Subdivision 1. Authorization; rates. Notwithstanding section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 13, or 477A.016, or any other law, the board of a county, or more than one county acting under a joint powers agreement, may by resolution of the county board, or each of the county boards, following a public hearing impose (1) a transportation sales tax at a rate of up to one-half of one percent on retail sales and uses taxable under this chapter, and (2) an excise tax of $20 per motor vehicle, as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 11, purchased or acquired from any person engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail, occurring within the jurisdiction of the taxing authority.
Subd. 2. Allocation; termination. The proceeds of the taxes must be dedicated exclusively to: (1) payment of the capital cost of a specific transportation project or improvement; (2) payment of the costs, which may include both capital and operating costs, of a specific transit project or improvement; (3) payment of the capital costs of a safe routes to school program under section 174.40; (4) payment of transit operating costs; or (5) payment of the capital cost of constructing buildings and other facilities for maintaining transportation or transit projects or improvements. The transportation or transit project or improvement must be designated by the board of the county, or more than one county acting under a joint powers agreement. Except for taxes for operating costs of a transit project or improvement, or for transit operations, the taxes must terminate when revenues raised are sufficient to finance the project. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the exclusive dedication of the proceeds of the taxes to payments for more than one project or improvement. After a public hearing a county may, by resolution, dedicate the proceeds of the tax for a new enumerated project.
Subd. 3. Administration, collection, enforcement. The administration, collection, and enforcement provisions in section 297A.99, subdivisions 4 and 6 to 12, apply to all taxes imposed under this section.
Subd. 4. Bonds. (a) A county may, by resolution, authorize, issue, and sell its bonds, notes, or other obligations for the purposes specified in subdivision 2. The county may also, by resolution, issue bonds to refund the bonds issued pursuant to this subdivision.
(b) The bonds may be limited obligations, payable solely from or secured by taxes levied under this section, and the county may also pledge its full faith, credit, and taxing power as additional security for the bonds. A regional railroad authority within the county may also pledge its taxing powers as additional security for the bonds.
(c) A county may issue and sell bonds in one or more series and without an election. The county may determine how the bonds shall be secured; how the bonds will bear interest, and the rate or rates, or variable rate; the rank or priority; how the bonds will be executed and be payable, and how they will mature; and how the bonds will be subject to any defaults, redemptions, repurchases, tender options, or other terms. The county may also determine how the bonds shall be sold.
(d) The county may enter into and perform all contracts deemed necessary or desirable by it to issue and secure the bonds, including an indenture of trust with a trustee located within or outside of the state.
(e) Before issuing bonds qualifying under this section, the county must publish a notice of its intention to issue the bonds and the date and time of a hearing to obtain public comment on the matter. The notice must be published in the official newspaper of the county or in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice must be published at least 14, but not more than 28, days before the date of the hearing.
(f) Any project financed with bonds issued under this section must be included in a capital improvement plan as defined in section 373.40, subdivision 3. For purposes of this paragraph, "project" means any project described in subdivision 2, notwithstanding section 373.40, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
(g) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the bonds must be issued and sold in the manner provided under chapter 475.
2008 c 152 art 4 s 3; 2009 c 88 art 8 s 4; 2013 c 117 art 3 s 25,26; 1Sp2019 c 6 art 8 s 4-6; 1Sp2021 c 14 art 10 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 296 - 299 — Excise And Sales Taxes
Chapter 297A — General Sales And Use Taxes
Section 297A.61 — Definitions.
Section 297A.62 — Sales Tax Imposed; Rates.
Section 297A.63 — Use Taxes Imposed; Rates.
Section 297A.64 — Rental Motor Vehicle Tax Imposed; Rate.
Section 297A.65 — Lottery Tickets; In Lieu Tax.
Section 297A.66 — Jurisdiction To Require Collection And Remittance Of Tax.
Section 297A.665 — Presumption Of Tax; Burden Of Proof.
Section 297A.668 — Sourcing Of Sale; Situs In This State.
Section 297A.669 — Telecommunication And Related Services Sourcing.
Section 297A.67 — General Exemptions.
Section 297A.68 — Business Exemptions.
Section 297A.69 — Agricultural Exemptions.
Section 297A.70 — Exemptions For Governments And Nonprofit Groups.
Section 297A.71 — Construction Exemptions.
Section 297A.72 — Exemption Certificates.
Section 297A.73 — Improper Use Of Item Obtained With Exemption Certificate.
Section 297A.74 — Commingling Exemption Certificate Items.
Section 297A.75 — Refund; Appropriation.
Section 297A.76 — Computation Of Sales And Use Taxes.
Section 297A.77 — Collection Of Sales And Use Taxes.
Section 297A.78 — Liability For Use Tax; Receipt As Evidence.
Section 297A.79 — Reporting Of Gross Receipts.
Section 297A.80 — Taxes In Other States; Offset Against Use Tax.
Section 297A.81 — Uncollectible Debts; Offset Against Other Taxes.
Section 297A.815 — Motor Vehicle Leases.
Section 297A.8155 — Liquor Reporting Requirements; Penalty.
Section 297A.82 — Aircraft; Flight Equipment; Payment Of Taxes; Exemptions.
Section 297A.825 — Snowmobiles; All-terrain Vehicles; Watercraft; Payment Of Taxes; Refunds.
Section 297A.83 — Application For Permit.
Section 297A.84 — Permits Issued And Not Issued; Cancellation.
Section 297A.85 — Cancellation Of Permits.
Section 297A.87 — Flea Markets, Shows, And Other Selling Events.
Section 297A.89 — Direct Payment By Purchasers Permitted.
Section 297A.90 — Interstate Motor Carriers As Retailers.
Section 297A.91 — Seizure; Court Review.
Section 297A.94 — Deposit Of Revenues.
Section 297A.95 — Coordination Of State And Local Sales Tax Rates.
Section 297A.96 — Local Admissions And Amusement Taxes; Exemption For Nonprofit Organizations.
Section 297A.98 — Local Governments Exempt From Local Sales Taxes.
Section 297A.99 — Local Sales Taxes.
Section 297A.9905 — Use Of Local Tax Revenues By Cities Of The First Class.
Section 297A.991 — Reporting Of Sales Tax On Minnesota Governments.
Section 297A.992 — Metropolitan Transportation Area Sales Tax.
Section 297A.993 — County Transportation Sales And Use Tax.
Section 297A.994 — City Of Minneapolis Sales Tax; Allocation Of Revenues.
Section 297A.995 — Uniform Sales And Use Tax Administration Act.