1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; modifying proposed property tax hearing for Ramsey 
1.3 	County, St. Paul, and Independent School District No. 625;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2006, section 275.065, subdivision 8.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 275.065, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 8.Hearing. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Ramsey County, 
1.8 	the city of St. Paul, and Independent School District No. 625 are authorized to and shall 
1.9 	hold their initial public hearing jointly. The hearing must be held on during the week of
1.10 	the second Tuesday of December each year. The advertisement required in subdivision 
1.11 	5a may be a joint advertisement. The hearing is otherwise subject to the requirements 
1.12 	of this section.
1.13 	Ramsey County is authorized to hold an additional initial hearing or hearings as 
1.14 	provided under this section, provided that any additional hearings must not conflict 
1.15 	with the initial or continuation hearing dates of the other taxing districts. However, if 
1.16 	Ramsey County elects not to hold such additional initial hearing or hearings, the joint 
1.17 	initial hearing required by this subdivision must be held in a St. Paul location convenient 
1.18 	to residents of Ramsey County.