1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to taxation; establishing a minimum per 
  1.3             capita aid amount for city local government aid; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 477A.013, 
  1.5             subdivision 9; and 477A.03, subdivision 2. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 477A.013, 
  1.8   subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 9.  [CITY AID DISTRIBUTION.] (a) In calendar year 
  1.10  1994 and thereafter, each city shall receive an aid distribution 
  1.11  equal to the sum of (1) the city formula aid under subdivision 
  1.12  8, and (2) its city aid base. 
  1.13     (b) The percentage increase for a first class city in 
  1.14  calendar year 1995 and thereafter shall not exceed the 
  1.15  percentage increase in the sum of the aid to all cities under 
  1.16  this section in the current calendar year compared to the sum of 
  1.17  the aid to all cities in the previous year. 
  1.18     (c) The total aid for any city, except a first class city, 
  1.19  shall not exceed the sum of (1) ten percent of the city's net 
  1.20  levy for the year prior to the aid distribution plus (2) its 
  1.21  total aid in the previous year before any increases or decreases 
  1.22  under sections 16A.711, subdivision 5, and 477A.0132. 
  1.23     (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), ~~in 1995 only, for cities~~ 
  1.24  ~~which in 1992 or 1993 transferred an amount from governmental~~ 
  1.25  ~~funds to their sewer and water fund in an amount greater than~~ 
  2.1   ~~their net levy for taxes payable in the year in which the~~ 
  2.2   ~~transfer occurred, the total aid shall not exceed the sum of (1)~~ 
  2.3   ~~20 percent of the city's net levy for the year prior to the aid~~ 
  2.4   ~~distribution plus (2) its total aid in the previous year before~~ 
  2.5   ~~any increases or decreases under sections 16A.711, subdivision~~ 
  2.6   ~~5, and 477A.0132~~ if the amount of aid a city is calculated to 
  2.7   receive under paragraphs (a) to (c) is less than $25 per capita, 
  2.8   the amount of aid the city shall receive under this subdivision 
  2.9   is equal to $25 multiplied by the city population. 
  2.10     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 477A.03, 
  2.11  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  2.12     Subd. 2.  [ANNUAL APPROPRIATION.] (a) A sum sufficient to 
  2.13  discharge the duties imposed by sections 477A.011 to 477A.014 is 
  2.14  annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
  2.15  of revenue.  
  2.16     (b) Aid payments to counties under section 477A.0121 are 
  2.17  limited to $20,265,000 in 1996.  Aid payments to counties under 
  2.18  section 477A.0121 are limited to $27,571,625 in 1997.  For aid 
  2.19  payable in 1998 and thereafter, the total aids paid under 
  2.20  section 477A.0121 are the amounts certified to be paid in the 
  2.21  previous year, adjusted for inflation as provided under 
  2.22  subdivision 3. 
  2.23     (c)(i) For aids payable in 1998 and thereafter, the total 
  2.24  aids paid to counties under section 477A.0122 are the amounts 
  2.25  certified to be paid in the previous year, adjusted for 
  2.26  inflation as provided under subdivision 3. 
  2.27     (ii) Aid payments to counties under section 477A.0122 in 
  2.28  2000 are further increased by an additional $30,000,000 in 2000. 
  2.29     (d) Aid payments to cities in 1999 under section 477A.013, 
  2.30  subdivision 9, are limited to $380,565,489.  For aids payable in 
  2.31  2000 and 2001, the total aids paid under section 477A.013, 
  2.32  subdivision 9, are (1) the amounts certified to be paid in the 
  2.33  previous year, adjusted for inflation as provided under 
  2.34  subdivision 3, plus (2) $21,812,000.  For aids payable in 2002, 
  2.35  the total aids paid under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, are 
  2.36  the amounts certified to be paid in the previous year, adjusted 
  3.1   for inflation as provided under subdivision 3, and increased by 
  3.2   the amount certified to be paid in 2001 under section 477A.06.  
  3.3   For aids payable in 2003 and thereafter, the total aids paid 
  3.4   under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, are the amounts certified 
  3.5   to be paid in the previous year, adjusted for inflation as 
  3.6   provided under subdivision 3.  The additional amount authorized 
  3.7   under subdivision 4 is not included when calculating the 
  3.8   appropriation limits under this paragraph. 
  3.9      Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  3.10     Sections 1 and 2 are effective for aids paid in 2000 and 
  3.11  thereafter.