HF 4251

03/09/26   REVISOR  MS/HL  26-07509
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.   4251
03/12/2026     Authored by Lee, K.; Fischer; Feist; Moller and Hollins
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to taxation; local government aids; establishing Capitol complex county
1.3host program aid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4Statutes, chapter 477A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. [477A.41] CAPITOL COMPLEX COUNTY HOST PROGRAM.
1.7Beginning with aids payable in 2027, the commissioner of revenue shall pay to Ramsey
1.8County $5 per square foot of state-owned buildings located in the Capitol Area described
1.9in section 15B.02, paragraph (b). The purpose of the aid is to compensate Ramsey County
1.10for the loss of tax base and disproportionate impact of state ownership of buildings located
1.11in the Capitol Area. Aid payments under this section must be used to reduce current year
1.12property taxes levied on net tax capacity within the county. An amount sufficient to pay the
1.13aid under this section is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
1.14of revenue. The commissioner shall pay the aid annually at the times provided in section
1.15477A.015.
1.16EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2027
1.17and thereafter.
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