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H.F. No. 2846, 5th Engrossment - 84th Legislative Session (2005-2006) Page 2 of 7 2.12 encumbrancers, beneficial interest holders. or otherwise. 2.13 Subd. 4. Condemning authoritK "Condemning authority" mea ns any person or 2.14 entity with the power of eminent domain. 2.15 Subd. 5. Abandoned property "Abandoned property" means property not 2.16 occupied or used for any commercial or residential purpose by a p erson with a legal or 2.17 equitable right to occupy it and for which the condemning authorit y is unable to identify 2.18 and contact the owner despite making reasonable efforts. 2.19 Subd. 6. Blighted area. (al "Blighted area" means, exclusively at the time of 2.20 condemnation, an area: 2.21 (1) that is zoned and used for urban use; and 2.22 (2) where more than 50 percent of the buildings are dilapidated 2.23 Subd. 7. Dilapidated building "Dilapidated building" means e xclusively, a 2.24 building: 2.25 (1) that was inspected by the appropriate local government and cited for one or more 2.26 building code violations at least 12 months before the condemnation is commenced 2.27 (2) in which the building code violations cited have not been remedied as 2.28 determined by at least one reinspection that finds noncompliance after the due date for 2.29 compliance with an order to correct a building code violation: and 2.30 (31 that as of the date the condemnation is commenced, is structurally substandard 2.31 Subd. 8. Environmentally contaminated area. "Environmentally contaminated 2.32 area" means an area: 2.33 (1) where more than 50 percent of the parcels contain any substance or substances 2.34 defined, regulated, or listed as a hazardous substance, hazardous material hazardous 2.35 waste toxic waste, pollutant, contaminant, or toxic substance, or identified as hazardous to 2.36 human health or the environment under state or federal law or regulation• and 3.1 (2) for which the estimated costs of investigation monitoring and testing and 3.2 remedial action or removal as defined in section 1156.02, subdivisions 16 and 17 3.3 respectively, including any state costs of remedial actions, exceed 100 percent of the 3.4 assessor's estimated market value for the contaminated_parcel, as determined under section 3.5 273.11, for property taxes payable in the year in which the condemnation commenced or 3.6 for which a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order under laws or regulations 3.7 adopted by Minnesota or the United States that cleanup or remediation of a contaminated 3.8 site occur and the property owner has failed to comply with the court's order within 3.9 a reasonable time. 3.10 Subd. 9. Public nuisance. "Public nuisance" means a public nuisance under 3.11 section 609.74. 3.12 Subd. 10. Public service corporation. "Public service corporation" means a 3.13 public utility;_gas electric telephone or cable communications company cooperative 3.14 association natura~as pipeline company crude oil or petroleum products pipeline 3.15 company municipal utility municipality when operating its municipally owned utilities 3.16 or municipal power agency "Public service corporation" also means a municipality or 3.17 public corporation when operating an airport under chapter 360 or 473 a common carrier, 3.18 a watershed district. or a drainage authority 3.19 Subd. 11. Public use;~public purpose (al "Public use" or "public purpose" means 3.20 exclusively: http://www.revisor.leg. state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2846. S.html&session=ls84&print=l 4/7/2006