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<br /> L O C -- FRIDAYFAX Vol. 3, No. ,5
<br /> A weekly legia!etive update from the League of Minnesota CIGes April 10, 1998
<br /> Legislature adjourns
<br /> The 1998 legislative session cane to the 1997 or 1998 ciass rate change lion codes advisory council including
<br /> close at 3:30 this morning. Many ma- Cdefie means an inability to pay ob- LMC membership, requires the de-
<br /> jorbilLs were passed in the lost two tigations Issued or contracts entered partmentof administration todevelop
<br /> days including taxes, capital improve- into before June 2, 1997); and, ex- nonvisualteohroiogy standards for fu-
<br /> ments (bonding), K -12 education, hausted any available increments from ture procurement of technology by the
<br /> higher education finance, state de- other TIF districts In the city. CMOs state and political subdMsions, directs
<br /> partments, agriculture and natural re- that do not have actual deficits are the attorney general to educate the
<br /> sources, and others. The following is a also authorized to create special tax- public on telemarketing fraud, and
<br /> quick summary orsome of the acoon: Ing districts, but the special tax may amends statutes to accommodate the
<br /> Taxes (H. F. 3841}) only be used to pay pre- existing obli- state's telecom munications infrastnro-
<br /> d in the special gations and the TIF district is required ture projects.
<br /> As we reported � to be decertified when the obligations
<br /> Wednesdayfax, agreement was are paid. TIF disclosure and reporting Bonding (HF3843)
<br /> reached on the major provisions of the deadlines are extended from July 1 to The Legislature passed and the gover-
<br /> omnibus tax bill. Highlights include Aug, 1, and a penally is established nor is expected to sign the ready $1
<br /> class rate compression for taxes pay- forfailure to report on time. billion capital investments bill. Among
<br /> able in 1999, reduced school levies the projects with statewide impectare
<br /> and other protections for home own- Environment & Agriculture $" miltlon to the public faclliVes su-
<br /> ers, one more year of levy emits for Supplemental Appropriation thorttyto assist local governments with
<br /> cidasover2,5WInpopulationandall (S. F. 3383) water and wastawatertreatment
<br /> counties, 1=1 sales taxes for 13 clt- The Legislature approved $17.8 million projects, $34 million for local bridge
<br /> tes, and another $500 million property from the general fund and $500,000 replacement and rehabilitation, and 36
<br /> tax rebate for home owners and rent- from the natural resources fund for million to the housing finance agency
<br /> ers. Also included is a provision which supplemental environment and agricul- for transitional housing loans aril pub -
<br /> will dedicate the first $200 mtulon of a lure funding. Projects funded under idy -owned rental housing. The bill
<br /> state budget surplus to income tax re- the bill include $1.5 million for flood also contains funding for the St. Paul
<br /> ductions, and the next $400 million to hazard mitigation, $100,0001or RiverCentre project, hence securing
<br /> pay cash for state capital improvement bro"Wds, and $1 m§Uon for feedlot professional hockey in St. Paul, and
<br /> projects thatwoukl otherwise bepaid water quality grants, funding for planning andconstruction
<br /> through bonding. A last-minute addi- Significant policy changes in the of light rail transit and commuter rail.
<br /> ton to the bill is $10 million in housing bill include increased feedlot regula- An interesting policy change requires
<br /> money that was originally contained in tions with a two-year moratorium on notification to local governments of
<br /> the eccnorriedevelopment bill vetoed open- akswins'agoons,modifiedindi - propos dwastewatertreaiment
<br /> by the governor. v' iduai septictreatmertt systems laws, projects within 10 miles of the project
<br /> In response to potential problems and a new water quality oost -bent , me. This provimon may encourage
<br /> in TIF districts caused by property tax model scopfng task force, better land use and other Infrastruc-
<br /> class rate compression, cities are tore planning.
<br /> granted authority to create special tax - State Departments
<br /> Ing districts within existing TV dls
<br /> Supplemental Appropriation League staff is preparing more de-
<br /> trcos. The authors is limited to TIF tailed summaries of these and other
<br /> authority (Chapter 38815. F. 3334) laws of interest to city officials for the
<br /> districts for which the request for cer- The governor signed into law Chapter annual legislative summary,whichwllt
<br /> tification was made before June 2, 366, a $33 million state department a ppear in the April 22 issue of IN Clt-
<br /> 1997, and applies only toproperty supplemental appropriation for the op- ies Bulletin. And H that Isn't enough
<br /> subjectto an assessmentagreernent erasion of state agencies. In addition information for you, take heart; there
<br /> or a development agreement To to the funding provisions, the bill con- are only 270 days until the 1999 ses-
<br /> quality for this authority, the city must tains changes to the community-based Won
<br /> have a TIF district deficit caused by planning law, establishes a construct
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