Bill Text: MN HF1871 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Metrodome transferred to the Minnesota Vikings, Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission abolished, and local government competition for sports franchises prohibited.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-24 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Government Operations and Elections [HF1871 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1871-Introduced.html
1.2relating to stadiums; providing for the transfer of the Metrodome to the
1.3Minnesota Vikings; abolishing the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission;
1.4prohibiting local government competition for sports franchises;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 3.971, subdivision 6; 13.55, subdivision 1;
1.6352.01, subdivision 2a; 473.121, subdivision 5a; 473.164; 473.565, subdivision
1.71; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 340A.404, subdivision 1;
1.8proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J; repealing
1.9Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 137.50, subdivision 5; 473.551; 473.552;
1.10473.553, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; 473.556, subdivisions
1.111, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17; 473.561; 473.564, subdivisions
1.122, 3; 473.572; 473.581; 473.592, subdivision 1; 473.595; 473.5955; 473.596;
1.13473.598; 473.599; 473.5995; 473.76.
1.14BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.15 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 3.971, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.16 Subd. 6. Financial audits. The legislative auditor shall audit the financial
1.17statements of the state of Minnesota required by section16A.50 and, as resources permit,
1.18shall audit Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, state
1.19agencies, departments, boards, commissions, courts, and other state organizations subject
1.20to audit by the legislative auditor, including the State Agricultural Society, Agricultural
1.21Utilization Research Institute, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., Minnesota Historical
1.22Society, Labor Interpretive Center, Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco,
1.23Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, Metropolitan Airports Commission, and
1.24Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. Financial audits must be conducted according to
1.25generally accepted government auditing standards. The legislative auditor shall see that
1.26all provisions of law respecting the appropriate and economic use of public funds are
1.27complied with and may, as part of a financial audit or separately, investigate allegations
1.28of noncompliance.
2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.2 Subdivision 1. Not public classification. The following data received, created, or
2.3maintained by or for publicly owned and operated convention facilities, or civic center
2.4authorities, or the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission are classified as nonpublic
2.5data pursuant to section13.02, subdivision 9 ; or private data on individuals pursuant
2.6to section13.02, subdivision 12 :
2.7(a) a letter or other documentation from any person who makes inquiry to or who is
2.8contacted by the facility regarding the availability of the facility for staging events;
2.9(b) identity of firms and corporations which contact the facility;
2.10(c) type of event which they wish to stage in the facility;
2.11(d) suggested terms of rentals; and
2.12(e) responses of authority staff to these inquiries.
2.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 340A.404, subdivision 1, is
2.14amended to read:
2.15 Subdivision 1. Cities. (a) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to
2.16the following establishments located within its jurisdiction:
2.17(1) hotels;
2.18(2) restaurants;
2.19(3) bowling centers;
2.20(4) clubs or congressionally chartered veterans organizations with the approval of
2.21the commissioner, provided that the organization has been in existence for at least three
2.22years and liquor sales will only be to members and bona fide guests, except that a club
2.23may permit the general public to participate in a wine tasting conducted at the club under
2.24section340A.419 ; and
2.25(5) sports facilities located on land owned by the Metropolitan Sports Commission;
2.26and
2.27(6) (5) exclusive liquor stores.
2.28(b) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license,
2.29or an on-sale malt liquor license to a theater within the city, notwithstanding any law, local
2.30ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on
2.31all days of the week to persons attending events at the theater.
2.32(c) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license,
2.33or an on-sale malt liquor license to a convention center within the city, notwithstanding
2.34any law, local ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph
2.35authorizes sales on all days of the week to persons attending events at the convention
3.1center. This paragraph does not apply to convention centers located in the seven-county
3.2metropolitan area.
3.3(d) A city may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale malt liquor license to
3.4a person who is the owner of a summer collegiate league baseball team, or to a person
3.5holding a concessions or management contract with the owner, for beverage sales at a
3.6ballpark or stadium located within the city for the purposes of summer collegiate league
3.7baseball games at the ballpark or stadium, notwithstanding any law, local ordinance, or
3.8charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on all days of the
3.9week to persons attending baseball games at the ballpark or stadium.
