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TAXES AND CITY GOVERNANCE <br /> This section provides a summary of bills related to taxes and city governance that were <br /> introduced,but not passed into law in the 2015 Session. Italicized language notes when a <br /> provision was included in another bill. <br /> TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TAX EXEMPTION <br /> HF 53 Rep. Greg Davids (R-Preston) <br /> SF 1186 Sen. Lyle Koenen(DFL-Clara City) <br /> To exempt telecommunications equipment from the sales and use tax. <br /> STATUS: Both HF 53 and SF 1186 received hearings. The language was included in the House <br /> omnibus tax bill(HF 848),but not the Senate version. The 2015 Legislative Session concluded <br /> without the passage of a tax bill. <br /> *This legislation is also noted in the Telecom section. <br /> EMINENT DOMAIN LIMITATIONS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS <br /> HF 112 Rep. Duane Quam(R-Byron) <br /> No Senate companion <br /> To limit circumstances under which cities can exercise eminent domain outside of corporate city <br /> limits. <br /> STATUS: This bill did not receive a committee hearing in the House or Senate. <br /> FISCAL DISPARITIES CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MUNICIPALITIES LIMITED <br /> HF 135 Rep. Joyce Peppin(R-Rogers) <br /> SF 225 Sen. Warren Limmer(R-Maple Grove) <br /> To provide an alternate formula for determining area wide net tax capacity for municipalities not <br /> served by a regional wastewater service. <br /> STATUS: This bill did not receive a committee hearing in the House or Senate. <br /> RURAL MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT RENOVATION FUNDING IN LGA <br /> HF 163 Rep. Duane Quam(R-Byron) <br /> SF 1168 Sen. David Senjem(R-Rochester) <br /> To dedicate a portion of Local Government Aid funding for a Rural Municipal Water Treatment <br /> Renovation Loan Program. <br /> STATUS: This bill did not receive a committee hearing in the House or Senate. <br /> 152 <br />