2006 Minnesota Statutes

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