnesota housing finance
agency issue the bonds. "Recycling" means the use of money generated from the repayment and
prepayment of loans for further eligible loans or for the redemption of bonds and the issuance
of current refunding bonds.
(g) No entitlement city or county or city in an entitlement county may apply for or be
allocated authority to issue mortgage bonds or use mortgage credit certificates from the housing
pool. No city in an entitlement county may apply for or be allocated authority to issue residential
rental bonds from the housing pool or the unified pool.
(h) A city that does not use at least 50 percent of its allotment by the date applications are due
for the first allocation that is made from the housing pool for single-family housing programs in
the immediately succeeding calendar year may not apply to the housing pool for a single-family
mortgage bond or mortgage credit certificate program allocation that exceeds the amount of its
allotment for the preceding year that was used by the city in the immediately preceding year or
receive an allotment from the housing pool in the succeeding calendar year that exceeds the
amount of its allotment for the preceding year that was used in the preceding year. The minimum
allotment is $100,000 for an allocation made prior to July 15, regardless of the amount used in
the preceding calendar year, except that a city whose allocation in the preceding year was the
minimum amount of $100,000 and who did not use at least 50 percent of its allocation from the
preceding year is ineligible for an allocation in the immediate succeeding calendar year. Each
local government unit in a consortium must meet the requirements of this paragraph.
    Subd. 2b. Small issue pool allocation. Commencing on the second Tuesday in January and
continuing on each Monday through the last Monday in July, the commissioner shall allocate
available bonding authority from the small issue pool to applications received on or before the
Monday of the preceding week for manufacturing projects and enterprise zone facility projects.
From the second Tuesday in January through the last Monday in July, the commissioner shall
reserve $5,000,000 of the available bonding authority from the small issue pool for applications
for agricultural development bond loan projects of the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority.
Beginning in calendar year 2002, on the second Tuesday in January through the last Monday
in July, the commissioner shall reserve $10,000,000 of available bonding authority in the small
issue pool for applications for student loan bonds of or on behalf of the Minnesota Office of
Higher Education. The total amount of allocations for student loan bonds from the small issue
pool may not exceed $10,000,000 per year.
The commissioner shall reserve $10,000,000 until the day after the last Monday in February,
$10,000,000 until the day after the last Monday in April, and $10,000,000 until the day after the
last Monday in June in the small issue pool for enterprise zone facility projects and manufacturing
projects. The amount of allocation provided to an issuer for a specific enterprise zone facility
project or manufacturing project will be based on the number of points received for the proposed
project under the scoring system under section 474A.045.
If there are two or more applications for manufacturing and enterprise zone facility projects
from the small issue pool and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for
all projects in any one week, the available bonding authority shall be awarded based on the
number of points awarded a project under section 474A.045, with those projects receiving the
greatest number of points receiving allocation first. If two or more applications receive an equal
number of points, available bonding authority shall be awarded by lot unless otherwise agreed to
by the respective issuers.
    Subd. 2c. Public facilities pool allocation. From the beginning of the calendar year and
continuing for a period of 120 days, the commissioner shall reserve $5,000,000 of the available
bonding authority from the public facilities pool for applications for public facilities projects to be
financed by the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District. Commencing on the second Tuesday in
January and continuing on each Monday through the last Monday in July, the commissioner shall
allocate available bonding authority from the public facilities pool to applications for eligible
public facilities projects received on or before the Monday of the preceding week. If there are two
or more applications for public facilities projects from the pool and there is insufficient available
bonding authority to provide allocations for all projects in any one week, the available bonding
authority shall be awarded by lot unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1998 c 363 s 9]
    Subd. 4. Return of allocation; deposit refund. (a) If an issuer that receives an allocation
under this section determines that it will not issue obligations equal to all or a portion of the
allocation received under this section within 120 days of allocation or within the time period
permitted by federal tax law, whichever is less, the issuer must notify the department. If the issuer
notifies the department or the 120-day period since allocation has expired prior to the last Monday
in July, the amount of allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation through the pool from
which it was originally allocated. If the issuer notifies the department or the 120-day period since
allocation has expired on or after the last Monday in July, the amount of allocation is canceled and
returned for reallocation through the unified pool. If the issuer notifies the department after the
last Monday in November, the amount of allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation to
the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. To encourage a competitive application process, the
commissioner shall reserve, for new applications, the amount of allocation that is canceled and
returned for reallocation under this section for a minimum of seven calendar days.
(b) An issuer that returns for reallocation all or a portion of an allocation received under this
section within 120 days of allocation shall receive within 30 days a refund equal to:
(1) one-half of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned within
30 days of receiving allocation;
(2) one-fourth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 31 and 60 days of receiving allocation; and
(3) one-eighth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 61 and 120 days of receiving allocation.
(c) No refund shall be available for allocations returned 120 or more days after receiving the
allocation or beyond the last Monday in November.
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1988 c 586 s 5]
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 2001 c 214 s 49]
History: 1987 c 268 art 16 s 27; 1988 c 586 s 2,3; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 17 s 16-18; 1990 c 552 s
9-14; 1991 c 332 s 22-25; 1991 c 346 s 15-20; 1992 c 545 art 1 s 6,7; 1993 c 164 s 5; 1994 c 527
s 7,8; 1995 c 167 s 8-11; 1995 c 186 s 93; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1996 c 362 s 8-10; 1997 c 169 s
5; 1998 c 363 s 4-6; 1999 c 189 s 3-5; 2001 c 214 s 26-30; 2003 c 127 art 12 s 22; 1Sp2003 c
21 art 10 s 9,11; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 60; 2005 c 152 art 1 s 21

