1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to tax increment financing; modifying the definition of small city;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.174, subdivision 27.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.174, subdivision 27, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 27.Small city. "Small city" means any home rule charter or statutory city 
1.8 	that has a population of 5,000 or less and ~~that is located ten miles or more from~~  whose 
1.9 	border does not abut at any point a home rule charter or statutory city, located in this state, 
1.10 	with a population of 10,000 or more. ~~For purposes of this definition, the distance between~~ 
1.11 	~~cities is measured by drawing a straight line from the nearest boundaries of the two cities.~~

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for districts for which the request for 
1.13 	certification is made after the day following final enactment.