MN HF3638

Commissioner of revenue must conduct a study of the metropolitan revenue distribution program (fiscal disparities program) under Minnesota Statutes chapter 473F and submit findings and recommendations to the house and senate tax committees by February 1, 2012.

Study must evaluate whether the program meets six goals including reducing sprawl, ensuring equitable regional economic growth distribution, improving service delivery efficiency, compensating jurisdictions with regional benefit properties, promoting fair property tax burden distribution, and reducing inter-community competition for commercial-industrial tax base.

Metropolitan Council must certify $100,000 from the fiscal disparities levy to the Ramsey County auditor for taxes payable in 2011 only, which will be transferred to the commissioner of revenue to fund the study.

Section 1 becomes effective January 1, 2011.