1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for 1.3 construction materials used in certain projects in the Russell Tyler Ruthton 1.4 Independent School District. 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. RUSSELL TYLER RUTHTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; 1.7SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. 1.8 Subdivision 1.Exemption; refund.(a) Materials and supplies used or consumed in and 1.9equipment incorporated into the construction of a prekindergarten through grade 12 school 1.10building and athletic field in Independent School District No. 2902, Russell Tyler Ruthton, 1.11are exempt from sales and use tax imposed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A, if the 1.12materials, supplies, and equipment were purchased after December 31, 2019, and before 1.13January 1, 2024. 1.14 (b) The tax must be imposed and collected as if the rate under Minnesota Statutes, section 1.15297A.62, subdivisions 1 and 1a, applied and then refunded in the same manner provided 1.16for projects under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.75, subdivision 1, clause (17). 1.17Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 289A.40, claims for refunds for sales and 1.18purchases made after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2022, may be filed until 1.19January 1, 2026. 1.20 Subd. 2.Appropriation.The amount required to pay the refunds under subdivision 1 1.21is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue. 1.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively for sales and purchases 1.23made after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2024. 1Section 1. 25-00955 as introduced12/13/24 REVISOR EAP/LN SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 48NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: WEBER and Dahms) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading01/16/2025 Referred to Taxes