Chapter 477A — County Program Aid

477A.01 This section previously contained provisions related to local government aid. All subdivisions have been repealed and … 477A.011 Definitions This section defines key terms used in Minnesota's local government aid (LGA) program. It explains what counts as a … 477A.012 This section previously contained provisions related to local government aid calculations. All subdivisions have been … 477A.0121 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 477A.0122 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 477A.0123 This section was repealed in 2003 as part of a reorganization of local government aid statutes. It no longer contains … 477A.0124 County Program Aid This section sets up County Program Aid, which is money the state sends to counties each year. The aid is calculated … 477A.0126 Reimbursement to Counties and Tribes for Certain Out-of-home Placements This section creates a program that reimburses counties and Native American tribes for some of the costs of placing … 477A.013 Municipal Government Distributions This section sets the formulas for distributing Local Government Aid (LGA) to cities and towns in Minnesota. Towns … 477A.0131 This section was repealed in 1985 as part of a reorganization of local government aid statutes. It no longer contains … 477A.0132 This section was repealed in 2003 as part of a reorganization of local government aid statutes. It no longer contains … 477A.0133 This section was repealed in 2013 as part of a reorganization of local government aid statutes. It no longer contains … 477A.0134 This section was repealed in 2013 as part of a reorganization of local government aid statutes. It no longer contains … 477A.014 Commissioner's Responsibilities This section describes the duties of the commissioner of revenue in calculating and paying local government aid. The … 477A.015 Payment Dates This section sets the dates when the state pays local government aid to cities and counties. Payments are normally made … 477A.016 New Taxes Prohibited This section forbids counties, cities, towns, and other taxing authorities from raising existing sales or income taxes … 477A.017 Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting System This section requires cities, towns, counties, and special districts to follow uniform financial accounting and … 477A.0175 Aid Reductions for Operating an Unauthorized Diversion Program This section reduces state aid to counties or cities that operated pretrial diversion programs without legal authority. … 477A.018 This section was repealed in 1989 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the local … 477A.019 This section was repealed in 1989 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the local … 477A.02 This section number has been reserved but contains no active statutory text. It appears in the chapter as a placeholder … 477A.03 Appropriation This section sets the total dollar amounts the state appropriates each year for local government aid. It sets specific … 477A.04 This section was repealed in 1985 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the local … 477A.05 This section was repealed in 1999 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the local … 477A.06 This section was repealed in 2003 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the local … 477A.065 This section was repealed in 2003 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the local … 477A.07 This section was repealed in 2003 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the local … 477A.08 This section was repealed in 2005 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the local … 477A.085 Debt Service Aid; City of Minneapolis This section provides annual state aid to the city of Minneapolis to help pay for its general obligation library … 477A.09 Maximum Effort Loan Aid This section provided state aid to school districts that had outstanding maximum-effort capital loans to help them pay … 477A.10 Natural Resources Land Payments in Lieu; Purpose This section explains why the state makes payments to local governments for natural resources land owned by the state. … 477A.11 Natural Resources Lands, Payments in Lieu; Definitions This section defines the types of state-owned land that qualify for payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT) to local … 477A.12 Annual Appropriations; Lands Eligible; Certification of Acreage This section sets the actual payment amounts for each type of state-owned natural resources land. Counties receive … 477A.13 Time of Payment, Deductions This section sets the payment date for natural resources land payments to counties. The commissioner of revenue must pay … 477A.14 Use of Funds This section tells counties how to use the natural resources land payments they receive. Forty percent goes to the … 477A.145 This section was repealed in 2011 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the natural … 477A.15 Taconite Aid Reimbursement This section provides annual payments to school districts that lost taconite tax benefits they previously received under … 477A.16 This section previously contained provisions but all subdivisions were repealed in 2023. It no longer contains active … 477A.17 Lake Vermilion-soudan Underground Mine State Park; Annual Payments This section creates a special higher payment rate for state-owned land within Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine … 477A.18 Production Property Transition Aid This section provided transition aid to cities and towns that lost property tax base in 2015 when the state changed how … 477A.19 Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Aid This section provides state aid to Minnesota counties to pay for programs that prevent the spread of aquatic invasive … 477A.20 This section was repealed in 2017 and no longer contains active law. It was part of an earlier version of the local … 477A.21 Riparian Protection Aid This section provides state aid to Minnesota counties to help them enforce shoreline buffer zone requirements for … 477A.22 Appropriation; Riparian Protection Aid This section appropriates $8 million per year from the general fund for riparian protection aid payments to counties … 477A.23 Soil and Water Conservation District Aid This section provides state aid to Minnesota soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs) to help them carry out their … 477A.24 Electric Generation Transition Aid This section provides transition aid to local governments—counties, cities, towns, and school districts—when a coal, … 477A.30 Local Homeless Prevention Aid This section provides state aid to counties and Native American tribal governments to help prevent family homelessness. … 477A.31 Mahnomen Property Tax Reimbursement Aid This section provides annual state aid to Mahnomen County, the city of Mahnomen, and Mahnomen School District to … 477A.32 This section number was added in 2025 but the full text is not yet reflected here. It is part of chapter 477A, which … 477A.35 Local Affordable Housing Aid This section provides Local Affordable Housing Aid to metropolitan counties and larger metropolitan cities. Aid amounts … 477A.36 Statewide Local Housing Aid This section provides Statewide Local Housing Aid to counties, larger outstate cities, and Native American tribal … 477A.37 Housing Assistance Fund This section creates the Housing Assistance Fund in the state treasury to hold money designated for local affordable … 477A.40 Tribal Nation Aid This section provides annual state aid of $35 million to Minnesota's 11 federally recognized tribal nations. Half of the …