Bill Text: MN HF208 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Bloomington; expanded tax increment financing powers provided to existing districts, special sales tax proceed imposition and use modified, funding provided to renovate and restore or replace the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-05 - Referred by Chair to Property and Local Tax Division [HF208 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF208-Introduced.html
1.2relating to the city of Bloomington; providing expanded tax increment financing
1.3powers relating to certain existing districts; modifying the imposition and use of
1.4proceeds of special sales taxes in the city; appropriating money to renovate and
1.5restore or replace the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge in Bloomington; authorizing the
1.6sale and issuance of state bonds;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections
1.7469.071, subdivision 5; 473F.08, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2006, chapter
1.8258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended; Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4,
1.9subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 5, section 26; Laws
1.102010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as amended.
1.11BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.12 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.071, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.13 Subd. 5. Exception; parking facilities. Notwithstanding section469.068 , the
1.14Bloomington port authority need not require competitive bidding with respect to a
1.15structured parking facility or other public improvements constructed in conjunction with,
1.16and directly above or below, or adjacent and integrally related to, a development and
1.17financed with the proceeds of tax incrementor, revenue bonds, or other funds of the
1.18port authority and the city of Bloomington.
1.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon compliance of the governing
1.20body of the city of Bloomington with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
1.21645.021, subdivision 3.
1.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473F.08, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.23to read:
2.1 Subd. 3c. Mall of America. (a) When computing the net tax capacity under section
2.2473F.05, the Hennepin County auditor shall exclude the captured tax capacity of Tax
2.3Increment Financing Districts No. 1-C and No. 1-G in the city of Bloomington.
2.4(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 2, paragraph (a), the
2.5commercial-industrial contribution percentage for the city of Bloomington is the
2.6contribution net tax capacity divided by the total net tax capacity of commercial-industrial
2.7property in the city, excluding any commercial-industrial property that is captured tax
2.8capacity of Tax Increment Financing Districts No. 1-C and No. 1-G.
2.9(c) The property taxes to be paid on commercial-industrial tax capacity that is
2.10included in the captured tax capacity of Tax Increment Financing Districts No. 1-C and
2.11No. 1-G in the city of Bloomington must be determined as described in subdivision 6,
2.12except that the portion of the tax that is based on the areawide tax rate is to be treated
2.13as tax increment under section 469.176.
2.14(d) The provisions of this subdivision expire when the tax increment financing
2.15districts have been decertified in 2024 or 2034, as provided by section 9, subdivision 2 or 4.
2.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning for property taxes payable
2.17in 2014.
2.18 Sec. 3. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws
2.192008, chapter 179, section 64, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section
2.2030, is amended to read:
2.23For the cost of improvements and betterments
2.24of a capital nature and acquisition by the
2.25council and local government units of
2.26regional recreational open-space lands in
2.27accordance with the council's policy plan
2.28as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.29473.147
. Priority must be given to park
2.30rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
2.31$300,000 is for a grant to the city of
2.32Bloomington for environmental analysis and
2.33review, and to design,and construction of a
2.34multimodal trail connection across or through
3.1Long Meadow Lake in the vicinity of the old
3.2Cedar Avenue bridge and for development
3.3of a segment of the Minnesota Valley State
3.4Trail from Fort Snelling State Park to the
3.5Long Meadow Lake crossing to serve as
3.6a hiking and bicycling trail connection
3.7 renovate, and restore, or to replace, the Old
3.8Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle commuters
3.9and recreational users. Notwithstanding
3.10Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
3.11bond sale authorization and appropriation of
3.12bond proceeds for this project are available
3.13until December 31, 2017.
3.14$6,000,000 is for a grant to the county of
3.15Dakota to acquire land for a regional park
3.16and wildlife area adjacent to the Vermillion
3.17Highlands Research, Recreation, and Wildlife
3.18Management Area in Dakota County.
3.19$1,800,000 is for a grant to the city of
3.20Minneapolis to complete land acquisition for
3.21and construction of the Cedar Lake Trail.
