1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; property; allowing early termination from the metropolitan 
1.3 	agricultural preserves program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 
1.4 	473H.09, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 473H.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Approval of authority. Termination of an agricultural preserve earlier than 
1.9 	the date derived through the application in section 473H.08 may be requested by the owner 
1.10 	eight years after commencement of the preserve. An owner seeking termination under this 
1.11 	subdivision must provide notice to the authority exercising planning and zoning authority 
1.12 	for the land on a form provided by the commissioner of agriculture. The notice must describe 
1.13 	the property for which termination is desired and the date of termination. Termination of 
1.14 	the agricultural preserve and covenant pursuant to this subdivision shall become effective 
1.15 	only upon approval by a majority vote of the authority, no earlier than four years after the 
1.16 	date the owner requests termination.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.