3.10 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 352.01, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
3.11 Subd. 2a. Included employees. (a) "State employee" includes:
3.12 (1) employees of the Minnesota Historical Society;
3.13 (2) employees of the State Horticultural Society;
3.14 (3) employees of the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association;
3.15 (4) employees of the adjutant general whose salaries are paid from federal funds and
3.16who are not covered by any federal civilian employees retirement system;
3.17 (5) employees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities who are employed
3.18under the university or college activities program;
3.19 (6) currently contributing employees covered by the system who are temporarily
3.20employed by the legislature during a legislative session or any currently contributing
3.21employee employed for any special service as defined in subdivision 2b, clause (8);
3.22 (7) employees of the legislature who are appointed without a limit on the duration
3.23of their employment and persons employed or designated by the legislature or by a
3.24legislative committee or commission or other competent authority to conduct a special
3.25inquiry, investigation, examination, or installation;
3.26 (8) trainees who are employed on a full-time established training program
3.27performing the duties of the classified position for which they will be eligible to receive
3.28immediate appointment at the completion of the training period;
3.29 (9) employees of the Minnesota Safety Council;
3.30 (10) any employees who are on authorized leave of absence from the Transit
3.31Operating Division of the former Metropolitan Transit Commission and who are employed
3.32by the labor organization which is the exclusive bargaining agent representing employees
3.33of the Transit Operating Division;
3.34 (11) employees of the Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space
3.35Commission,Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, or Metropolitan Mosquito
4.1Control Commission unless excluded under subdivision 2b or are covered by another
4.2public pension fund or plan under section473.415, subdivision 3 ;
4.3 (12) judges of the Tax Court;
4.4 (13) personnel who were employed on June 30, 1992, by the University of
4.5Minnesota in the management, operation, or maintenance of its heating plant facilities,
4.6whose employment transfers to an employer assuming operation of the heating plant
4.7facilities, so long as the person is employed at the University of Minnesota heating plant
4.8by that employer or by its successor organization;
4.9 (14) personnel who are employed as seasonal employees in the classified or
4.10unclassified service;
4.11 (15) persons who are employed by the Department of Commerce as a peace officer
4.12in the Insurance Fraud Prevention Division under section45.0135 who have attained the
4.13mandatory retirement age specified in section43A.34, subdivision 4 ;
4.14 (16) employees of the University of Minnesota unless excluded under subdivision
4.152b, clause (3);
4.16 (17) employees of the Middle Management Association whose employment began
4.17after July 1, 2007, and to whom section352.029 does not apply; and
4.18 (18) employees of the Minnesota Government Engineers Council to whom section
4.19352.029
does not apply.
4.20 (b) Employees specified in paragraph (a), clause (13), are included employees under
4.21paragraph (a) if employer and employee contributions are made in a timely manner in the
4.22amounts required by section352.04 . Employee contributions must be deducted from
4.23salary. Employer contributions are the sole obligation of the employer assuming operation
4.24of the University of Minnesota heating plant facilities or any successor organizations to
4.25that employer.
4.26 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.121, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
4.27 Subd. 5a. Metropolitan agency. "Metropolitan agency" means the Metropolitan
4.28Parks and Open Space Commission, and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, and
4.29Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission.
4.30 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.164, is amended to read:
4.31473.164 SPORTS, AIRPORT COMMISSIONS TO PAY COUNCIL COSTS.
4.32 Subdivision 1. Annually reimburse. TheMetropolitan Sports Facilities
4.33Commission and the Metropolitan Airports Commission shall annually reimburse the
4.34council for costs incurred by the council in the discharge of its responsibilities relating to
5.1the commission. The costs may be charged against any revenue sources of the commission
5.2as determined by the commission.
5.3 Subd. 2. Estimates, budget, transfer. On or before May 1 of each year, the council
5.4shall transmit toeach the commission an estimate of the costs which the council will
5.5incur in the discharge of its responsibilities related to the commission in the next budget
5.6year including, without limitation, costs in connection with the preparation, review,
5.7implementation and defense of plans, programs and budgets of the commission.Each The
5.8commission shall include the estimates in its budget for the next budget year and may
5.9transmit its comments concerning the estimated amount to the council during the budget
5.10review process. Prior to December 15 of each year, the amount budgeted byeach the
5.11commission for the next budget year may be changed following approval by the council.