3.22$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
3.23Park and Recreation Board to design,
3.24construct, furnish, and equip a new cultural
3.25and community center in the East Phillips
3.26neighborhood in Minneapolis.
3.27$250,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
3.28Park and Recreation Board to predesign
3.29completion of the Grand Rounds National
3.30Scenic Byway by providing a link between
3.31northeast Minneapolis on Stinson Avenue and
3.32Southeast Minneapolis at East River Road.
3.33$2,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
3.34Park and Recreation Board to mitigate
3.35flooding at Lake of the Isles in the city
4.1of Minneapolis. The grant must be used
4.2for shoreline stabilization and restoration,
4.3dredging, wetland replacement, and other
4.4infrastructure improvements necessary to
4.5deal with the 1997 flood damage and to
4.6prevent future flooding.
4.7$321,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County
4.8to construct a bicycle and pedestrian trail on
4.9the north side of Lower Afton Road between
4.10Century Avenue and McKnight Road in the
4.11city of Maplewood. This appropriation is
4.12not available until the commissioner has
4.13determined that at least an equal amount has
4.14been committed from nonstate sources.
4.15$9,000,000 is for a grant to the city of St.
4.16Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
4.17equip, and redevelop infrastructure at the
4.18Como Zoo.
4.19$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of St.
4.20Paul to acquire land for and to predesign,
4.21design, construct, furnish, and equip river
4.22park development and redevelopment
4.23infrastructure in National Great River Park
4.24along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
4.25$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
4.26South St. Paul for the closure, capping, and
4.27remediation of approximately 80 acres of
4.28the Port Crosby construction and demolition
4.29debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the fifth
4.30phase of converting the land into parkland,
4.31and to restore approximately 80 acres of
4.32riverfront land along the Mississippi River.
4.33$191,000 is for a grant to the city of White
4.34Bear Lake to construct the Lake Avenue
5.1Regional Trail connecting Highway 96
5.2Regional Trail with Ramsey Beach.
5.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.4 Sec. 4. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2010,
5.5chapter 189, section 58, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 36,
5.6is amended to read:
5.8For a grant to the city of Bloomington for
5.9environmental analysis and review, and to
5.10 design,and construction of a multimodal trail
5.11connection across or through Long Meadow
5.12Lake in the vicinity of the old Cedar Avenue
5.13Bridge and for development of a segment of
5.14the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort
5.15Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow Lake
5.16crossing renovate, and restore, or to replace,
5.17the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle
5.18commuters and recreational users. This
5.19appropriation is added to the appropriation
5.20in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
5.21subdivision 8, as amended. Notwithstanding
5.22Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
5.23bond sale authorization and appropriation of
5.24bond proceeds for this project are available
5.25until December 31, 2017.
5.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.27 Sec. 5. Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 5, section 26, is amended to read:
5.28 Sec. 26. BLOOMINGTON TAX INCREMENT FINANCING; FIVE-YEAR
5.29RULE.
5.30 The requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section469.1763, subdivision 3 , that
5.31activities must be undertaken within a five-year period from the date of certification of
5.32a tax increment financing district, are increased to aten-year 15-year period for the
6.1Port Authority of the City of Bloomington's Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-I,
6.2Bloomington Central Station.
6.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon compliance by the governing
6.4body of the Port Authority of the city of Bloomington with the requirements of Minnesota
6.5Statutes, section 645.021.
6.6 Sec. 6. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011,
6.7First Special Session chapter 12, section 45, is amended to read:
6.11For the cost of improvements and betterments
6.12of a capital nature and acquisition by the
6.13council and local government units of
6.14regional recreational open-space lands in
6.15accordance with the council's policy plan
6.16as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
6.17473.147
. Priority must be given to park
6.18rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
6.19This appropriation must not be used to
6.20purchase easements.
6.22For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
6.23design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2
6.24renovation of exhibits at the Como Zoo.