474A.062 MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION 120-DAY ISSUANCE
EXEMPTION.
The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is exempt from the 120-day issuance requirements
in this chapter and may carry forward allocations for student loan bonds into one successive
calendar year, subject to carryforward notice requirements of section 474A.131, subdivision 2.
History: 2001 c 214 s 31; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 60; 2006 c 259 art 9 s 10

474A.07    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 7.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]

474A.08 [Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]

474A.081    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 1991 c 199 art 1 s 78; 1991 c 346 s 29]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1991 c 199 art 1 s 78; 1991 c 346 s 29]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1989 c 328 art 1 s 21]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1991 c 199 art 1 s 78; 1991 c 346 s 29]

474A.09 [Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]

474A.091 ALLOCATION OF UNIFIED POOL.
    Subdivision 1. Unified pool amount. On the day after the last Monday in July any bonding
authority remaining unallocated from the small issue pool, the housing pool, and the public
facilities pool is transferred to the unified pool and must be reallocated as provided in this section.
    Subd. 2. Application. Issuers may apply for an allocation under this section by submitting
to the department an application on forms provided by the department accompanied by (1) a
preliminary resolution, (2) a statement of bond counsel that the proposed issue of obligations
requires an allocation under this chapter and the Internal Revenue Code, (3) the type of qualified
bonds to be issued, (4) an application deposit in the amount of two percent of the requested
allocation, (5) a public purpose scoring worksheet for manufacturing and enterprise zone
applications, and (6) for residential rental projects, a statement from the applicant or bond
counsel as to whether the project preserves existing federally subsidized housing and whether
the project is restricted to persons who are 55 years of age or older. The issuer must pay the
application deposit by check. An entitlement issuer may not apply for an allocation for public
facility bonds, residential rental project bonds, or mortgage bonds under this section unless it has
either permanently issued bonds equal to the amount of its entitlement allocation for the current
year plus any amount carried forward from previous years or returned for reallocation all of its
unused entitlement allocation. For purposes of this subdivision, its entitlement allocation includes
an amount obtained under section 474A.04, subdivision 6.
Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on entitlement issuers under this subdivision, the
Minnesota housing finance agency may not receive an allocation for mortgage bonds under this
section prior to the first Monday in October, but may be awarded allocations for mortgage bonds
from the unified pool on or after the first Monday in October. The Minnesota housing finance
agency, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, and the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority
may apply for and receive an allocation under this section without submitting an application
deposit.
    Subd. 3. Allocation procedure. (a) The commissioner shall allocate available bonding
authority under this section on the Monday of every other week beginning with the first Monday
in August through and on the last Monday in November. Applications for allocations must
be received by the department by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday preceding the Monday on which
allocations are to be made. If a Monday falls on a holiday, the allocation will be made or the
applications must be received by the next business day after the holiday.
(b) Prior to October 1, only the following applications shall be awarded allocations from the
unified pool. Allocations shall be awarded in the following order of priority:
(1) applications for residential rental project bonds;
(2) applications for small issue bonds for manufacturing projects; and
(3) applications for small issue bonds for agricultural development bond loan projects.
(c) On the first Monday in October through the last Monday in November, allocations shall
be awarded from the unified pool in the following order of priority:
(1) applications for student loan bonds issued by or on behalf of the Minnesota Office of
Higher Education;
(2) applications for mortgage bonds;
(3) applications for public facility projects funded by public facility bonds;
(4) applications for small issue bonds for manufacturing projects;
(5) applications for small issue bonds for agricultural development bond loan projects;
(6) applications for residential rental project bonds;
(7) applications for enterprise zone facility bonds;
(8) applications for governmental bonds; and
(9) applications for redevelopment bonds.
(d) If there are two or more applications for manufacturing projects from the unified pool
and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for all manufacturing projects in
any one allocation period, the available bonding authority shall be awarded based on the number
of points awarded a project under section 474A.045 with those projects receiving the greatest
number of points receiving allocation first. If two or more applications for manufacturing projects
