Minnesota Statutes Property Taxes (Ch. 272-289) § 273.1234. Tax relief for destroyed property; homestead and disaster credits

Subdivision 1. Credit provided. The county auditor shall compute a credit for taxes payable in the year following the year in which the damage or destruction occurred for each reassessed homestead property within the county that is located within a disaster or emergency area. The credit is equal to the difference in the net tax on the property computed using the market value of the property established for the January 2 assessment in the year in which the damage occurred and as computed using the reassessed value.

Subd. 2. Credit reimbursements. The county auditor shall certify the credits granted under this section to the commissioner of revenue for reimbursement to each taxing jurisdiction in which the damaged property is located. The commissioner shall make the payments to the taxing jurisdictions containing the property, other than school districts and the state, at the time distributions are made undersection 473H.10, subdivision 3. Reimbursements to school districts shall be made as provided insection 273.1392.

Subd. 3. Appropriation. There is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue an amount necessary to make the payments required by this section.