Section 469.1764 Pre-1982 Districts; Pooling Rules
469.1764 PRE-1982 DISTRICTS; POOLING RULES.
Subdivision 1.Scope; application.
(a) This section applies to a tax increment financing district or area added to a district, if the request for certification of the district or the area added to the district was made after July 31, 1979, and before July 1, 1982.
(b) This section, section 469.1763, subdivision 6, and any special law applying to the district are the exclusive authority to spend tax increments on activities located outside of the geographic area of a tax increment financing district that is subject to this section.
(c) This section does not apply to increments from a district that is subject to the provisions of this section, if:
(1) the district was decertified before the enactment of this section and all increments spent on activities located outside of the geographic area of the district were repaid and distributed as excess increments under section 469.176, subdivision 2; or
(2) the use of increments on activities located outside of the geographic area of the district consists solely of payment of debt service on bonds under section 469.129, subdivision 2, and any bonds issued to refund bonds issued under that subdivision.
Subd. 2.State auditor notification.
By August 1, 1999, the state auditor shall notify in writing each authority for which the auditor has records that the authority has a district subject to this section.
Subd. 3.Ratification of past spending.
The following expenditures of increments on activities located outside of the geographic area of a district subject to this section are permitted:
(1) expenditures made before the earlier of (i) notification by the state auditor or (ii) December 31, 1999; and
(2) expenditures to pay preexisting outside district obligations.
Subd. 4.Decertification required.
(a) The provisions of this subdivision apply to any tax increment financing district subject to this section, if increments from the district were used on activities located outside of the geographic area of the district.
(b) After December 31, 1999, any tax increments received by the authority from a district subject to this subdivision may be expended only to pay:
(1) preexisting in-district obligations;
(2) preexisting outside district obligations; and
(3) administrative expenses.
After all preexisting obligations have been paid or defeased, the district must be decertified and any remaining increments distributed as excess increments under section 469.176, subdivision 2.
Subd. 5.Definitions.
(a) "Notification by the state auditor" means the receipt by the authority or the municipality of the final written notification from the state auditor that its expenditures of increments from the district on activities located outside of the geographic area of the district were not in compliance with state law.
(b) "Preexisting outside district obligations" means:
(1) bonds secured by increments from a district subject to this section and used to finance activities outside the geographic area of the district, if the bonds were issued and the pledge of increment was made before the earlier of (i) notification by the state auditor, or (ii) April 1, 1999;
(2) bonds issued to refund bonds qualifying under clause (1), if the refunding bonds do not increase the total amount of tax increments required to pay the refunded bonds; and
(3) binding written agreements secured by the increments from the district subject to this section and used to finance activities outside the geographic area of the district, if the agreement was entered before the earlier of (i) notification by the state auditor or (ii) May 1, 1999.
(c) "Preexisting in-district obligations" means:
(1) bonds secured by increments from a district subject to this section and not used to finance activities outside of the geographic area of the district, if the bonds were issued and the pledge of increments was made before April 1, 1999;
(2) bonds issued to refund bonds qualifying under clause (1), if the refunding bonds do not increase the total amount of tax increments required to pay the refunded bonds; and
(3) binding written agreements secured by increments from a district subject to this section and not used to finance activities outside of the geographic area of the district, if the agreements were entered into and the pledge of increments was made before June 30, 1999.
History:
1999 c 243 art 10 s 4