6.26For a grant to the city of Bloomington for
6.27environmental analysis and review, and to
6.28 design,and construction of a multimodal trail
6.29connection across or through Long Meadow
6.30Lake in the vicinity of the Old Cedar Avenue
6.31Bridge and for development of a segment of
6.32the Minnesota Valley State Trail from Fort
6.33Snelling State Park to the Long Meadow
7.1Lake crossing renovate, and restore, or to
7.2replace, the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for
7.3bicycle commuters and recreational users.
7.4The city of Bloomington must consult with
7.5the city of Eagan and Dakota County on
7.6therenovation project. Notwithstanding
7.7Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
7.8bond sale authorization and appropriation of
7.9bond proceeds for this project are available
7.10until December 31, 2017.
7.11This appropriation is added to the
7.12appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365,
7.13section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by this
7.14act.
7.17For a grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights
7.18for park and trail development on the west
7.19bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota
7.20County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge
7.21JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock
7.22Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed
7.23with this appropriation must connect with
7.24any local, regional, or state trails in the
7.25vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.
7.27For a grant to the Minneapolis Park and
7.28Recreation Board to: (1) design and construct
7.29an appropriate monument in Sheridan
7.30Veterans Memorial Park on the Mississippi
7.31River in Minneapolis to memorialize the war
7.32service of Minnesota veterans of all wars;
7.33and (2) match money provided by Hennepin
7.34County to restore the flagpole monument
7.35and plaza, and make other infrastructure
8.1improvements of a capital nature for the
8.2Veterans of World War I Victory Memorial
8.3Parkway, consistent with Hennepin County's
8.4planned infrastructure improvements.
8.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.6 Sec. 7. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON; LODGING TAX BASE.
8.7The governing body of the city of Bloomington may elect, by ordinance, to impose
8.8any special sales tax that it imposes on lodging under general or special law on taxable sales
8.9as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause (2).
8.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.11 Sec. 8. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON; TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
8.12EXTENSION.
8.13(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.176, or any
8.14other law to the contrary, the city of Bloomington and its port authority may extend the
8.15duration limits of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-I, containing the Bloomington
8.16Central Station property, for a period through December 31, 2039.
8.17(b) Effective for taxes payable in 2014, tax increment for the district must be
8.18computed using the current local tax rate, notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota
8.19Statutes, section 469.177, subdivision 1a.
8.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon compliance of the governing
8.21body of the city of Bloomington with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections
8.22469.1782, subdivision 2, and 645.021, subdivision 3.
8.23 Sec. 9. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON; TAX INCREMENT FINANCING.
8.24 Subdivision 1. Addition of property to Tax Increment Financing District
8.25No. 1-G. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.175,
8.26subdivision 4, or any other law to the contrary, the governing bodies of the Port Authority
8.27of the city of Bloomington and the city of Bloomington may elect to eliminate the real
8.28property north of the existing building line on Lot 1, Block 1, Mall of America 7th
8.29Addition, exclusive of Lots 2 and 3 from Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-C
8.30within Industrial Development District No. 1 Airport South in the city of Bloomington,
8.31Minnesota, and expand the boundaries of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G
8.32to include that property.
9.1(b) If the city elects to transfer from parcels under this authority, the county auditor
9.2shall transfer the original tax capacity of the affected parcels from Tax Increment
9.3Financing District No. 1-C to Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G.
9.4 Subd. 2. Authority to extend duration limit; computation of increment. (a)
9.5Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 469.176, or Laws 1996, chapter 464, article
9.61, section 8, or any other law to the contrary, the city of Bloomington and its port authority
9.7may extend the duration limits of Tax Increment Financing Districts No. 1-C and No.
9.81-G through December 31, 2033.
9.9(b) Effective for property taxes payable in 2017 through 2033, the captured tax
9.10capacity of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-C must be included in computing the
9.11tax rates of each local taxing district and tax increment equals only the amount of tax
9.12computed under Minnesota Statutes, section 473F.08, subdivision 3c, paragraph (b).
9.13(c) Effective for property taxes payable in 2019 through 2033, the captured tax
9.14capacity of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G must be included in computing
9.15the tax rates of each local taxing district and tax increment for the district equals only
9.16the amount of tax computed under Minnesota Statutes, section 473F.08, subdivision
9.173c, paragraph (b).
