Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

469.183 BONDS FOR MUNICIPAL MARKET; FIRST CLASS CITIES. § Subdivision 1.Issuance. The governing body of any city of the first class that owns, maintains, and operates its own municipal market may issue negotiable bonds in an amount in the aggregate not exceeding $200,000. These b…

469.1831 NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM; FIRST CLASS CITY. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Neighborhood action plan" means the plan developed with the participation of neighborhood resi…

469.184 MUNICIPAL COMMERCIAL REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The legislature finds that in many cities within the state there are small and medium sized commercial buildings which are physically deteriorating and in need of rehabilitation; that there is a ne…

469.185 CONVEYING LAND TO PROMOTE INDUSTRY, EMPLOYMENT. Any municipality owning lands in fee simple and not restricted by the grant, may convey the lands for a nominal consideration to encourage and promote industry and provide employment for citizens. History: 1987 c 291 s 186

469.186 BUREAU OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY; STATUTORY CITIES. The council of any statutory city may establish and maintain a bureau of information and publicity for the purpose of furnishing tourists information and for outdoor advertising and for preparing, publishing, and circ…

469.187 FIRST CLASS CITY SPENDING FOR PUBLICITY; PUBLICITY BOARD. Any city of the first class may expend money for city publicity purposes. The city may levy a tax, not exceeding 0.00080 percent of estimated market value. The proceeds of the levy shall be expended in the manner a…

469.188 2ND, 3RD CLASS CITY MAY LEVY TO ADVERTISE ITS RESOURCES. The governing body of any city of the second or third class in this state may levy a tax for the purpose of advertising agricultural, industrial business, and all other resources of the community. History: 1987 c 29…

469.189 SPEND TO ADVERTISE CITY; STATUTORY, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH CLASS CITY. The governing body of any statutory city or home rule charter city of the second, third, or fourth class may annually appropriate money to advertise the municipality and its resources and advantages. The money …

469.190 LOCAL LODGING TAX. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. Notwithstanding section 477A.016 or any other law, a statutory or home rule charter city may by ordinance, and a town may by the affirmative vote of the electors at the annual town meeting, or at a special town meeting, im…

469.191 CONTRIBUTIONS TO REGIONAL OR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. A home rule or statutory city or town described in section 368.01, subdivision 1 or 1a, may appropriate not more than $50,000 annually out of the general revenue fund of the jurisdiction to be paid to any incorporated deve…

469.192 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS. A statutory city, a home rule charter city, an economic development authority, a housing and redevelopment authority, or a port authority may make a loan to a business, a for-profit or nonprofit organization, or an individual for any purpose th…

469.193 FOREIGN TRADE ZONES. A city, county, town, or other political subdivision may apply to the board defined in United States Code, title 19, section 81a, for the right to use the powers provided in United States Code, title 19, sections 81a to 81u. If the right is granted, t…

469.194 LEWIS AND CLARK WATER PROJECT BONDING. § Subdivision 1.Authority; aggregate limit. (a) The governing body of a municipality may, by resolution, issue obligations under chapter 475 to acquire land or interests in land for, and to design, engineer, and construct pipeline an…

469.201 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 469.201 to 469.207. § Subd. 2.City. "City" means a city of the first class as defined in section 410.01, a city of the second class that is designated as an economically depresse…

469.202 DESIGNATION OF TARGETED COMMUNITIES. § Subdivision 1.City authority. A city may by resolution designate a targeted community within its borders after adopting detailed findings that the designated communities meet the eligibility requirements in subdivision 2 or 3. § Subd…

469.203 TARGETED COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION AND FINANCING. § Subdivision 1.Requirements. For each targeted community for which a city requests state financial assistance under section 469.204, the city must prepare a comprehensive revitalization and financing program that includes …

469.204 PAYMENT; REVOLVING FUND. § Subdivision 1.Payment of state money. Upon receipt from a city of a certification that a revitalization program has been adopted or modified, the commissioner shall, within 30 days, pay to the city the amount of state money identified as necessa…

469.205 CITY POWERS; USES OF TARGETED COMMUNITY MONEY. § Subdivision 1.Consolidation of existing powers in targeted communities. A city may exercise any of its corporate powers within a targeted community. Those powers shall include, but not be limited to, all of the powers enume…

469.206 HAZARDOUS PROPERTY PENALTY. A city may assess a penalty up to one percent of the estimated market value of real property, including any building located within the city that the city determines to be hazardous as defined in section 463.15, subdivision 3. The city shall se…

469.207 ANNUAL AUDIT AND REPORT. § Subdivision 1. MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 99 s 24] § Subd. 2.Annual report. A city that begins to implement a revitalization program in a calendar year must, by March 1 of the succeeding calendar year, provide a detailed report on the revitalizat…

469.309 RURAL JOB CREATION GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Job creation grants. The commissioner of employment and economic development may approve an incentive grant for an eligible business beginning with calendar year 1995. The maximum grant is $5,000 per eligible employee. The actual…

469.310 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of sections 469.310 to 469.320, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Agricultural processing facility. "Agricultural processing facility" means one or more facilities or operations that transform, package,…

469.311 DEVELOPMENT PLAN. (a) An applicant for designation of a job opportunity building zone must adopt a written development plan for the zone before submitting the application to the commissioner. (b) The development plan must contain, at least, the following: (1) a map of the…

