1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2235 as follows:
1.2Page 2, delete section 2 and insert:

1.3    "Sec. 2. Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 5, as amended by Laws 2001, First Special
1.4Session chapter 5, article 12, section 87, is amended to read:
1.5    Sec. 5. LIQUOR, LODGING, AND RESTAURANT TAXES.
1.6    The city may, by resolution, levy in addition to taxes authorized by other law:
1.7    (1) a sales tax of not more than three percent on the gross receipts on retail on-sales
1.8of intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages described in section 473.592
1.9occurring in the downtown taxing area, provided that this tax may not be imposed if sales
1.10of intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages are exempt from taxation under
1.11chapter 297A;
1.12    (2) a sales tax of not more than three percent on the gross receipts from the
1.13furnishing for consideration of lodging described in section 473.592 by a hotel or motel
1.14which has more than 50 rooms available for lodging; the tax imposed under this clause
1.15shall be at a rate that, when added to the sum of the rate of the sales tax imposed under
1.16Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A, the rate of the sales tax imposed under section 4, and
1.17the rate of any other taxes on lodging in the city of Minneapolis, equals 13 percent; and
1.18    (3) a sales tax of not more than three percent on the gross receipts on all sales of food
1.19primarily for consumption on or off the premises by restaurants and places of refreshment
1.20as defined by resolution of the city that occur within the downtown taxing area.
1.21These taxes shall be applied solely to pay costs of collection and to pay or secure the
1.22payment of any principal of, premium and interest on any bonds or any costs referred to
1.23in section 4, subdivision 3. The commissioner of revenue may enter into appropriate
1.24agreements with the city to provide for the collection of these taxes by the state on behalf
1.25of the city. The commissioner may charge the city a reasonable fee for its collection from
1.26the proceeds of any taxes. These taxes shall be subject to the same interest penalties and
1.27enforcement provisions as the taxes imposed under section 473.592.
2.1(c) The taxes imposed under this subdivision expire on December 31, 2020, or at an
2.2earlier date if the city so determines by ordinance.
2.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
2.4without city approval as allowed under Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023."
2.5Amend the title accordingly