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11 1.1 A bill for an act​
22 1.2 relating to taxation; property; establishing a property tax exemption for certain​
33 1.3 property owned and operated by a congressionally chartered veterans service​
44 1.4 organization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 272.02, by adding a​
55 1.5 subdivision; 273.13, subdivision 25.​
66 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
77 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 272.02, is amended by adding a subdivision​
88 1.8to read:​
99 1.9 Subd. 105.Congressionally chartered veterans service organizations.(a) Property​
1010 1.10qualifying for classification under section 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (d), clause (3),​
1111 1.11that is owned and operated by a congressionally chartered veterans service organization is​
1212 1.12exempt. The commissioner of veterans affairs must annually provide a list of congressionally​
1313 1.13charted veterans service organizations to the commissioner of revenue by January 1.​
1414 1.14 (b) For assessment year 2023 only: (1) the commissioner of veterans affairs must provide​
1515 1.15a list of congressionally charted veterans service organizations to the commissioner of​
1616 1.16revenue by July 1, 2023; and (2) a congressionally chartered veterans service organization​
1717 1.17must file an exemption application under this section with the county assessor by August​
1818 1.181, 2023.​
1919 1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with assessment year 2023.​
2020 1.20 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 25, is amended to read:​
2121 1.21 Subd. 25.Class 4.(a) Class 4a is residential real estate containing four or more units​
2222 1.22and used or held for use by the owner or by the tenants or lessees of the owner as a residence​
2323 1​Sec. 2.​
2424 REVISOR MS/RC 23-00818​01/05/23 ​
2525 State of Minnesota​
2626 This Document can be made available​
2727 in alternative formats upon request​
2828 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​
2929 H. F. No. 446​
3030 NINETY-THIRD SESSION​ 2.1for rental periods of 30 days or more, excluding property qualifying for class 4d. Class 4a​
3131 2.2also includes hospitals licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56, other than hospitals exempt​
3232 2.3under section 272.02, and contiguous property used for hospital purposes, without regard​
3333 2.4to whether the property has been platted or subdivided. The market value of class 4a property​
3434 2.5has a classification rate of 1.25 percent.​
3535 2.6 (b) Class 4b includes:​
3636 2.7 (1) residential real estate containing less than four units, including property rented as a​
3737 2.8short-term rental property for more than 14 days in the preceding year, that does not qualify​
3838 2.9as class 4bb, other than seasonal residential recreational property;​
3939 2.10 (2) manufactured homes not classified under any other provision;​
4040 2.11 (3) a dwelling, garage, and surrounding one acre of property on a nonhomestead farm​
4141 2.12classified under subdivision 23, paragraph (b) containing two or three units; and​
4242 2.13 (4) unimproved property that is classified residential as determined under subdivision​
4343 2.1433.​
4444 2.15 For the purposes of this paragraph, "short-term rental property" means nonhomestead​
4545 2.16residential real estate rented for periods of less than 30 consecutive days.​
4646 2.17 The market value of class 4b property has a classification rate of 1.25 percent.​
4747 2.18 (c) Class 4bb includes:​
4848 2.19 (1) nonhomestead residential real estate containing one unit, other than seasonal​
4949 2.20residential recreational property;​
5050 2.21 (2) a single family dwelling, garage, and surrounding one acre of property on a​
5151 2.22nonhomestead farm classified under subdivision 23, paragraph (b); and​
5252 2.23 (3) a condominium-type storage unit having an individual property identification number​
5353 2.24that is not used for a commercial purpose.​
5454 2.25 Class 4bb property has the same classification rates as class 1a property under subdivision​
5555 2.2622.​
5656 2.27 Property that has been classified as seasonal residential recreational property at any time​
5757 2.28during which it has been owned by the current owner or spouse of the current owner does​
5858 2.29not qualify for class 4bb.​
5959 2.30 (d) Class 4c property includes:​
6060 2​Sec. 2.​
6161 REVISOR MS/RC 23-00818​01/05/23 ​ 3.1 (1) except as provided in subdivision 22, paragraph (c), real and personal property​