9.18 Subd. 3. Treatment of increment. Increments received under the provisions of
9.19subdivision 2, paragraph (b) or (c), and Minnesota Statutes, section 473F.08, subdivision
9.203c, are deemed to be tax increments of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G,
9.21notwithstanding any law to the contrary and without regard to whether they are attributable
9.22to captured tax capacity of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-C.
9.23 Subd. 4. Condition. The authority under this section expires and the Tax Increment
9.24Financing Districts No. 1-C and No. 1-G must be decertified for taxes payable in 2024
9.25and thereafter, if the total estimated market value of improvements for parcels located in
9.26Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G, as modified, do not exceed $100,000,000
9.27by taxes payable in 2023.
9.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon compliance of the governing
9.29body of the city of Bloomington with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
9.30645.021, subdivision 3. This section is effective without approval of the county and
9.31school district under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.1782, subdivision 2. The legislature
9.32finds that the county and school district are not "affected local government units" within
9.33the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.1782, because the provision allowing
9.34extended collection of increment by the tax increment financing districts does not affect
9.35their tax bases and tax rates dissimilarly to other counties and school districts in the
9.36metropolitan area.
10.1 Sec. 10. OLD CEDAR AVENUE BRIDGE.
10.2 Subdivision 1. Appropriation. $7,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
10.3fund to the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the city of Bloomington for environmental
10.4analysis and review, and to design, renovate, and restore, or to replace, the Old Cedar
10.5Avenue Bridge for bicycle commuters and recreational users. This appropriation is added
10.6to the appropriation for the same project made in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
10.7subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 64, Laws 2011, First Special
10.8Session chapter 12, section 30, and this act; Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision
10.93, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 58, Laws 2011, First Special Session
10.10chapter 12, section 36, and this act; and Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision
10.114, as amended by Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 45, and this act.
10.12 Subd. 2. Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the
10.13bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
10.14bonds of the state in an amount up to $7,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
10.15the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
10.16Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
10.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
10.18 Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
10.19The provisions of this act take effect as provided in each section, but only if the city
10.20of Bloomington enters into a written agreement with the Metropolitan Council to repair
10.21and restore, or to replace, the old Cedar Avenue bridge for use by bicycle commuters and
10.22recreational users.
1.3powers relating to certain existing districts; modifying the imposition and use of
1.4proceeds of special sales taxes in the city; appropriating money to renovate and
1.5restore or replace the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge in Bloomington; authorizing the
1.6sale and issuance of state bonds;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections
1.7469.071, subdivision 5; 473F.08, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2006, chapter
1.8258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended; Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4,
1.9subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 5, section 26; Laws
1.102010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as amended.
1.11BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.12 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.071, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.13 Subd. 5. Exception; parking facilities. Notwithstanding section
1.14Bloomington port authority need not require competitive bidding with respect to a
1.15structured parking facility or other public improvements constructed in conjunction with,
1.16and directly above or below, or adjacent and integrally related to, a development and
1.17financed with the proceeds of tax increment
1.18port authority and the city of Bloomington.
1.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon compliance of the governing
1.20body of the city of Bloomington with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
1.21645.021, subdivision 3.
1.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473F.08, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.23to read:
2.1 Subd. 3c. Mall of America. (a) When computing the net tax capacity under section
2.2473F.05, the Hennepin County auditor shall exclude the captured tax capacity of Tax
2.3Increment Financing Districts No. 1-C and No. 1-G in the city of Bloomington.
2.4(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 2, paragraph (a), the
2.5commercial-industrial contribution percentage for the city of Bloomington is the
2.6contribution net tax capacity divided by the total net tax capacity of commercial-industrial
2.7property in the city, excluding any commercial-industrial property that is captured tax
2.8capacity of Tax Increment Financing Districts No. 1-C and No. 1-G.
2.9(c) The property taxes to be paid on commercial-industrial tax capacity that is
2.10included in the captured tax capacity of Tax Increment Financing Districts No. 1-C and
2.11No. 1-G in the city of Bloomington must be determined as described in subdivision 6,
2.12except that the portion of the tax that is based on the areawide tax rate is to be treated
2.13as tax increment under section 469.176.
