HB 584 Summary

• Creates a new metropolitan park district fund in the state treasury to receive voluntary income tax refund contributions from taxpayers.

• Allows taxpayers claiming income tax refunds to designate any portion of their refund to contribute to a specific metropolitan park district through the new fund.

• Requires the tax commissioner to certify contributions to the director of natural resources, who distributes funds to each metropolitan park district based on amounts designated by taxpayers.

• Restricts use of contributed funds to acquiring permanent improvements or maintaining/repairing land and improvements necessary for patron health and safety.

• Modifies the cost-sharing formula for administering the income tax contribution system from one-third per fund to one-fourth per fund (including the new metropolitan park district fund).