receive an equal amount of points, available bonding authority shall be awarded by lot unless
otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.
(e) If there are two or more applications for enterprise zone facility projects from the unified
pool and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for all enterprise zone
facility projects in any one allocation period, the available bonding authority shall be awarded
based on the number of points awarded a project under section 474A.045 with those projects
receiving the greatest number of points receiving allocation first. If two or more applications for
enterprise zone facility projects receive an equal amount of points, available bonding authority
shall be awarded by lot unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.
(f) If there are two or more applications for residential rental projects from the unified pool
and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for all residential rental projects in
any one allocation period, the available bonding authority shall be awarded in the following order
of priority: (1) projects that preserve existing federally subsidized housing; (2) projects that are
not restricted to persons who are 55 years of age or older; and (3) other residential rental projects.
(g) From the first Monday in August through the last Monday in November, $20,000,000 of
bonding authority or an amount equal to the total annual amount of bonding authority allocated to
the small issue pool under section 474A.03, subdivision 1, less the amount allocated to issuers
from the small issue pool for that year, whichever is less, is reserved within the unified pool for
small issue bonds to the extent such amounts are available within the unified pool.
(h) The total amount of allocations for mortgage bonds from the housing pool and the
unified pool may not exceed:
(1) $10,000,000 for any one city; or
(2) $20,000,000 for any number of cities in any one county.
(i) The total amount of allocations for student loan bonds from the unified pool may not
exceed $10,000,000 per year.
(j) If there is insufficient bonding authority to fund all projects within any qualified bond
category other than enterprise zone facility projects, manufacturing projects, and residential rental
projects, allocations shall be awarded by lot unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.
(k) If an application is rejected, the commissioner must notify the applicant and return
the application deposit to the applicant within 30 days unless the applicant requests in writing
that the application be resubmitted.
(l) The granting of an allocation of bonding authority under this section must be evidenced
by issuance of a certificate of allocation.
    Subd. 3a. Mortgage bonds. (a) Bonding authority remaining in the unified pool on October
1 is available for single-family housing programs for cities that applied in January and received an
allocation under section 474A.061, subdivision 2a, in the same calendar year. The Minnesota
housing finance agency shall receive an allocation for mortgage bonds pursuant to this section,
minus any amounts for a city or consortium that intends to issue bonds on its own behalf under
paragraph (c).
(b) The agency may issue bonds on behalf of participating cities. The agency shall request an
allocation from the commissioner for all applicants who choose to have the agency issue bonds on
their behalf and the commissioner shall allocate the requested amount to the agency. Allocations
shall be awarded by the commissioner each Monday commencing on the first Monday in October
through the last Monday in November for applications received by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday of
the week preceding an allocation.
For cities who choose to have the agency issue bonds on their behalf, allocations will be
made loan by loan, on a first come, first served basis among the cities. The agency shall submit an
application fee pursuant to section 474A.03, subdivision 4, and an application deposit equal to
two percent of the requested allocation to the commissioner when requesting an allocation from
the unified pool. After awarding an allocation and receiving a notice of issuance for mortgage
bonds issued on behalf of the participating cities, the commissioner shall transfer the application
deposit to the Minnesota housing finance agency.
For purposes of paragraphs (a) to (d), "city" means a county or a consortium of local
government units that agree through a joint powers agreement to apply together for single-family
housing programs, and has the meaning given it in section 462C.02, subdivision 6. "Agency"
means the Minnesota housing finance agency.
(c) Any city that received an allocation pursuant to section 474A.061, subdivision 2a,
paragraph (f) , in the current year that wishes to receive an additional allocation from the unified
pool and issue bonds on its own behalf or pursuant to a joint powers agreement shall notify
the Minnesota housing finance agency by the third Monday in September. The total amount of
allocation for mortgage bonds for a city choosing to issue bonds on its own behalf or through a
joint powers agreement is limited to the lesser of: (i) the amount requested, or (ii) the product
of the total amount available for mortgage bonds from the unified pool, multiplied by the ratio
of the population of each city that applied in January and received an allocation under section
474A.061, subdivision 2a, in the same calendar year, as determined by the most recent estimate of
the city's population released by the state demographer's office to the total of the population of all