2.14(d) The provisions of this subdivision expire when the tax increment financing
2.15districts have been decertified in 2024 or 2034, as provided by section 9, subdivision 2 or 4.
2.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning for property taxes payable
2.17in 2014.
2.18 Sec. 3. Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws
2.192008, chapter 179, section 64, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section
2.2030, is amended to read:
| 2.21 2.22 |
Subd. 8.Metropolitan Regional Parks Capital Improvements |
35,362,000 |
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2.24of a capital nature and acquisition by the
2.25council and local government units of
2.26regional recreational open-space lands in
2.27accordance with the council's policy plan
2.28as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.30rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
2.31$300,000 is for a grant to the city of
2.32Bloomington for environmental analysis and
2.33review, and to design,
2.34
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7 renovate, and restore, or to replace, the Old
3.8Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle commuters
3.9and recreational users. Notwithstanding
3.10Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
3.11bond sale authorization and appropriation of
3.12bond proceeds for this project are available
3.13until December 31, 2017.
3.14$6,000,000 is for a grant to the county of
3.15Dakota to acquire land for a regional park
3.16and wildlife area adjacent to the Vermillion
3.17Highlands Research, Recreation, and Wildlife
3.18Management Area in Dakota County.
3.19$1,800,000 is for a grant to the city of
3.20Minneapolis to complete land acquisition for
3.21and construction of the Cedar Lake Trail.
3.22$3,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
3.23Park and Recreation Board to design,
3.24construct, furnish, and equip a new cultural
3.25and community center in the East Phillips
3.26neighborhood in Minneapolis.
3.27$250,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
3.28Park and Recreation Board to predesign
3.29completion of the Grand Rounds National
3.30Scenic Byway by providing a link between
3.31northeast Minneapolis on Stinson Avenue and
3.32Southeast Minneapolis at East River Road.
3.33$2,500,000 is for a grant to the Minneapolis
3.34Park and Recreation Board to mitigate
3.35flooding at Lake of the Isles in the city
4.1of Minneapolis. The grant must be used
4.2for shoreline stabilization and restoration,
4.3dredging, wetland replacement, and other
4.4infrastructure improvements necessary to
4.5deal with the 1997 flood damage and to
4.6prevent future flooding.
4.7$321,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County
4.8to construct a bicycle and pedestrian trail on
4.9the north side of Lower Afton Road between
4.10Century Avenue and McKnight Road in the
4.11city of Maplewood. This appropriation is
4.12not available until the commissioner has
4.13determined that at least an equal amount has
4.14been committed from nonstate sources.
4.15$9,000,000 is for a grant to the city of St.
4.16Paul to predesign, design, construct, furnish,
4.17equip, and redevelop infrastructure at the
4.18Como Zoo.
4.19$2,500,000 is for a grant to the city of St.
4.20Paul to acquire land for and to predesign,
4.21design, construct, furnish, and equip river
4.22park development and redevelopment
4.23infrastructure in National Great River Park
4.24along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
4.25$2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
4.26South St. Paul for the closure, capping, and
4.27remediation of approximately 80 acres of
4.28the Port Crosby construction and demolition
4.29debris landfill in South St. Paul, as the fifth
4.30phase of converting the land into parkland,
4.31and to restore approximately 80 acres of
4.32riverfront land along the Mississippi River.
4.33$191,000 is for a grant to the city of White
4.34Bear Lake to construct the Lake Avenue
5.1Regional Trail connecting Highway 96
5.2Regional Trail with Ramsey Beach.
5.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.4 Sec. 4. Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2010,
5.5chapter 189, section 58, and Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 36,
5.6is amended to read:
| 5.7 |
Subd. 3.Old Cedar Avenue Bridge |
2,000,000 |
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5.9environmental analysis and review, and to
5.10 design,
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
5.16
5.17the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for bicycle
5.18commuters and recreational users. This
5.19appropriation is added to the appropriation
5.20in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
5.21subdivision 8, as amended. Notwithstanding
5.22Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
5.23bond sale authorization and appropriation of
5.24bond proceeds for this project are available
5.25until December 31, 2017.