6262 3.2devoted to commercial temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes,​
6363 3.3for not more than 250 days in the year preceding the year of assessment. For purposes of​
6464 3.4this clause, property is devoted to a commercial purpose on a specific day if any portion of​
6565 3.5the property is used for residential occupancy, and a fee is charged for residential occupancy.​
6666 3.6Class 4c property under this clause must contain three or more rental units. A "rental unit"​
6767 3.7is defined as a cabin, condominium, townhouse, sleeping room, or individual camping site​
6868 3.8equipped with water and electrical hookups for recreational vehicles. A camping pad offered​
6969 3.9for rent by a property that otherwise qualifies for class 4c under this clause is also class 4c​
7070 3.10under this clause regardless of the term of the rental agreement, as long as the use of the​
7171 3.11camping pad does not exceed 250 days. In order for a property to be classified under this​
7272 3.12clause, either (i) the business located on the property must provide recreational activities,​
7373 3.13at least 40 percent of the annual gross lodging receipts related to the property must be from​
7474 3.14business conducted during 90 consecutive days, and either (A) at least 60 percent of all paid​
7575 3.15bookings by lodging guests during the year must be for periods of at least two consecutive​
7676 3.16nights; or (B) at least 20 percent of the annual gross receipts must be from charges for​
7777 3.17providing recreational activities, or (ii) the business must contain 20 or fewer rental units,​
7878 3.18and must be located in a township or a city with a population of 2,500 or less located outside​
7979 3.19the metropolitan area, as defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2, that contains a portion​
8080 3.20of a state trail administered by the Department of Natural Resources. For purposes of item​
8181 3.21(i)(A), a paid booking of five or more nights shall be counted as two bookings. Class 4c​
8282 3.22property also includes commercial use real property used exclusively for recreational​
8383 3.23purposes in conjunction with other class 4c property classified under this clause and devoted​
8484 3.24to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreational purposes, up to a total of​
8585 3.25two acres, provided the property is not devoted to commercial recreational use for more​
8686 3.26than 250 days in the year preceding the year of assessment and is located within two miles​
8787 3.27of the class 4c property with which it is used. In order for a property to qualify for​
8888 3.28classification under this clause, the owner must submit a declaration to the assessor​
8989 3.29designating the cabins or units occupied for 250 days or less in the year preceding the year​
9090 3.30of assessment by January 15 of the assessment year. Those cabins or units and a proportionate​
9191 3.31share of the land on which they are located must be designated class 4c under this clause​
9292 3.32as otherwise provided. The remainder of the cabins or units and a proportionate share of​
9393 3.33the land on which they are located will be designated as class 3a. The owner of property​
9494 3.34desiring designation as class 4c property under this clause must provide guest registers or​
9595 3.35other records demonstrating that the units for which class 4c designation is sought were not​
9696 3.36occupied for more than 250 days in the year preceding the assessment if so requested. The​
9797 3​Sec. 2.​
9898 REVISOR MS/RC 23-00818​01/05/23 ​ 4.1portion of a property operated as a (1) restaurant, (2) bar, (3) gift shop, (4) conference center​
9999 4.2or meeting room, and (5) other nonresidential facility operated on a commercial basis not​
100100 4.3directly related to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes​
101101 4.4does not qualify for class 4c. For the purposes of this paragraph, "recreational activities"​
102102 4.5means renting ice fishing houses, boats and motors, snowmobiles, downhill or cross-country​
103103 4.6ski equipment; providing marina services, launch services, or guide services; or selling bait​
104104 4.7and fishing tackle;​
105105 4.8 (2) qualified property used as a golf course if:​
106106 4.9 (i) it is open to the public on a daily fee basis. It may charge membership fees or dues,​
107107 4.10but a membership fee may not be required in order to use the property for golfing, and its​