the cities that applied in January and received an allocation under section 474A.061, subdivision
2a , in the same calendar year. If a city choosing to issue bonds on its own behalf or through a joint
powers agreement is located within a county that has also chosen to issue bonds on its own behalf
or through a joint powers agreement, the city's population will be deducted from the county's
population in calculating the amount of allocations under this paragraph.
The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall notify each city choosing to issue bonds on its
own behalf or pursuant to a joint powers agreement of the amount of its allocation by October
15. Upon determining the amount of the allocation of each choosing to issue bonds on its own
behalf or through a joint powers agreement, the agency shall forward a list specifying the amounts
allotted to each city.
A city that chooses to issue bonds on its own behalf or through a joint powers agreement may
request an allocation from the commissioner by forwarding an application with an application fee
pursuant to section 474A.03, subdivision 4, and an application deposit equal to two percent of
the requested amount to the commissioner no later than 4:30 p.m. on the Monday of the week
preceding an allocation. Allocations to cities that choose to issue bonds on their own behalf shall
be awarded by the commissioner on the first Monday after October 15 through the last Monday in
November. No city may receive an allocation from the commissioner after the last Monday in
November. The commissioner shall allocate the requested amount to the city or cities subject to
the limitations under this subdivision.
If a city issues mortgage bonds from an allocation received under this paragraph, the issuer
must provide for the recycling of funds into new loans. If the issuer is not able to provide
for recycling, the issuer must notify the commissioner in writing of the reason that recycling
was not possible and the reason the issuer elected not to have the Minnesota housing finance
agency issue the bonds. "Recycling" means the use of money generated from the repayment and
prepayment of loans for further eligible loans or for the redemption of bonds and the issuance
of current refunding bonds.
(d) No entitlement city or county or city in an entitlement county may apply for or be
allocated authority to issue mortgage bonds or use mortgage credit certificates from the unified
pool.
(e) An allocation awarded to the agency for mortgage bonds under this section may
be carried forward by the agency into the next succeeding calendar year subject to notice
requirements under section 474A.131 and is available until the last business day in December of
that succeeding calendar year.
    Subd. 4. Remaining bonding authority. All remaining bonding authority available for
allocation under this section on December 1, is allocated to the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency.
    Subd. 4a.[Repealed, 1990 c 552 s 24]
    Subd. 5. Return of allocation; deposit refund. (a) If an issuer that receives an allocation
under this section determines that it will not issue obligations equal to all or a portion of the
allocation received under this section within 120 days of the allocation or within the time period
permitted by federal tax law, whichever is less, the issuer must notify the department. If the issuer
notifies the department or the 120-day period since allocation has expired prior to the last Monday
in November, the amount of allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation through the
unified pool. If the issuer notifies the department on or after the last Monday in November, the
amount of allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation to the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency. To encourage a competitive application process, the commissioner shall reserve, for new
applications, the amount of allocation that is canceled and returned for reallocation under this
section for a minimum of seven calendar days.
(b) An issuer that returns for reallocation all or a portion of an allocation received under this
section within 120 days of the allocation shall receive within 30 days a refund equal to:
(1) one-half of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned within
30 days of receiving the allocation;
(2) one-fourth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 31 and 60 days of receiving the allocation; and
(3) one-eighth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 61 and 120 days of receiving the allocation.
(c) No refund of the application deposit shall be available for allocations returned on or
after the last Monday in November.
    Subd. 6. Final allocation; carryforward. Notwithstanding the notice requirements of
section 474A.131, subdivision 2, any bonding authority remaining unissued by the Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency on the last business day in December shall be carried forward into the
next calendar year by the commissioner for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
History: 1987 c 268 art 16 s 29; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1988 c 586 s 4; 1Sp1989 c 1
art 17 s 19,20; 1990 c 552 s 15-19; 1991 c 332 s 26; 1991 c 346 s 21-24; 1992 c 545 art 1 s 8,9;
1994 c 527 s 9,10; 1995 c 167 s 12,13; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1996 c 362 s 11; 1997 c 169 s 6,7;
1998 c 363 s 7,8; 1999 c 189 s 6; 2001 c 214 s 32-37; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 60

