1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the authority of the city of Cloquet 
1.3 	to use revenues from the local sales tax;amending Laws 2011, First Special Session 
1.4 	chapter 7, article 4, section 10, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 7, article 4, section 10, subdivision 
1.7 	3, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Use of revenues. (a) Revenues received from taxes authorized by subdivisions 
1.9 	1 and 2 must be used by the city to pay the cost of collecting the taxes and to pay for the 
1.10 	following projects:
1.11 	(1) $4,500,000 for construction and completion of park improvement projects, including 
1.12 	St. Louis River riverfront improvements; Veteran's Park construction and improvements; 
1.13 	improvements to the Hilltop Park soccer complex and Braun Park baseball complex; capital 
1.14 	equipment and building and grounds improvements at the Pine Valley Park/Pine Valley 
1.15 	Hockey Arena/Cloquet Area Recreation Center; and development of pedestrian trails within 
1.16 	the city;
1.17 	(2) $5,800,00 for extension of utilities and the construction of all improvements associated 
1.18 	with the development of property adjacent to Highway 33 and Interstate Highway 35, 
1.19 	including payment of all debt service on bonds issued for these; and
1.20 	(3) $6,200,000 for engineering and construction of infrastructure improvements, 
1.21 	including, but not limited to roads, bridges, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and water in areas 
1.22 	identified as part of the city's comprehensive land use plan.
2.1 	(b) Authorized expenses include, but are not limited to, acquiring property and paying 
2.2 	construction expenses related to these improvements, and paying debt service on bonds or 
2.3 	other obligations issued to finance acquisition and construction of these improvements.
2.4 	(c) Notwithstanding the revenue allocations in paragraph (a), clause (3), if the amount 
2.5 	spent for the improvements under paragraph (a), clause (2), is less than the $5,800,000 
2.6 	allowed under that clause, the total amount spent for the purpose listed in paragraph (a), 
2.7 	clause (3), may be increased by the difference between $5,800,000 and the amount actually 
2.8 	spent under paragraph (a), clause (2). However, the total expenditures for projects under 
2.9 	this subdivision may not exceed $16,500,000, excluding any costs related to issuance of 
2.10 	bonds under subdivision 4.

2.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of the 
2.12 	city of Cloquet and its chief clerical officer comply with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
2.13 	section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.