108108 4.11green fees for golfing must be comparable to green fees typically charged by municipal​
109109 4.12courses; and​
110110 4.13 (ii) it meets the requirements of section 273.112, subdivision 3, paragraph (d).​
111111 4.14 A structure used as a clubhouse, restaurant, or place of refreshment in conjunction with​
112112 4.15the golf course is classified as class 3a property;​
113113 4.16 (3) real property up to a maximum of three acres of land owned and used by a nonprofit​
114114 4.17community service oriented organization and not used for residential purposes on either a​
115115 4.18temporary or permanent basis, provided that:​
116116 4.19 (i) the property is not used for a revenue-producing activity for more than six days in​
117117 4.20the calendar year preceding the year of assessment; or​
118118 4.21 (ii) the organization makes annual charitable contributions and donations at least equal​
119119 4.22to the property's previous year's property taxes and the property is allowed to be used for​
120120 4.23public and community meetings or events for no charge, as appropriate to the size of the​
121121 4.24facility.​
122122 4.25 For purposes of this clause:​
123123 4.26 (A) "charitable contributions and donations" has the same meaning as lawful gambling​
124124 4.27purposes under section 349.12, subdivision 25, excluding those purposes relating to the​
125125 4.28payment of taxes, assessments, fees, auditing costs, and utility payments;​
126126 4.29 (B) "property taxes" excludes the state general tax;​
127127 4.30 (C) a "nonprofit community service oriented organization" means any corporation,​
128128 4.31society, association, foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively for​
129129 4.32charitable, religious, fraternal, civic, or educational purposes, and which is exempt from​
130130 4​Sec. 2.​
131131 REVISOR MS/RC 23-00818​01/05/23 ​ 5.1federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3), (8), (10), or (19) of the Internal​
132132 5.2Revenue Code; and​
133133 5.3 (D) "revenue-producing activities" shall include but not be limited to property or that​
134134 5.4portion of the property that is used as an on-sale intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt​
135135 5.5liquor establishment licensed under chapter 340A, a restaurant open to the public, bowling​
136136 5.6alley, a retail store, gambling conducted by organizations licensed under chapter 349, an​
137137 5.7insurance business, or office or other space leased or rented to a lessee who conducts a​
138138 5.8for-profit enterprise on the premises.​
139139 5.9 Any portion of the property not qualifying under either item (i) or (ii) is class 3a. The​
140140 5.10use of the property for social events open exclusively to members and their guests for periods​
141141 5.11of less than 24 hours, when an admission is not charged nor any revenues are received by​
142142 5.12the organization shall not be considered a revenue-producing activity.​
143143 5.13 The organization shall maintain records of its charitable contributions and donations​
144144 5.14and of public meetings and events held on the property and make them available upon​
145145 5.15request any time to the assessor to ensure eligibility. An organization meeting the requirement​
146146 5.16under item (ii) must file an application by May 1 with the assessor for eligibility for the​
147147 5.17current year's assessment. The commissioner shall prescribe a uniform application form​
148148 5.18and instructions;​
149149 5.19 (4) postsecondary student housing of not more than one acre of land that is owned by a​
150150 5.20nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 317A and is used exclusively by a student​
151151 5.21cooperative, sorority, or fraternity for on-campus housing or housing located within two​
152152 5.22miles of the border of a college campus;​
153153 5.23 (5)(i) manufactured home parks as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3, excluding​
154154 5.24manufactured home parks described in items (ii) and (iii), (ii) manufactured home parks as​
155155 5.25defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3, that are described in section 273.124, subdivision​
156156 5.263a, and (iii) class I manufactured home parks as defined in section 327C.015, subdivision​
157157 5.272;​
158158 5.28 (6) real property that is actively and exclusively devoted to indoor fitness, health, social,​
159159 5.29recreational, and related uses, is owned and operated by a not-for-profit corporation, and is​
