Section 473J.01 — Purpose.
473J.01 PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the construction, financing, and long-term use of a stadium and related stadium infrastructure as a venue for professional football and a broad range of other civic, community, athletic, educational, cultural, and commercial activities. The legislature finds and declares that the expenditure of public money […]
Section 473H.09 — Early Termination.
473H.09 EARLY TERMINATION. Subdivision 1. Public emergency. Termination of an agricultural preserve earlier than a date derived through application of section 473H.08 may be permitted in the event of a public emergency upon petition from the owner or authority to the governor. The determination of a public emergency shall be by the governor through executive […]
Section 473H.10 — Ad Valorem Property Taxes.
473H.10 AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES. Subdivision 1. Valuation, assessment. Real property within an agricultural preserve shall be valued and assessed pursuant to chapter 273, except as provided in this section. Subd. 2. No nonagricultural factors. All land classified agricultural and in agricultural use, exclusive of buildings, shall be valued solely with reference to its appropriate […]
Section 473H.11 — Limitation On Certain Public Projects.
473H.11 LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PUBLIC PROJECTS. Notwithstanding chapter 429, construction projects for public sanitary sewer systems and public water systems benefiting land or buildings in agricultural preserves shall be prohibited. New connections between land or buildings in agricultural preserves and sanitary sewers or water systems shall be prohibited. Public sanitary sewer systems, public stormwater sewer […]
Section 473H.12 — Protection For Normal Farm Practices.
473H.12 PROTECTION FOR NORMAL FARM PRACTICES. Local governments and counties shall be prohibited from enacting or enforcing ordinances or regulations within an agricultural preserve which would, as adopted or applied, unreasonably restrict or regulate normal farm structures or farm practices in contravention of the purpose of sections 473H.02 to 473H.17 unless the restriction or regulation […]
Section 473H.14 — Annexation Proceedings.
473H.14 ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS. Agricultural preserve land within a township shall not be annexed to a municipality pursuant to chapter 414, without a specific finding by the chief administrative law judge of the state Office of Administrative Hearings that either (a) the expiration period as provided for in section 473H.08 has begun; (b) the township due […]
Section 473H.15 — Eminent Domain Actions.
473H.15 EMINENT DOMAIN ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. Follow procedures here. Any agency of the state, any public benefit corporation, any local, county or regional unit of government, or any other entity possessing powers of eminent domain under chapter 117, shall follow the procedures contained in this section before (1) acquiring any land or easement having a […]
Section 473F.11 — Late Levies.
473F.11 LATE LEVIES. Subdivision 1. Failure to certify levy. If a governmental unit does not certify its levy to the county auditor by November 25, then for purposes of section 473F.08, subdivision 3, clause (a), and section 473F.08, subdivision 5, its levy shall be deemed to equal its levy in the preceding year. Subd. 2. […]
Section 473F.13 — Change In Status Of Municipality.
473F.13 CHANGE IN STATUS OF MUNICIPALITY. Subdivision 1. Certification of change in status. If a municipality is dissolved, is consolidated with all or part of another municipality, annexes territory, has a portion of its territory detached from it, or is newly incorporated, the secretary of state shall immediately certify that fact to the commissioner of […]
Section 473H.01 — Citation; Policy; Purpose.
473H.01 CITATION; POLICY; PURPOSE. Subdivision 1. Citation. Sections 473H.02 to 473H.17 may be cited as the “Metropolitan Agricultural Preserves Act.” Subd. 2. Policy; purpose. It is the policy of the state to encourage the use and improvement of its agricultural lands for the production of food and other agricultural products. It is the purpose of […]