5.12During each budget year, the commission shall transfer budgeted funds to the council in
5.13advance when requested by the council.
5.14 Subd. 3. Final statement. At the conclusion of each budget year, the council, in
5.15cooperation witheach the commission, shall adopt a final statement of costs incurred by the
5.16council foreach the commission. Where costs incurred in the budget year have exceeded
5.17the amount budgeted,each the commission shall transfer to the council the additional
5.18moneys needed to pay the amount of the costs in excess of the amount budgeted, and shall
5.19include a sum in its next budget. Any excess of budgeted costs over actual costs may be
5.20retained by the council and applied to the payment of budgeted costs in the next year.
5.21 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.565, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.22 Subdivision 1. In MSRS; exceptions. All employees of the former commission
5.23shall be members of the Minnesota State Retirement System with respect to service
5.24rendered on or after May 17, 1977, except as provided in this section.
5.25 Sec. 8. [473J.01] DEFINITIONS.
5.26 Subdivision 1. Application. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in
5.27this section have the meanings given them, except as otherwise expressly provided or
5.28indicated by the context.
5.29 Subd. 2. City. "City" means the city of Minneapolis.
5.30 Subd. 3. County. "County" means Hennepin County.
5.31 Subd. 4. Stadium. "Stadium" means the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
5.32 Subd. 5. Team. "Team" means the owner and operator of the professional football
5.33team known as of the effective date of this chapter as the Minnesota Vikings or any team
6.1owned and operated by someone who purchases or otherwise takes ownership or control
6.2of or reconstitutes the professional football team known as the Minnesota Vikings.
6.3 Sec. 9. [473J.02] METRODOME TRANSFER.
6.4 Subdivision 1. Vikings ownership of Metrodome. The Metropolitan Sports
6.5Facilities Commission will transfer the ownership and all control over the Hubert H.
6.6Humphrey Metrodome to the Minnesota Vikings, provided that:
6.7(1) the team has signed a 25-year contract with the state Department of
6.8Administration requiring the team to play in the Metrodome for a period of not less than
6.925 years;
6.10(2) the team has agreed to pay for all improvements, property taxes, and operating
6.11costs during the term of their ownership;
6.12(3) after completion of the 25-year ownership period, the team may retain or
6.13sell rights to the Metrodome and associated land, provided that any obligations of
6.14the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission under current law are satisfied upon
6.15completion of a sale; and
6.16(4) the 25-year contract may contain a provision allowing the team to leave the
6.17Metrodome at an earlier date, but only to move to a Minnesota stadium constructed by the
6.18team without a public subsidy.
6.19 Subd. 2. Termination of operations. The Metropolitan Sports Commission shall
6.20cease all operations within 45 days of completion of all duties under subdivision 1,
6.21and shall transfer any remaining assets, liabilities, and duties to the state Department
6.22of Administration.
6.23 Subd. 3. Ban on local government competitions. No home rule charter or statutory
6.24charter city, county, or other political subdivision of the state may:
6.25(1) use public resources for any activity intended to encourage the relocation of a
6.26professional sports franchise that exists and plays its home games within Minnesota as of
6.27the effective date of this subdivision, including use of public resources for any form of
6.28education on or lobbying for the relocation; and
6.29(2) adopt, implement, or enforce a resolution or ordinance that uses public resources
6.30to encourage an existing Minnesota professional sports franchise to relocate.
6.31 Sec. 10. REPEALER.
6.32Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 137.50, subdivision 5; 473.551; 473.552;
6.33473.553, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13; 473.556, subdivisions
6.341, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17; 473.561; 473.564, subdivisions 2
7.1and 3; 473.572; 473.581; 473.592, subdivision 1; 473.595; 473.5955; 473.596; 473.598;
7.2473.599; 473.5995; and 473.76, are repealed.
