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ED Update May 20, 1994, p. 2. allowed if the organization owns more than Center for debt repayment,
<br /> one property. * $200,000 to Minnesota Technology
<br /> It also requires specific action be for Defense Conversion federal match.
<br /> atilt:lied,fees to be charged and develop * Enterprise Zones: Establishes new * $500,000 to DTED to help locate an
<br /> additonal recommendations. The bill language to match the new federal program agricultural processing facility(see also
<br /> was vetoed,with objections being raised for enterprise and empowerment zones. tax bill and flood bill for this project).
<br /> over the predeterminations the * $35,000 to North Metro Economic
<br /> legislation would make over the * Rural Job Tax Credit: establishes a rural Development Pilot project for two
<br /> outcomes being directed by the order, job tax credit for qualified employees hired additional business retention surveys,
<br /> over a two year period for a maximum * $23,000 to U of M for information
<br /> Landfill Cleanup; Authorizes fee amount of $5,000 per employee. NOTE: and telecommunications institute.
<br /> increases on commercial waste hauling a maximum of $900,000 is available for * $14,600,000 for the Statewide System
<br /> and bonding to raise $90 million to pay both the Enterprise and rural job tax credit Project.
<br /> for cleanup of public and private program-1/3 to Minneapolis; 1/3 to St.Paul * Allows the MN Trade Office to
<br /> landfills. There are approximately 131 and 1/3 to the rest of the cities in the state recover costa for services.
<br /> public and privately owned Iandfills in with a minimum of$60,000 to be allocated
<br /> Minnesota, many closed but needing to South St. Paul. The Bill contains new policy language
<br /> cleanup. Also included in the bill was that creating a Government Information
<br /> the renaming of the Office of Waste *Authorizes the following special local laws Access Council (50+ members) to
<br /> Management to the Office of * Becker. Construction materials exemption dovetail with the President's National
<br /> Environmental Assistance. Although for a corrugated recycling facility. Information Infrastructure Advisory
<br /> the office will now be free-standing,the * Moorhead/Red River Valley area: Sales group. The mission of the council is to
<br /> director will be appointed by the tax exemption for construction materials for develop principles to assist elected
<br /> Commissioner of the PCA. constructionof agriculture processingfacility officials and other government decision
<br /> * Two Harbors Lodging Tax: One percent makers with greater and more efficient
<br /> flood Program; The Governor insisted for the Edna G. tugboat. access to governnient information, both
<br /> that state package leverage maximum * Mahnonren: Mab.nomen County to issue directly and through private business.
<br /> federal disaster funds passed by $800,000 in general obligation bonds.
<br /> Congress last summer. To date, over$1 * TIF district extensions for, Lake Crystal, The bill also contains two unfunded
<br /> billion of federal disaster assistance has South St. Paul, Dawson, Fergus Falls. studies required of DTED:
<br /> been received by the state, including * Brooklyn Center. TIF district established Study on Women Owned Businesses
<br /> • $2.9 million FEMA leveraged S49 to be exempt from state offset. Study on Micro-loan programs
<br /> million EDA, $250,000 in technical * Minneapolis: Establishes TIF district for
<br /> assistance for farmers to$100 million in private education campus(Brown Institute); Please see a copy of the bill and veto
<br /> disaster loan funds. The Governor allows Minneapolis to create a hazardous manage for further detail
<br /> signed a $9.2 million state flood relief waste substance subdsitrot.
<br /> package,including$2.9 million Federal * Brooklyn Park Creates a new TIT Omnibus Bonding Bill:A total of $630
<br /> Emergency Management Agency district, million. Highlights include:
<br /> (FEMA) match; $900,000 to DTED to * Park Rapids: Exempts TIP district.
<br /> assist RDCs in obtaining approximately * Special service districts created: Eagan, * $1.2 million DTED: Contaminated
<br /> $S million in Economic Development Hopkins, Gaylord. Site Cleanup Grants,
<br /> Administration(EDA)disaster revolving * Benton County: Creates a County * $1.2 million DTED: Duluth Port
<br /> loan fund program for small businesses. Economic Development Authority. Authority,
<br /> * $2.2 million DTED: Two Tourism
<br /> Omnibus Tax Dilli Besides the phase No changes were made to Tax Increment and Exposition Centers.
<br /> down of the sales tax on replacement Financing policy or proceedures, * $400,000 MTI: for the NRRI
<br /> equipment, the tax bill also: * $1.4 million DNR: Local Outdoor
<br /> * Eliminated the Local Government The bill also adopted major provisions in Recreation grants
<br /> Aid Trust Fund. federal income tax conformity. See bill * $4.8 million DNR:Trails Acquisition
<br /> * Appropriated $2.2 million for FY summary for further information. * S2.2 million DNR: Lake Superior
<br /> 1995 for grants to communities to share Safe Harbors
<br /> resources. Omnibus §nendine Bill: Combines the * $4 million Lake Superior Center in
<br /> appropriations to state agencies in Duluth
<br /> * Business Incubator Property Tax: environmental areas, transportation, * $950,000 Historical Society: ISTEA
<br /> Property owned by a 501 c 3 nonprofit economic development, housing, and line
<br /> •organization that is used for business agencies. Some of the highlights include: Senate:
<br /> incubator would have a reduced rate on General Information-612-296-0504
<br /> the first $100,000 of market value to 3 * $500,000 to the Job Skills Partnership.
<br /> percent. For market value above * S40,000 for the Minnesota Film Board, House of Representatives:
<br /> $100,000 the rate is 4.6 percent. This is * $189,000 to the Minnesota World Trade General Information-612-296-2146
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