Authority for the city of St. Paul Park and Grey Cloud Island Township provided to impose an aggregate material production tax.

HF 145 grants the city of St. Paul Park and Grey Cloud Island Township the authority to impose an "aggregate materials tax" on activities like sand, gravel, or stone production. This tax, currently collected by Washington County, would now be levied directly by these two localities instead. The bill amends state law to treat both entities as "counties" for tax purposes, but requires them to retain all tax revenue for their own local uses - rather than sending it to Washington County. This is a procedural change granting specific local tax authority, not a new tax rate or policy.