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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND METRO AFFAIRS, SESSION 2002 Municipal Subdivision Authority: The authority of municipalities to provide for low or moderate income housing is expanded by allowing a city, when approving a subdivision, planned unit development, site plan or similar action to establish an initial sales price; to require that property for low and moderate income housing be placed in a land trust; to require deed restrictions to maintain affordability; to establish maximum income levels for purchasers; and to take other actions. A municipality that has adopted the State Building Code and is located in a county with a population of 30,000 or more may prepare a "Housing Fiscal Impact Note" that estimates the cost of a proposed municipal action, the long range implications and alternatives. (SF 2881 ICh. 315) Phosphorous Fertilizer Regulation: Effective January 1, 2004, phosphorous fertilizer may not be applied to turf in the metro area, except under certain limited conditions. In Greater Minnesota, a person may not apply a turf fertilizer that contains more than 3% phosphorus. A local government in a Greater Minnesota county may choose to adopt the metropolitan standard. Local governments may not regulate the use or sale of agricultural fertilizers containing phosphorus. Local ordinances regulating the sale or use of these products are pre-empted except local ordinances that regulate the sale of phosphorous fertilizers that were in effect on August 1, 2002. (SF 1555/Ch. 345) Livable Communities Demonstration Account: Eligibility to receive livable communities act grants under three programs is expanded to housing and redevelopment authorities, economic development authorities, and port authorities. In each case, the projects funded must be in eligible municipalities. The new law also clarifies the conditions for electing to participate or to revoke participation in the local incentives housing account (participation in the housing incentives account makes a municipality eligible to receive funds under other livable communities act programs as well). (HF 2899/Ch. 246) Metro Council Wastewater Interceptors: This law authorizes and provides a procedure for the Metropolitan Council to transfer to local units of government wastewater interceptors no longer needed under the Council's comprehensive plan for wastewater collection, treatment and disposal. The Met Council initially determines benefits, if any, and the local unit may contest the findings. An agreement to transfer must eventually be reached by the city and the Council. (SF 3117/Ch.278) Metro Council Excess Sewer Capacity: The Met Council is authorized to provide service capacity to other entities, for compensation, when capacity is available but unused. The second part of the law changes depreciation rates for wastewater facilities and makes distinctions between types of facilities, such as treatment works, interceptors under pressure and interceptors without pressure. (SF 3322/Ch. 320)