1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the state building code; providing for the 
  1.3             disposition of certain receipts from permit 
  1.4             surcharges; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes 1994, section 16B.70, subdivision 1. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 16B.70, 
  1.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [COMPUTATION.] To defray the costs of 
  1.10  administering sections 16B.59 to 16B.73, a surcharge is imposed 
  1.11  on all permits issued by municipalities in connection with the 
  1.12  construction of or addition or alteration to buildings and 
  1.13  equipment or appurtenances after June 30, 1971, as follows:  
  1.14     If the fee for the permit issued is fixed in amount the 
  1.15  surcharge is equivalent to one-half mill (.0005) of the fee or 
  1.16  50 cents, whichever amount is greater.  For all other permits, 
  1.17  the surcharge is as follows: 
  1.18     (1) if the valuation of the structure, addition, or 
  1.19  alteration is $1,000,000 or less, the surcharge is equivalent to 
  1.20  one-half mill (.0005) of the valuation of the structure, 
  1.21  addition, or alteration; 
  1.22     (2) if the valuation is greater than $1,000,000, the 
  1.23  surcharge is $500 plus two-fifths mill (.0004) of the value 
  1.24  between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000; 
  1.25     (3) if the valuation is greater than $2,000,000, the 
  2.1   surcharge is $900 plus three-tenths mill (.0003) of the value 
  2.2   between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000; 
  2.3      (4) if the valuation is greater than $3,000,000, the 
  2.4   surcharge is $1,200 plus one-fifth mill (.0002) of the value 
  2.5   between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000; 
  2.6      (5) if the valuation is greater than $4,000,000, the 
  2.7   surcharge is $1,400 plus one-tenth mill (.0001) of the value 
  2.8   between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000; and 
  2.9      (6) if the valuation exceeds $5,000,000, the surcharge is 
  2.10  $1,500 plus one-twentieth mill (.00005) of the value that 
  2.11  exceeds $5,000,000.  
  2.12     By September 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner 
  2.13  shall rebate to municipalities any money received under this 
  2.14  section and section 16B.62 in the previous biennium in excess of 
  2.15  the cost to the building code division in that biennium of 
  2.16  carrying out its duties under sections 16B.59 to 16B.75.  The 
  2.17  rebate to each municipality must be in proportion to the amount 
  2.18  of the surcharges collected by that municipality and remitted to 
  2.19  the state.  The rebated fees shall be used to help defray the 
  2.20  costs of municipal building inspection department administration 
  2.21  and continuing education.  The amount necessary to meet the 
  2.22  commissioner's rebate obligations under this subdivision is 
  2.23  appropriated to the commissioner from the general fund.