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i i Law summaries continued and employees on government data section is clarified to apply to residen- where the required notice is not practices and records retention laws. tial rental projects not restricted to provided. This law becomes effective Various effective dates apply. persons age 55 or older and provides on August 1, 1995. that if an issuer fails to issue obliga- tions equal to all or a portion of the Metro area comprehensive planning allocation received within 120 days or modifications returns the allocation to the commis- Chapter 176 was sponsored by the ; I_L!{_ 1-111 sioner,the amount is cancelled and Metropolitan Council to review local ,!-'I' - returned for reallocation through the water management plans. Metropolitan ! �F1 ® �_�I_I housing pool. The total amount of municipalities are required to review allocation for mortgage bonds for one and update their_comprehensive plans city is limited.Obligations must be by December 31, 1998 and are prohib- Housing issued within 120 days or the authority ited, after August 1, 1995,from Metro Section 8 Housing Program will be cancelled and reallocated. The adopting fiscal devices and local Chapter 112 authorizes the remaining balance in the small issue controls which are in conflict with their Metropolitan Council HRA to operate pool on the effective date,up to$20 comprehensive plan or any metropoli- joint Section 8 housing programs million of bonding authority, is tan system plans. Plans may contain cooperatively with local jurisdictions in transferred to the housing pool except intergovernmental coordination and the metro area. The authorization is that the Minnesota Housing Finance economic development elements and effective the day following enactment. Agency may accept applications may designate redevelopment areas. between June I and 7, 1995. Various Land use plans are required to contain Procedures changed for allocating effective dates. water management plans. Local bonding authority for city housing governmental units are required to programs and planning review and, if necessary,amend their Chapter 167 significantly affects fi entire comprehensive plan along with cities with independent or joint housing its fiscal devices and official controls programs. The law adds a provision 3,, ;t by December 31, 1998 and at least that new assisted housing be located in t>`` once every 10 years thereafter unless a city that has entered into a housing an extension has been obtained from affordability agreement with the i - the Met Council. A report from the Metropolitan Council,under which a �_, tir , Met Council to the legislation on the city may make loans financed with the Land use/planning/zoning need for local technical and financial proceeds of mortgage bonds for the Notice to municipalities required assistance is due January 15, 1996. purchase of existing housing. Applica- prior to licensing of certain youth tion to the Minnesota Housing Finance detention facilities Metro area surface and groundwater Agency for single-family housing Chapter 12 requires the Commis- management program bonds are made due from June sioner of Corrections to give munici- Chapter 184 provides for the 15 to June 30(currently July I to July palities 30 days written notice prior to revision of metropolitan water manage- 15). Allocation amounts to be made issuing licenses to detention facilities ment plans on a priority schedule to be by the commissioner to the small issue for delinquent youth. The notice must developed by the Board of Water and pool are reduced from$65 to$55 be given before the first issuance of a Soil Resources. Watershed manage- million while amounts going to the license and annually thereafter only if ment organizations will have 24 housing pool are increased from$46 to the municipality requests annual months from the date of notification to $56 million. Application fees for notification. Notice is not required for revise and submit a plan for review. projects of entitlement issuers will now facilities with a licensed capacity for They may receive a one-year extension have to be submitted to the commis- six or fewer persons and occupied by from the Board. The plan should sioner with the notice of issuance of either the licensee or the group foster extend at least five years but no more bonds,notice of use of mortgage credit home parents. State funding that would than 10 years from the date of Board certificates,and notice of carry otherwise be made available to the approval. Consistency with adopted forward.The housing pool allocations detention facilities must be witlrheld county groundwater plans would be LS 10 1995 Law Summaries