| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to the Metropolitan Council; authorizing local governmental units to opt |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 out of the Metropolitan Council regulatory jurisdiction; proposing coding for new |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [473.1453] OPT-OUT BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AL UNIT |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7AUTHORIZED. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.Opt-out authorized.A local governmental unit may opt out of the |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9regulatory jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council upon the filing of a resolution by the |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10governing body of the local governmental unit with the Metropolitan Council. The resolution |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11must resolve to independently exercise authority over development and public infrastructure |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12within the boundaries of the local governmental unit. The Metropolitan Council's regulatory |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13jurisdiction over the local governmental unit ceases on January 1 following the date of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14filing of the resolution with the council, and the local governmental unit is exempt from |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15metropolitan system plans and requirements for local governmental units on and after that |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16date. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 Subd. 2.Metropolitan Council tax levies prohibited.(a) Except as provided in |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18paragraph (b), no tax authorized to be levied by the Metropolitan Council under this chapter |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19may be levied on property within the boundaries of a local governmental unit that has opted |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20out of the regulatory jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council in accordance with this section. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (b) The Metropolitan Council may levy a tax on property within the boundaries of a |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22local governmental unit that is designated within the metropolitan transit taxing district |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23under section 473.446, subdivision 2, regardless of whether a local governmental unit in |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 25 | 25 | | REVISOR MS/MI 25-0363302/14/25 |
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| 26 | 26 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 27 | 27 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 28 | 28 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 29 | 29 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. F. No. 1731 |
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| 31 | 31 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1the district has opted out of the council's regulatory jurisdiction, if the council continues to |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2offer transit services within the boundaries of the local governmental unit. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3 Subd. 3.Eligibility; agreements.A local governmental unit that has opted out of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4regulatory jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council may: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5 (1) apply for grant programs administered by the Metropolitan Council for which it is |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6eligible; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7 (2) enter into a joint powers agreement with the Metropolitan Council, in accordance |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8with section 471.59. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9 Subd. 4.Metropolitan Council property; services.The Metropolitan Council may |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10continue to operate council-owned property and offer transportation services within the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11boundaries of a local governmental unit that has opted out of the regulatory jurisdiction of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.12the council in accordance with this section. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.13 Subd. 5.Opt-in authorized.A local governmental unit that opted out of the regulatory |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.14jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council may opt in to the council's regulatory jurisdiction |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.15no earlier than four years from the date of the filing of the opt-out resolution in subdivision |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.161. The local governmental unit may opt in by filing a resolution by the governing body of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.17the local governmental unit with the Metropolitan Council. The resolution must state that |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.18the local governmental unit determines that being under the regulatory jurisdiction of the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.19Metropolitan Council is in the best interest of the local governmental unit. The resolution |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.20allowing the local governmental unit to opt in to the council's regulatory jurisdiction is |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.21effective January 1 following the date of the filing of the resolution, and the local |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.22governmental unit is subject to metropolitan system plans and requirements for local |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.23governmental units on and after that date. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.24 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.25final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.26Scott, and Washington. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 58 | 58 | | REVISOR MS/MI 25-0363302/14/25 |
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