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 2006, section 469.174, subdivision 27.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, 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.