Minnesota HF 3838: Fire state aid and police state aid program various policy and technical changes made.

Status: Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes (as of 2022-02-28)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2021-2022 · Bill: HF 3838

Subjects: Fire and Firefighters, Police and Peace Officers, Taxation

Sponsors: Howard, Davids

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to taxation; making various policy and technical changes to the fire state
1.3 aid and police state aid programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections
1.4 6.495, subdivision 3; 477B.01, subdivisions 5, 10, 11, by adding subdivisions;
1.5 477B.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 477B.03, subdivisions
1.6 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 477B.04, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 477C.03, subdivisions
1.7 2, 5; 477C.04, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections
1.8 477B.02, subdivision 4; 477B.03, subdivision 6.
1.9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 6.495, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 3.Report Reports to commissioner of revenue.(a) On or before September 15,
1.12 November 1, March 1, and June 1, the state auditor shall must file with the commissioner
1.13 of revenue a financial compliance report certifying for each relief association:
1.14 (1) the completion of the annual financial report required under section 424A.014 and
1.15 the auditing or certification of those financial reports under subdivision 1; and
1.16 (2) the receipt of any actuarial valuations required under section 424A.093 or Laws
1.17 2013, chapter 111, article 5, sections 31 to 42.
1.18 (b) The commissioner of revenue shall prescribe the content, format, and manner of the
1.19 financial compliance reports required by paragraph (a), pursuant to section 270C.30.
1.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2023
1.21 and thereafter.
1Section 1.
REVISOR MS/KA 22-0603102/08/22
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 3838
NINETY-SECOND SESSION
Authored by Howard and Davids02/28/2022
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.2 read:
2.3 Subd. 1a.Apportionment agreement."Apportionment agreement" means an agreement
2.4 between two or more fire departments that provide contracted fire protection service to the
2.5 same municipality and establishes the percentage of the population and the percentage of
2.6 the estimated market value within the municipality serviced by each fire department.
2.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2023
2.8 and thereafter.
2.9 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477B.01, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.10 Subd. 5.Fire department.(a) "Fire department" includes means:
2.11 (1) a municipal fire department and;
2.12 (2) an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation.;
2.13 (3) a fire department established as or operated by a joint powers entity; or
2.14 (4) a fire protection special taxing district established under chapter 144F or special law.
2.15 (b) This subdivision only applies to this chapter.
2.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2023
2.17 and thereafter.
2.18 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.19 read:
2.20 Subd. 7a.Joint powers entity."Joint powers entity" means a joint powers entity created
2.21 under section 471.59.
2.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2023
2.23 and thereafter.
2.24 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477B.01, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
2.25 Subd. 10.Municipality.(a) "Municipality" means:
2.26 (1) a home rule charter or statutory city;
2.27 (2) an organized town;
2.28 (3) a park district subject to chapter 398 a joint powers entity;
2Sec. 5.
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3.1 (4) the University of Minnesota a fire protection special taxing district; and or
3.2 (5) an American Indian tribal government entity located within a federally recognized
3.3 American Indian reservation.
3.4 (b) This subdivision only applies to this chapter 477B.
3.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2023
3.6 and thereafter.
3.7 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477B.01, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
3.8 Subd. 11.Secretary.(a) "Secretary" means:
3.9 (1) the secretary of an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation that has a subsidiary
3.10 incorporated firefighters' relief association or whose firefighters participate in the statewide
3.11 volunteer firefighter plan.; or
3.12 (2) the secretary of a joint powers entity or fire protection special taxing district or, if
3.13 there is no such person, the person primarily responsible for managing the finances of a
3.14 joint powers entity or fire protection special taxing district.
3.15 (b) This subdivision only applies to this chapter.
3.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2023
3.17

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