469.312 JOB OPPORTUNITY BUILDING ZONES; LIMITATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Maximum size. A job opportunity building zone may not exceed 5,000 acres. For a zone designated as an agricultural processing facility zone, the zone also may not exceed the size of a site necessary for the agri…

469.313 APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION. § Subdivision 1.Who may apply. One or more local government units, or a joint powers board under section 471.59, acting on behalf of two or more units, may apply for designation of an area as a job opportunity building zone. All or part of the…

469.314 DESIGNATION OF JOB OPPORTUNITY BUILDING ZONES. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner to designate. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of revenue, shall designate not more than ten job opportunity building zones and not more than one create automotive recov…

469.315 TAX INCENTIVES AVAILABLE IN ZONES. Qualified businesses that operate in a job opportunity building zone, individuals who invest in a qualified business that operates in a job opportunity building zone, and property located in a job opportunity building zone qualify for: (…

469.316 INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX EXEMPTION. § Subdivision 1.Application. An individual, estate, or trust operating a trade or business in a job opportunity building zone, and an individual, estate, or trust making a qualifying investment in a qualified business operating in a job op…

469.317 CORPORATE FRANCHISE TAX EXEMPTION. (a) A qualified business is exempt from taxation under section 290.02, the alternative minimum tax under section 290.0921, and the minimum fee under section 290.0922, on the portion of its income attributable to operations within the zon…

469.318 JOBS CREDIT. § Subdivision 1.Credit allowed. A qualified business is allowed a credit against the taxes imposed under chapter 290. The credit equals seven percent of the: (1) lesser of: (i) zone payroll for the taxable year, less the zone payroll for the base year; or (ii…

469.3181 CREATE AUTOMOTIVE RECOVERY JOBS CREDIT. § Subdivision 1.Credit allowed. (a) A qualified business located in a create automotive recovery zone is allowed a credit against the tax imposed under chapter 290 equal to $2,500 times the number of full-time equivalent employees …

469.319 REPAYMENT OF TAX BENEFITS BY BUSINESSES THAT NO LONGER OPERATE IN A ZONE. § Subdivision 1.Repayment obligation. A business must repay the total tax benefits listed in section 469.315 received during the two years immediately before it (1) ceased to perform a substantial l…

469.3191 BREACH OF AGREEMENTS BY BUSINESSES THAT CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN ZONE. (a) A "business in violation of its business subsidy agreement but not subject to section 469.319" means a business that is operating in violation of the business subsidy agreement but maintains a level…

469.3192 PROHIBITION AGAINST AMENDMENTS TO BUSINESS SUBSIDY AGREEMENT. Except as authorized under section 469.3191, under no circumstance shall terms of any agreement required as a condition for eligibility for benefits listed under section 469.315 be amended to change job creati…

469.3193 CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR JOBZ BENEFITS. (a) By October 15 of each year, every qualified business must certify to the commissioner of revenue, on a form prescribed by the commissioner of revenue, whether it is in compliance with any agreement required a…

469.320 ZONE PERFORMANCE; REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Reporting requirement. An applicant receiving designation of a job opportunity building zone under section 469.314 must annually report to the commissioner on its progress in meeting the zone performance goals under the developm…

469.3201 LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; AUDITS OF JOB OPPORTUNITY BUILDING ZONES AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY AGREEMENTS. As resources allow, the legislative auditor must audit the creation and operation of all job opportunity building zones and business subsidy agreements entered into under secti…

469.35 TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA ACCOUNTS. Two transit improvement area accounts are created, one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the accounts may be used to make grants or loans as provided in section 469.351 and for the commissioner's costs in rev…

469.351 TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA LOAN PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this section have the meanings given them and apply to sections 469.35 and 469.351. (b) "Applicant" means a local governmental unit or a joint powers board, established under sect…

469.40 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. For the purposes of sections 469.40 to 469.47, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.City. "City" means the city of Rochester. § Subd. 3.County. "County" means Olmsted County. § Subd. 4.Destinati…

469.41 DESTINATION MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION ESTABLISHED. § Subdivision 1.DMCC created. The city must establish a destination medical center corporation as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A to provide the city with expertise in preparing and implementing the development…

469.42 OFFICERS; DUTIES; ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS. § Subdivision 1.Bylaws, rules, seal. The corporation may adopt bylaws and rules of procedure and may adopt an official seal. § Subd. 2.Officers. The corporation must annually elect a treasurer. The chair must appoint a secretary an…

469.43 DEVELOPMENT PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Development plan; adoption by DMCC; notice; findings. (a) The corporation, working with the city and the nonprofit economic development agency, must prepare and adopt a development plan. The corporation must hold a public hearing before ad…

469.44 CITY POWERS, DUTIES; AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Port authority powers. The city may exercise the powers of a port authority under sections 469.048 to 469.068 for the purposes of implementing the destination medical center development plan. § Subd. 2.Support …

469.45 CITY TAX AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Rochester, other local taxes authorized. (a) Notwithstanding section 477A.016 or any other contrary provision of law, ordinance, or city charter, and in addition to any taxes the city may impose on these transactions under another statut…

469.46 COUNTY TAX AUTHORITY. (a) Notwithstanding sections 297A.99, 297A.993, and 477A.016, or any other contrary provision of law, ordinance, or charter, and in addition to any taxes the county may impose under another law or statute, the Board of Commissioners of Olmsted County …