7.3 Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
7.4Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective upon certification by the
7.5commissioner of the Department of Administration that the Minnesota Vikings have
7.6signed the contract required under Minnesota Statutes, section 473J.02.
1.3Minnesota Vikings; abolishing the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission;
1.4prohibiting local government competition for sports franchises;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 3.971, subdivision 6; 13.55, subdivision 1;
1.6352.01, subdivision 2a; 473.121, subdivision 5a; 473.164; 473.565, subdivision
1.71; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 340A.404, subdivision 1;
1.8proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J; repealing
1.9Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 137.50, subdivision 5; 473.551; 473.552;
1.10473.553, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; 473.556, subdivisions
1.111, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17; 473.561; 473.564, subdivisions
1.122, 3; 473.572; 473.581; 473.592, subdivision 1; 473.595; 473.5955; 473.596;
1.13473.598; 473.599; 473.5995; 473.76.
1.14BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.15 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 3.971, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.16 Subd. 6. Financial audits. The legislative auditor shall audit the financial
1.17statements of the state of Minnesota required by section
1.18shall audit Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, state
1.19agencies, departments, boards, commissions, courts, and other state organizations subject
1.20to audit by the legislative auditor, including the State Agricultural Society, Agricultural
1.21Utilization Research Institute, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., Minnesota Historical
1.22Society, Labor Interpretive Center, Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco,
1.23
1.24Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. Financial audits must be conducted according to
1.25generally accepted government auditing standards. The legislative auditor shall see that
1.26all provisions of law respecting the appropriate and economic use of public funds are
1.27complied with and may, as part of a financial audit or separately, investigate allegations
1.28of noncompliance.
2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.2 Subdivision 1. Not public classification. The following data received, created, or
2.3maintained by or for publicly owned and operated convention facilities
2.4authorities
2.5data pursuant to section
2.6to section
2.7(a) a letter or other documentation from any person who makes inquiry to or who is
2.8contacted by the facility regarding the availability of the facility for staging events;
2.9(b) identity of firms and corporations which contact the facility;
2.10(c) type of event which they wish to stage in the facility;
2.11(d) suggested terms of rentals; and
2.12(e) responses of authority staff to these inquiries.
2.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 340A.404, subdivision 1, is
2.14amended to read:
2.15 Subdivision 1. Cities. (a) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to
2.16the following establishments located within its jurisdiction:
2.17(1) hotels;
2.18(2) restaurants;
2.19(3) bowling centers;
2.20(4) clubs or congressionally chartered veterans organizations with the approval of
2.21the commissioner, provided that the organization has been in existence for at least three
2.22years and liquor sales will only be to members and bona fide guests, except that a club
2.23may permit the general public to participate in a wine tasting conducted at the club under
2.24section
2.25
2.26
2.27
2.28(b) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license,
2.29or an on-sale malt liquor license to a theater within the city, notwithstanding any law, local
2.30ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on
2.31all days of the week to persons attending events at the theater.
2.32(c) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license,
2.33or an on-sale malt liquor license to a convention center within the city, notwithstanding
2.34any law, local ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph
2.35authorizes sales on all days of the week to persons attending events at the convention
3.1center. This paragraph does not apply to convention centers located in the seven-county
3.2metropolitan area.
3.3(d) A city may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale malt liquor license to
3.4a person who is the owner of a summer collegiate league baseball team, or to a person
3.5holding a concessions or management contract with the owner, for beverage sales at a
3.6ballpark or stadium located within the city for the purposes of summer collegiate league
3.7baseball games at the ballpark or stadium, notwithstanding any law, local ordinance, or
3.8charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on all days of the
3.9week to persons attending baseball games at the ballpark or stadium.
