1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing the Minneapolis Park and Recreation 
1.3 	Board and the city of Minneapolis to adopt standards for dedication of land to the 
1.4 	public or a payment of a dedication fee on certain new commercial and industrial 
1.5 	development;amending Laws 2006, chapter 269, section 2.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Laws 2006, chapter 269, section 2, is amended to read:
1.8 	Sec. 2. DEDICATION FEE.
 1.9 	The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Minneapolis City Council 
1.10 	may jointly exercise the powers conferred under Minnesota Statutes, section 462.358, 
1.11 	with respect to requiring that a reasonable portion of land be dedicated to the public 
1.12 	or imposing a dedication fee on new housing units and new commercial and industrial 
1.13 	development in the city, wherever located, for public parks, playgrounds, recreational 
1.14 	facilities, wetlands, trails, or open space. The dedication of land or dedication fee must 
1.15 	be imposed by an ordinance jointly enacted by the park board and the city council.  The 
1.16 	ordinance may exclude senior housing and affordable housing from paying the fee or the 
1.17 	dedication of land. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 462.358, subdivisions 
1.18 	2b, paragraph (b), and 2c, apply to the imposition, application, and use of the dedication of 
1.19 	land or the dedication fee.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon compliance by the Minneapolis 
1.21 	Park and Recreation Board and the Minneapolis City Council with Minnesota Statutes, 
1.22 	section 645.021.