1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to county conservation fees; exempting Ramsey 
  1.3             county from imposing the fees; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 1998, section 40A.152, subdivision 1. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 40A.152, 
  1.7   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [FEE.] A county that is a metropolitan 
  1.9   county under section 473.121, subdivision 4, has allowed 
  1.10  exclusive agricultural zones to be created under this chapter, 
  1.11  or has elected to become an agricultural land preservation pilot 
  1.12  county, shall impose an additional fee of $5 per transaction on 
  1.13  the recording or registration of a mortgage subject to the tax 
  1.14  under section 287.05 and an additional $5 on the recording or 
  1.15  registration of a deed subject to the tax under section 287.21.  
  1.16  One-half of the fee must be deposited in a special conservation 
  1.17  account to be created in the county general revenue fund and 
  1.18  one-half must be transferred to the commissioner of revenue for 
  1.19  deposit in the state treasury and credited to the Minnesota 
  1.20  conservation fund.  This subdivision does not apply to Ramsey 
  1.21  county.  
  1.22     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.23     Section 1 is effective July 1, 2000.