1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the city of Winona; authorizing the city
1.3 	to impose a sales and use tax and issue general
1.4 	obligation bonds.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CITY OF WINONA; TAXES AUTHORIZED.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Sales and use tax
1.8 	authorized. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
1.9 	477A.016, or any other provision of law, ordinance, or city
1.10 	charter, if approved by the voters pursuant to Minnesota
1.11 	Statutes, section 297A.99, the city of Winona may impose by
1.12 	ordinance a sales and use tax of one-half of one percent for the
1.13 	purposes specified in subdivision 3.  The provisions of
1.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, govern the imposition,
1.15 	administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax
1.16 	authorized under this subdivision.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Excise tax authorized. Notwithstanding
1.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.016, or any other contrary
1.19 	provision of law, ordinance, or city charter, the city of Winona
1.20 	may impose by ordinance, for the purposes specified in
1.21 	subdivision 3, an excise tax of up to $20 per motor vehicle, as
1.22 	defined by ordinance, purchased or acquired from any person
1.23 	engaged within the city in the business of selling motor
1.24 	vehicles at retail.
1.25 		Subd. 3.Use of revenues. Revenues received from the
2.1 	taxes authorized by subdivisions 1 and 2 must be used to pay all
2.2 	or part of the capital costs of transportation, cultural, or
2.3 	library projects located within the city, including securing or
2.4 	paying debt service on bonds issued under subdivision 4, for the
2.5 	transportation, cultural, or library projects and to pay the
2.6 	cost of collecting and administering the tax.  Authorized costs
2.7 	include, but are not limited to, acquiring property and paying
2.8 	construction and engineering costs related to the projects.
2.9 		Subd. 4.Bonds. The city of Winona, if approved by
2.10 	voters pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, may
2.11 	issue general obligation bonds of the city, in one or more
2.12 	series, in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed
2.13 	$20,000,000 to pay capital and administrative costs of the
2.14 	transportation, cultural, or library projects.  The debt
2.15 	represented by the bonds is not included in computing any debt
2.16 	limitations applicable to the city, and the levy of taxes
2.17 	required by Minnesota Statutes, section 475.61, to pay the
2.18 	principal of and interest on the bonds is not subject to any
2.19 	levy limitation or included in computing or applying any levy
2.20 	limitation applicable to the city.
2.21 		Subd. 5.Termination of taxes. The taxes imposed under
2.22 	subdivisions 1 and 2 expire at the later of 15 years after the
2.23 	imposition of the tax or when the Winona city council determines
2.24 	that sufficient funds have been received from the taxes to
2.25 	prepay or retire at maturity the principal, interest, and
2.26 	premium due on any bonds issued for the projects under
2.27 	subdivision 4.  Any funds remaining after expiration of the
2.28 	taxes and retirement of the bonds may be placed in a capital
2.29 	project fund of the city.  The taxes imposed under subdivisions
2.30 	1 and 2 may expire at an earlier time if the city so determines
2.31 	by ordinance.
2.32 		Subd. 6.Effective date. This section is effective the
2.33 	day after compliance by the governing body of the city of Winona
2.34 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3.