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S.F. No. 2750, 4th Engrossment - 84th Legislative Session (2005-2006) Page 3 of 12 3.22 273.11, for property taxes payable in the year in which the condemnation commenced or 3.23 for which a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order under law or regulations 3.24 adopted by Minnesota or the United States. that clean up or remediation of a contaminated 3.25 site occur and the property owner has failed to comply with the court's order within 3.26 a reasonable time. 3.27 Subd. 9. Public nuisance. "Public nuisance" means a public nuisance under 3.28 section 609.74. 3.29 Subd. 10. Public service corporation. "Public service corporation" means a 3.30 utility as defined by section 116C 52 subdivision 10' pas electric telephone or cable 3.31 communications company cooperative association natural gas pipeline company crude 3.32 oil or petroleum products p~eline company' municipal utility municipality when 3.33 operating its municipally owned utilities; or municipal power agency Public service 3.34 corporation also means a municipality or public corporation when operating an airport 3.35 under chapter 360 or 473, a common carrier. a watershed district. or a drainaq_e authoritk 4.1 Public service corporation also means an entity operating a regional distribution center 4.2 within an international economic development zone designated under section 469.322 4.3 Subd. 11. Public use;public purpose. Ia) "Public use" or "public purpose" means. 4.4 exclusively: 4.5 (1) the possession, occupation, ownership, and enjoyment of the land by the general 4.6 public, or by public agencies; 4.7 (2) the creation or functioning of a public service corporation 4.8 (3) mitigation of a blighted area, remediation of an environmentally contaminated 4.9 area reduction of abandoned property or removal of a public nuisance' or 4.10 (4) the provision of physical or financial assistance to a governmental unit or 4.11 nonprofit organization that provides emergency shelter and services for homeless persons 4.12 in a first class city. 4.13 (b) The public benefits of economic development, including an increase in tax base 4.14 tax revenues, employment or general economic health, do not by themselves constitute 4.15 a public use or public purpose. 4.16 Sec. 3. [117.027] CONDEMNATION FOR BLIGHT MITIGATION AND 4.17 CONTAMINATION REMEDIATION. 4.18 Subdivision 1. Buildings that are not structurally substandard in areas of blight 4.19 mitigation: feasible alternatives. In taking property to mitigate blight a condemning 4.20 authority must not take buildings that are not structurally substandard unless there is no 4.21 feasible alternative to the taking of the parcels on which the buildings are located in 4.22 order to remediate the blight and all possible steps are taken to minimize the taking of 4.23 buildings that are not structurally substandard 4.24 Subd. 2. Uncontaminated property in environmental contamination 4.25 remediation areas: feasible alternatives. In taking property to remediate environmental 4.26 contamination. a condemning authority must not take uncontaminated parcels in the area 4.27 unless there is no feasible alternative to the taking of the uncontaminated parcels in order 4.28 to complete remediation of the contaminated parcels and all possible steps are taken to 4.29 minimize the taking of the uncontaminated parcels 4.30 Subd. 3. Contribution to condition by developer disallowed If a developer http://www.revisor.leg. state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2750.4.htm1&session=ls84&print= l 4/7/2006