160160 5.30located within the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2;​
161161 5.31 (7) a leased or privately owned noncommercial aircraft storage hangar not exempt under​
162162 5.32section 272.01, subdivision 2, and the land on which it is located, provided that:​
163163 5​Sec. 2.​
164164 REVISOR MS/RC 23-00818​01/05/23 ​ 6.1 (i) the land is on an airport owned or operated by a city, town, county, Metropolitan​
165165 6.2Airports Commission, or group thereof; and​
166166 6.3 (ii) the land lease, or any ordinance or signed agreement restricting the use of the leased​
167167 6.4premise, prohibits commercial activity performed at the hangar.​
168168 6.5 If a hangar classified under this clause is sold after June 30, 2000, a bill of sale must be​
169169 6.6filed by the new owner with the assessor of the county where the property is located within​
170170 6.760 days of the sale;​
171171 6.8 (8) a privately owned noncommercial aircraft storage hangar not exempt under section​
172172 6.9272.01, subdivision 2, and the land on which it is located, provided that:​
173173 6.10 (i) the land abuts a public airport; and​
174174 6.11 (ii) the owner of the aircraft storage hangar provides the assessor with a signed agreement​
175175 6.12restricting the use of the premises, prohibiting commercial use or activity performed at the​
176176 6.13hangar; and​
177177 6.14 (9) residential real estate, a portion of which is used by the owner for homestead purposes,​
178178 6.15and that is also a place of lodging, if all of the following criteria are met:​
179179 6.16 (i) rooms are provided for rent to transient guests that generally stay for periods of 14​
180180 6.17or fewer days;​
181181 6.18 (ii) meals are provided to persons who rent rooms, the cost of which is incorporated in​
182182 6.19the basic room rate;​
183183 6.20 (iii) meals are not provided to the general public except for special events on fewer than​
184184 6.21seven days in the calendar year preceding the year of the assessment; and​
185185 6.22 (iv) the owner is the operator of the property.​
186186 6.23 The market value subject to the 4c classification under this clause is limited to five rental​
187187 6.24units. Any rental units on the property in excess of five, must be valued and assessed as​
188188 6.25class 3a. The portion of the property used for purposes of a homestead by the owner must​
189189 6.26be classified as class 1a property under subdivision 22;​
190190 6.27 (10) real property up to a maximum of three acres and operated as a restaurant as defined​
191191 6.28under section 157.15, subdivision 12, provided it: (i) is located on a lake as defined under​
192192 6.29section 103G.005, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (3); and (ii) is either devoted to​
193193 6.30commercial purposes for not more than 250 consecutive days, or receives at least 60 percent​
194194 6.31of its annual gross receipts from business conducted during four consecutive months. Gross​
195195 6.32receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages must be included in determining the property's​
196196 6​Sec. 2.​
197197 REVISOR MS/RC 23-00818​01/05/23 ​ 7.1qualification under item (ii). The property's primary business must be as a restaurant and​
198198 7.2not as a bar. Gross receipts from gift shop sales located on the premises must be excluded.​
199199 7.3Owners of real property desiring 4c classification under this clause must submit an annual​
200200 7.4declaration to the assessor by February 1 of the current assessment year, based on the​
201201 7.5property's relevant information for the preceding assessment year;​
202202 7.6 (11) lakeshore and riparian property and adjacent land, not to exceed six acres, used as​
203203 7.7a marina, as defined in section 86A.20, subdivision 5, which is made accessible to the public​
204204 7.8and devoted to recreational use for marina services. The marina owner must annually provide​
205205 7.9evidence to the assessor that it provides services, including lake or river access to the public​
206206 7.10by means of an access ramp or other facility that is either located on the property of the​
207207 7.11marina or at a publicly owned site that abuts the property of the marina. No more than 800​
208208 7.12feet of lakeshore may be included in this classification. Buildings used in conjunction with​
209209 7.13a marina for marina services, including but not limited to buildings used to provide food​
210210 7.14and beverage services, fuel, boat repairs, or the sale of bait or fishing tackle, are classified​
