Law and Government Legislation regarding 'Cities and Towns' in Minnesota

TICLE 1 - COUNTY WHEELAGE TAX Expanding the county wheelage tax statewide, increasing the limit and requiring crediting to the road and bridge fund of the county levying the tax; modifying certain definitions under motor vehicle registration tax provisions ARTICLE 2 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX Modifying the imposition of the motor vehicle registration tax on passenger automobiles in subsequent years; defining certain terms for exceptions purposes ARTICLE 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE SALES TAX Creating transit fund and accounts; establishing phase in of motor vehicles sales tax revenues to transportation ARTICLE 4 - FUEL TAX Increasing the gasoline and special fuels tax rates and providing for annual inflation adjustments by the commissioner of revenue ARTICLE 5 - COUNTY STATE-AID FUND DISTRIBUTION Modifying the county state aid highway fund apportionment [...]

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TICLE 1 - JOBZ REQUIREMENTS Defining targeted rural opportunity community to include cities or towns with population loss or a higher than average unemployment rate; specifying state review criteria for commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) approval of business subsidy agreements; requiring job opportunity building zone (JOBZ) business subsidy agreements to comply with certain agreement requirements; requiring written commissioner approval and specifying conditions required for commissioner approval; requiring standard agreement development by the commissioner, local government unit business subsidy reports on progress and public notice and hearing; allowing JOBZ qualified businesses and targeted rural opportunity communities tax benefits treatment the same year of agreement signature and into the future for a certain time period, specifying exclusions; repealing the JOBZ applicant definition

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Relating to taxation; establishing a data match system for comparison of account information data held by financial institutions with the department of revenue database of debtors (tax debtor matching system), permitting fee charging, providing for noncompliance to information requests, confidentiality, immunity and civil action for unauthorized disclosures by financial institutions, appropriating annually for administrative costs, making conforming amendments; creating the surplus lines association of Minnesota as a nonprofit association, classifying data as public, requiring licensees to submit documents to the surplus lines association; defining targeted rural opportunity community, establishing a regional emerging business investment tax credit for qualifying businesses; abolishing the political contribution refund; making federal tax conforming changes; defining levy year as the year in which levies are certified

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Relating to energy; modifying provisions relating to community based energy development projects, modifying the community based energy development tariff to reflect renewable energy technologies, restricting wind energy single ownership, modifying the definition of community based energy development (C-BED) project and the tariff rate, updating C-BED project priorities, placing negotiation conditions on utilities intending to own or contract with independent power producers without C-BED projects; authorizing municipal power agencies and cooperatives to offer members a certain community energy partnership opportunity; authorizing public utilities to construct, own and operate generation facilities to fulfill renewable energy objectives, requiring renewable energy plan filings with the public utilities commission (PUC) and requiring PUC approval; authorizing utilities to petition the PUC to approve rate schedules providing [...]

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TICLE 1 - MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES ADJUSTMENTS Imposing powers and duties of the chief administrative law judge and eliminating certain duties of the director of the office of strategic and long range planning for municipal boundary enabling purposes; defining chief administrative law judge; modifying municipal incorporation and annexation of unincorporated property notice of intent requirements; specifying certain proposed annexation area tour requirements; modifying certain proceedings requirements for designation of unincorporated areas; modifying joint information meeting requirements; expanding certain differential taxation requirements; modifying certain powers and duties relating to dividing an existing governmental unit and alternative dispute resolutions; providing for effectuation of certain agreements; modifying municipal boundary adjustment advisory task force reporting requirements to the legislature;[...]

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"Freedom to Breath Act of 2005"; modifying certain provisions under the clean indoor air act; prohibiting smoking in places of employment and in public transportation vehicles, defining smoking, indoor area, places of employment and public transportation and modifying the definition of public place; requiring family home or group family day care providers to disclose to parents or guardians of children cared for on the premises of the existence of smoking on the premises outside the hours of operation; expanding the prohibition on smoking in health care facilities to licensed residential facilities for children and modifying the prohibition on smoking in nursing and boarding care homes; authorizing smoking in public transportation vehicles used for personal purposes by the driver, passengers disclosure requirement; strengthening the responsibility of proprietors in charge of public places to prevent smoking; authorizing [...]

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TICLE 1 - MOTOR FUEL TAXES Increasing the gasoline and special fuels tax rates and requiring and providing for annual inflation adjustments by the commissioner of revenue ARTICLE 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES Expanding the county wheelage tax statewide, increasing the limit and requiring crediting to the road and bridge fund of the county levying the tax; increasing the motor vehicle registration tax on passenger automobiles ARTICLE 3 - SALES TAXES FOR TRANSPORTATION Authorizing and providing for counties to by resolution impose a general sales and use tax to be used for transportation purposes; specifying a tax rate limit; providing for assessment and collection by the commissioner of revenue; authorizing joint powers agreements among counties ARTICLE 4 - TRANSPORTAION IMPACT FEES Authorizing a city or county to by ordinance impose a transportation impact fee

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TICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems including transit and rail, port development assistance, for state roads including infrastructure operations and maintenance, infrastructure investment support and highway debt service, for local roads including county and municipal state aids and for state aid appropriation adjustments and transfers, to the commissioner of public safety for the state patrol for additional troopers, to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for transportation emergency relief for victims of the I-35W bridge collapse, to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for the center for transportation studies to assess the public policy implications of financing new and improved transportation infrastructure, requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date ARTICLE 2 - TRUNK HIGHWAY [...]

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tablishing a voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; defining terms; providing coverage for all volunteer firefighters serving in fire departments in municipalities electing to have retirement coverage by the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; specifying election of coverage initiation and effective date of coverage; providing for disestablishment of local relief association special funds and transferring assets to the state board of investment and specifying other relief association changes; requiring the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan to be managed and administered by the board of the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; prescribing membership, board duties, fiduciary obligation, attorney general as legal advisor and information to be provided by municipalities; providing for commissioner [...]

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