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SF5132 • 2026
City of Oakdale certain government facilities construction sales and use tax exemption
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Introduction and first reading
City of Oakdale certain government facilities construction sales and use tax exemption
A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for the city of Oakdale for the construction of certain government facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin CITY OF OAKDALE; SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Exemption; refund. new text end new text begin (a) Materials and supplies used or consumed in and equipment incorporated into the Police Expansion and City Hall Remodel Project in the city of Oakdale are exempt from sales and use tax under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A, if the materials, supplies, and equipment are purchased after April 30, 2026, and before January 1, 2029. new text end new text begin (b) The tax must be imposed and collected as if the rate under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.62, subdivisions 1 and 1a, applied and then refunded in the same manner provided for projects under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.75, subdivision 1, clause (17). new text end new text begin (c) Refunds for eligible purchases must not be issued until after June 30, 2026. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Appropriation. new text end new text begin The amount required to pay the refunds under subdivision 1 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively for sales and purchases made after April 30, 2026, and before January 1, 2029. new text end