1.2relating to local government aid; exempting certain cities from 2011 aid penalties.
1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4    Section 1. 2011 CITY AID PENALTIES.
1.5Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.017, subdivision 3, any city that
1.6did not meet the requirements for filing calendar year 2010 financial reports with the state
1.7auditor imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.017, subdivision 2, shall receive
1.8its 2011 aid payment as calculated pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.013,
1.9subdivision 11. The commissioner shall make payment to the cities of Bigfork, Biscay,
1.10Bluffton, Bovey, Dalton, Dennison, Echo, Elysian, Henriette, Hoffman, Holland, Jeffers,
1.11Lake Henry, McGregor, Nelson, Vesta, and Villard provided that the state auditor certifies
1.12that all forms for calendar year 2010 have been submitted by the city by May 31, 2012, no
1.13later than June 30, 2012. Up to $794,597 of the fiscal year 2012 appropriation for local
1.14government aid in Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 477A.013, subdivision
1.1511, is available for the payment under this section.
1.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.