1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; tax increment financing; expanding the definition of small 
1.3 	city;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.174, subdivision 27.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.174, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 27.Small city. "Small city" means any home rule charter or statutory city that 
1.7 	has a population of 5,000 or less and that is located ten five miles or more from a home rule 
1.8 	charter or statutory city, located in this state, with a population of 10,000 or more. For 
1.9 	purposes of this definition, the distance between cities is measured by drawing a straight 
1.10 	line from the nearest boundaries of the two cities.