211211 7.15as class 3a property; and​
212212 7.16 (12) real and personal property devoted to noncommercial temporary and seasonal​
213213 7.17residential occupancy for recreation purposes.​
214214 7.18 Class 4c property has a classification rate of 1.5 percent of market value, except that:​
215215 7.19(i) each parcel of noncommercial seasonal residential recreational property under clause​
216216 7.20(12) has the same classification rates as class 4bb property,; (ii) manufactured home parks​
217217 7.21assessed under clause (5), item (i), have the same classification rate as class 4b property,​
218218 7.22the market value of manufactured home parks assessed under clause (5), item (ii), have a​
219219 7.23classification rate of 0.75 percent if more than 50 percent of the lots in the park are occupied​
220220 7.24by shareholders in the cooperative corporation or association and a classification rate of​
221221 7.25one percent if 50 percent or less of the lots are so occupied, and class I manufactured home​
222222 7.26parks as defined in section 327C.015, subdivision 2, have a classification rate of 1.0 percent,;​
223223 7.27(iii) commercial-use seasonal residential recreational property and marina recreational land​
224224 7.28as described in clause (11), has a classification rate of one percent for the first $500,000 of​
225225 7.29market value, and 1.25 percent for the remaining market value,; (iv) the market value of​
226226 7.30property described in clause (4) has a classification rate of one percent,; (v) the market value​
227227 7.31of property described in clauses (2), (6), and (10) has a classification rate of 1.25 percent,;​
228228 7.32and (vi) that portion of the market value of property in clause (9) qualifying for class 4c​
229229 7.33property has a classification rate of 1.25 percent, and (vii) property qualifying for​
230230 7.34classification under clause (3) that is owned or operated by a congressionally chartered​
231231 7.35veterans organization has a classification rate of one percent. The commissioner of veterans​
232232 7​Sec. 2.​
233233 REVISOR MS/RC 23-00818​01/05/23 ​ 8.1affairs must provide a list of congressionally chartered veterans organizations to the​
234234 8.2commissioner of revenue by June 30, 2017, and by January 1, 2018, and each year thereafter.​
235235 8.3 (e) Class 4d property is qualifying low-income rental housing certified to the assessor​
236236 8.4by the Housing Finance Agency under section 273.128, subdivision 3. If only a portion of​
237237 8.5the units in the building qualify as low-income rental housing units as certified under section​
238238 8.6273.128, subdivision 3, only the proportion of qualifying units to the total number of units​
239239 8.7in the building qualify for class 4d. The remaining portion of the building shall be classified​
240240 8.8by the assessor based upon its use. Class 4d also includes the same proportion of land as​
241241 8.9the qualifying low-income rental housing units are to the total units in the building. For all​
242242 8.10properties qualifying as class 4d, the market value determined by the assessor must be based​
243243 8.11on the normal approach to value using normal unrestricted rents.​
244244 8.12 (f) The first tier of market value of class 4d property has a classification rate of 0.75​
245245 8.13percent. The remaining value of class 4d property has a classification rate of 0.25 percent.​
246246 8.14For the purposes of this paragraph, the "first tier of market value of class 4d property" means​
247247 8.15the market value of each housing unit up to the first tier limit. For the purposes of this​
248248 8.16paragraph, all class 4d property value must be assigned to individual housing units. The​
249249 8.17first tier limit is $100,000 for assessment years 2022 and 2023. For subsequent assessment​
250250 8.18years, the limit is adjusted each year by the average statewide change in estimated market​
251251 8.19value of property classified as class 4a and 4d under this section for the previous assessment​
252252 8.20year, excluding valuation change due to new construction, rounded to the nearest $1,000,​
253253 8.21provided, however, that the limit may never be less than $100,000. Beginning with​
254254 8.22assessment year 2015, the commissioner of revenue must certify the limit for each assessment​
255255 8.23year by November 1 of the previous year.​
256256 8.24 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with assessment year 2023.​
257257 8​Sec. 2.​
258258 REVISOR MS/RC 23-00818​01/05/23 ​