5.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.27 Sec. 5. Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 5, section 26, is amended to read:
5.28 Sec. 26. BLOOMINGTON TAX INCREMENT FINANCING; FIVE-YEAR
5.29RULE.
5.30 The requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
5.31activities must be undertaken within a five-year period from the date of certification of
5.32a tax increment financing district, are increased to a
6.1Port Authority of the City of Bloomington's Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-I,
6.2Bloomington Central Station.
6.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon compliance by the governing
6.4body of the Port Authority of the city of Bloomington with the requirements of Minnesota
6.5Statutes, section 645.021.
6.6 Sec. 6. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2011,
6.7First Special Session chapter 12, section 45, is amended to read:
| 6.8 6.9 |
Subd. 4.Metropolitan Regional Parks and Trails Capital Improvements |
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| 6.10 |
(a) Metropolitan Council Priorities |
10,500,000 |
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6.12of a capital nature and acquisition by the
6.13council and local government units of
6.14regional recreational open-space lands in
6.15accordance with the council's policy plan
6.16as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
6.18rehabilitation and land acquisition projects.
6.19This appropriation must not be used to
6.20purchase easements.
| 6.21 |
(b) Como Zoo |
11,000,000 |
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6.23design, construct, furnish, and equip phase 2
6.24renovation of exhibits at the Como Zoo.
| 6.25 |
(d) Old Cedar Avenue Bridge |
1,000,000 |
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6.27environmental analysis and review, and to
6.28 design,
6.29
6.30
6.31
6.32
6.33
7.1
7.2replace, the old Cedar Avenue Bridge for
7.3bicycle commuters and recreational users.
7.4The city of Bloomington must consult with
7.5the city of Eagan and Dakota County on
7.6the
7.7Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the
7.8bond sale authorization and appropriation of
7.9bond proceeds for this project are available
7.10until December 31, 2017.
7.11This appropriation is added to the
7.12appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 365,
7.13section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by this
7.14act.
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(f) Rock Island Bridge Park and Trail Development |
1,000,000 |
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7.18for park and trail development on the west
7.19bank of the Mississippi River in Dakota
7.20County at the site of Mississippi River Bridge
7.21JAR 5600, commonly known as the Rock
7.22Island Bridge. Any park or trails developed
7.23with this appropriation must connect with
7.24any local, regional, or state trails in the
7.25vicinity, and the historic Rock Island Bridge.
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(i) Veterans Memorial Parks |
2,000,000 |
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7.28Recreation Board to: (1) design and construct
7.29an appropriate monument in Sheridan
7.30Veterans Memorial Park on the Mississippi
7.31River in Minneapolis to memorialize the war
7.32service of Minnesota veterans of all wars;
7.33and (2) match money provided by Hennepin
7.34County to restore the flagpole monument
7.35and plaza, and make other infrastructure
8.1improvements of a capital nature for the
8.2Veterans of World War I Victory Memorial
8.3Parkway, consistent with Hennepin County's
8.4planned infrastructure improvements.
8.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.6 Sec. 7. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON; LODGING TAX BASE.
8.7The governing body of the city of Bloomington may elect, by ordinance, to impose
8.8any special sales tax that it imposes on lodging under general or special law on taxable sales
8.9as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause (2).
8.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.11 Sec. 8. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON; TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
8.12EXTENSION.
8.13(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.176, or any
8.14other law to the contrary, the city of Bloomington and its port authority may extend the
8.15duration limits of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-I, containing the Bloomington
8.16Central Station property, for a period through December 31, 2039.
8.17(b) Effective for taxes payable in 2014, tax increment for the district must be
8.18computed using the current local tax rate, notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota
8.19Statutes, section 469.177, subdivision 1a.
8.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon compliance of the governing
8.21body of the city of Bloomington with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections
8.22469.1782, subdivision 2, and 645.021, subdivision 3.