474A.10 [Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]

474A.11 [Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]

474A.12 [Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]

474A.13    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32]

474A.131 NOTICE OF ISSUE AND NOTICE OF CARRYFORWARD.
    Subdivision 1. Notice of issue. Each issuer that issues bonds with an allocation received
under this chapter shall provide a notice of issue to the department on forms provided by the
department stating:
(1) the date of issuance of the bonds;
(2) the title of the issue;
(3) the principal amount of the bonds;
(4) the type of qualified bonds under federal tax law;
(5) the dollar amount of the bonds issued that were subject to the annual volume cap; and
(6) for entitlement issuers, whether the allocation is from current year entitlement authority
or is from carryforward authority.
For obligations that are issued as a part of a series of obligations, a notice must be provided
for each series. A penalty of one-half of the amount of the application deposit not to exceed
$5,000 shall apply to any issue of obligations for which a notice of issue is not provided to the
department within five business days after issuance or before 4:30 p.m. on the last business
day in December, whichever occurs first. Within 30 days after receipt of a notice of issue the
department shall refund a portion of the application deposit equal to one percent of the amount of
the bonding authority actually issued if a one percent application deposit was made, or equal to
two percent of the amount of the bonding authority actually issued if a two percent application
deposit was made, less any penalty amount.
    Subd. 1a. Certificate of notice. If an allocation received under this chapter is used for
mortgage credit certificates, a certificate notice must be submitted to the department on forms
provided by the department stating the date of the filing of the election not to issue bonds as
provided under section 25, paragraph (c), of the Internal Revenue Code and the amount of
allocation authority to be used under the program.
A penalty of one-half of the amount of the application deposit not to exceed $5,000 shall
apply to any mortgage credit certificate program for which a certificate notice is not provided
to the department within five days of the date of the filing of the election not to issue bonds or
before the last Monday in December, whichever occurs first. Within 30 days after receipt of a
certificate notice the department shall refund a portion of the application deposit equal to one
percent of the amount of the bonding authority to be used for the mortgage credit certificate
program, less any penalty amount.
    Subd. 1b. Deadline for issuance of qualified bonds. If an issuer fails to notify the department
before 4:30 p.m. on the last business day in December of issuance of obligations pursuant to an
allocation received for any qualified bond project or issuance of an entitlement allocation, the
allocation is canceled and the bonding authority is allocated to the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency for carryforward by the commissioner under section 474A.091, subdivision 6.
    Subd. 2. Carryforward notice. If an issuer intends to carry forward an allocation received
under this chapter, it must notify the department in writing before 4:30 p.m. on the last business
day in December. This notice requirement does not apply to the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency for the carryforward of unallocated unified pool balances.
    Subd. 3. Irrevocable allocation. The department may not revoke an allocation received
under this chapter after receiving a notice of issue or certificate notice from the issuer.
History: 1987 c 268 art 16 s 33; 1990 c 552 s 20; 1991 c 346 s 25; 1994 c 527 s 11,12; 1995
c 167 s 14; 1996 c 362 s 12,13; 1997 c 169 s 8,9; 2001 c 214 s 38-40; 2005 c 152 art 1 s 22

474A.14 NOTICE OF AVAILABLE AUTHORITY.
The department shall provide at its official Web site a written notice of the amount of
bonding authority in the housing, small issue, and public facilities pools as soon after January 1 as
possible. The department shall provide at its official Web site a written notice of the amount of
bonding authority available for allocation in the unified pool as soon after August 1 as possible.
History: 1986 c 465 art 1 s 22; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 34; 1990 c 552 s 21; 1991 c 332 s 27;
1996 c 362 s 14; 2001 c 214 s 41

474A.15 STATE HELD HARMLESS.
The state is not liable in any manner to any issuer, holder of obligations, or other person for
carrying out the duties imposed on it under this chapter.
History: 1986 c 465 art 1 s 23; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 35; 1991 c 346 s 26

474A.16 EXCLUSIVE METHOD OF ALLOCATION.
This chapter is the exclusive method for allocating authority to issue obligations for the
purposes of complying with the volume limitation of federal tax law.
History: 1986 c 465 art 1 s 24; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 36; 1991 c 346 s 27

474A.17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT NOT APPLICABLE.
Chapter 14, including section 14.386, does not apply to actions taken by any state agency
or entity under this chapter.
History: 1986 c 465 art 1 s 25; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 37; 1991 c 346 s 28; 1997 c 187 art 4 s 9

474A.18 [Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32]

474A.19 [Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 45]

474A.20 [Repealed, 1986 c 465 art 1 s 32]

474A.21 APPROPRIATION; RECEIPTS.
Any fees collected by the department under sections 474A.01 to 474A.21 must be deposited
in a separate account in the general fund. The amount necessary to refund application deposits is
appropriated to the department from the separate account in the general fund for that purpose. The
interest accruing on application deposits and any application deposit not refunded as provided
under section 474A.061, subdivision 4, or 474A.091, subdivision 5, or forfeited as provided
under section 474A.131, subdivision 2, must be deposited in the housing trust fund account
under section 462A.201.
History: 1986 c 465 art 1 s 29; 1987 c 268 art 16 s 40; 1990 c 520 s 5