1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; changing the city of St. Paul dedication fee.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. CITY OF ST. PAUL DEDICATION FEE.
 1.5 	The city of St. Paul may require that a reasonable portion of land be dedicated to the 
1.6 	public or impose a dedication fee in conjunction with the construction permit required for 
1.7 	new housing units and new commercial and industrial development in the city, wherever 
1.8 	located, for public parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, wetlands, trails, or open 
1.9 	space. The dedication of land or dedication fee must be imposed by an ordinance enacted 
1.10 	by the city council. The cash fee may be set at a flat fee rate per net new residential 
1.11 	unit. The ordinance may exclude senior housing and affordable housing from paying the 
1.12 	fee or the dedication of land. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 462.358, 
1.13 	subdivisions 2b, paragraph (b), and 2c, apply to the application and use of the dedication 
1.14 	of land or the dedication fee.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.16 	and applies to dedication fee ordinances adopted or amended by the city of St. Paul 
1.17 	before, on, or after that date.