8.23 Sec. 9. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON; TAX INCREMENT FINANCING.
8.24 Subdivision 1. Addition of property to Tax Increment Financing District
8.25No. 1-G. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.175,
8.26subdivision 4, or any other law to the contrary, the governing bodies of the Port Authority
8.27of the city of Bloomington and the city of Bloomington may elect to eliminate the real
8.28property north of the existing building line on Lot 1, Block 1, Mall of America 7th
8.29Addition, exclusive of Lots 2 and 3 from Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-C
8.30within Industrial Development District No. 1 Airport South in the city of Bloomington,
8.31Minnesota, and expand the boundaries of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G
8.32to include that property.
9.1(b) If the city elects to transfer from parcels under this authority, the county auditor
9.2shall transfer the original tax capacity of the affected parcels from Tax Increment
9.3Financing District No. 1-C to Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G.
9.4 Subd. 2. Authority to extend duration limit; computation of increment. (a)
9.5Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 469.176, or Laws 1996, chapter 464, article
9.61, section 8, or any other law to the contrary, the city of Bloomington and its port authority
9.7may extend the duration limits of Tax Increment Financing Districts No. 1-C and No.
9.81-G through December 31, 2033.
9.9(b) Effective for property taxes payable in 2017 through 2033, the captured tax
9.10capacity of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-C must be included in computing the
9.11tax rates of each local taxing district and tax increment equals only the amount of tax
9.12computed under Minnesota Statutes, section 473F.08, subdivision 3c, paragraph (b).
9.13(c) Effective for property taxes payable in 2019 through 2033, the captured tax
9.14capacity of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G must be included in computing
9.15the tax rates of each local taxing district and tax increment for the district equals only
9.16the amount of tax computed under Minnesota Statutes, section 473F.08, subdivision
9.173c, paragraph (b).
9.18 Subd. 3. Treatment of increment. Increments received under the provisions of
9.19subdivision 2, paragraph (b) or (c), and Minnesota Statutes, section 473F.08, subdivision
9.203c, are deemed to be tax increments of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G,
9.21notwithstanding any law to the contrary and without regard to whether they are attributable
9.22to captured tax capacity of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-C.
9.23 Subd. 4. Condition. The authority under this section expires and the Tax Increment
9.24Financing Districts No. 1-C and No. 1-G must be decertified for taxes payable in 2024
9.25and thereafter, if the total estimated market value of improvements for parcels located in
9.26Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-G, as modified, do not exceed $100,000,000
9.27by taxes payable in 2023.
9.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon compliance of the governing
9.29body of the city of Bloomington with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
9.30645.021, subdivision 3. This section is effective without approval of the county and
9.31school district under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.1782, subdivision 2. The legislature
9.32finds that the county and school district are not "affected local government units" within
9.33the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.1782, because the provision allowing
9.34extended collection of increment by the tax increment financing districts does not affect
9.35their tax bases and tax rates dissimilarly to other counties and school districts in the
9.36metropolitan area.
10.1 Sec. 10. OLD CEDAR AVENUE BRIDGE.
10.2 Subdivision 1. Appropriation. $7,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
10.3fund to the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the city of Bloomington for environmental
10.4analysis and review, and to design, renovate, and restore, or to replace, the Old Cedar
10.5Avenue Bridge for bicycle commuters and recreational users. This appropriation is added
10.6to the appropriation for the same project made in Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 17,
10.7subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 64, Laws 2011, First Special
10.8Session chapter 12, section 30, and this act; Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 4, subdivision
10.93, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 58, Laws 2011, First Special Session
10.10chapter 12, section 36, and this act; and Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 16, subdivision
10.114, as amended by Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 45, and this act.
10.12 Subd. 2. Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the
10.13bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
10.14bonds of the state in an amount up to $7,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
10.15the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
10.16Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
10.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
10.18 Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
10.19The provisions of this act take effect as provided in each section, but only if the city
10.20of Bloomington enters into a written agreement with the Metropolitan Council to repair
10.21and restore, or to replace, the old Cedar Avenue bridge for use by bicycle commuters and
10.22recreational users.
