HF 2294

Sec. 3. TAX; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

(a) The tax levied by the hospital district under Minnesota Statutes, section 447.34,
must not be levied at a rate that exceeds deleted text begin 0.063 percent of taxable market valuedeleted text end new text begin the amount
authorized to be levied under that section. The proceeds of the tax may be used for all
purposes of the hospital district, except as provided in paragraph (b)new text end .

(b) deleted text begin 0.048 percent of taxable market value of tax in paragraph (a) may be used only
for acquisition, betterment, and maintenance of the district's hospital and nursing home
facilities and equipment, and not for administrative or salary expenses.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end 0.015 percent of taxable market value of the tax in paragraph (a) may be used
solely for the purpose of capital expenditures as it relates to ambulance acquisitions for
the Cook ambulance service and the Orr ambulance service and not for administrative
or salary expenses.

The part of the levy referred to in paragraph deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end must be administered by the
Cook Hospital and passed on directly to the Cook area ambulance service board and the
city of Orr to be held in trust until funding for a new ambulance is needed by either the
Cook ambulance service or the Orr ambulance service.