3.10 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 352.01, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
3.11 Subd. 2a. Included employees. (a) "State employee" includes:
3.12 (1) employees of the Minnesota Historical Society;
3.13 (2) employees of the State Horticultural Society;
3.14 (3) employees of the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association;
3.15 (4) employees of the adjutant general whose salaries are paid from federal funds and
3.16who are not covered by any federal civilian employees retirement system;
3.17 (5) employees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities who are employed
3.18under the university or college activities program;
3.19 (6) currently contributing employees covered by the system who are temporarily
3.20employed by the legislature during a legislative session or any currently contributing
3.21employee employed for any special service as defined in subdivision 2b, clause (8);
3.22 (7) employees of the legislature who are appointed without a limit on the duration
3.23of their employment and persons employed or designated by the legislature or by a
3.24legislative committee or commission or other competent authority to conduct a special
3.25inquiry, investigation, examination, or installation;
3.26 (8) trainees who are employed on a full-time established training program
3.27performing the duties of the classified position for which they will be eligible to receive
3.28immediate appointment at the completion of the training period;
3.29 (9) employees of the Minnesota Safety Council;
3.30 (10) any employees who are on authorized leave of absence from the Transit
3.31Operating Division of the former Metropolitan Transit Commission and who are employed
3.32by the labor organization which is the exclusive bargaining agent representing employees
3.33of the Transit Operating Division;
3.34 (11) employees of the Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space
3.35Commission,
4.1Control Commission unless excluded under subdivision 2b or are covered by another
4.2public pension fund or plan under section
4.3 (12) judges of the Tax Court;
4.4 (13) personnel who were employed on June 30, 1992, by the University of
4.5Minnesota in the management, operation, or maintenance of its heating plant facilities,
4.6whose employment transfers to an employer assuming operation of the heating plant
4.7facilities, so long as the person is employed at the University of Minnesota heating plant
4.8by that employer or by its successor organization;
4.9 (14) personnel who are employed as seasonal employees in the classified or
4.10unclassified service;
4.11 (15) persons who are employed by the Department of Commerce as a peace officer
4.12in the Insurance Fraud Prevention Division under section
4.13mandatory retirement age specified in section
4.14 (16) employees of the University of Minnesota unless excluded under subdivision
4.152b, clause (3);
4.16 (17) employees of the Middle Management Association whose employment began
4.17after July 1, 2007, and to whom section
4.18 (18) employees of the Minnesota Government Engineers Council to whom section
4.20 (b) Employees specified in paragraph (a), clause (13), are included employees under
4.21paragraph (a) if employer and employee contributions are made in a timely manner in the
4.22amounts required by section
4.23salary. Employer contributions are the sole obligation of the employer assuming operation
4.24of the University of Minnesota heating plant facilities or any successor organizations to
4.25that employer.
4.26 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.121, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
4.27 Subd. 5a. Metropolitan agency. "Metropolitan agency" means the Metropolitan
4.28Parks and Open Space Commission
4.29
4.30 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.164, is amended to read:
4.31473.164 SPORTS, AIRPORT COMMISSIONS TO PAY COUNCIL COSTS.
4.32 Subdivision 1. Annually reimburse. The
4.33
4.34council for costs incurred by the council in the discharge of its responsibilities relating to
5.1the commission. The costs may be charged against any revenue sources of the commission
5.2as determined by the commission.
5.3 Subd. 2. Estimates, budget, transfer. On or before May 1 of each year, the council
5.4shall transmit to
5.5incur in the discharge of its responsibilities related to the commission in the next budget
5.6year including, without limitation, costs in connection with the preparation, review,
5.7implementation and defense of plans, programs and budgets of the commission.
5.8commission shall include the estimates in its budget for the next budget year and may
5.9transmit its comments concerning the estimated amount to the council during the budget
5.10review process. Prior to December 15 of each year, the amount budgeted by
5.11commission for the next budget year may be changed following approval by the council.
5.12During each budget year, the commission shall transfer budgeted funds to the council in
5.13advance when requested by the council.
5.14 Subd. 3. Final statement. At the conclusion of each budget year, the council, in
5.15cooperation with
5.16council for
5.17the amount budgeted,
5.18moneys needed to pay the amount of the costs in excess of the amount budgeted, and shall
5.19include a sum in its next budget. Any excess of budgeted costs over actual costs may be
5.20retained by the council and applied to the payment of budgeted costs in the next year.
5.21 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.565, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.22 Subdivision 1. In MSRS; exceptions. All employees of the former commission
5.23shall be members of the Minnesota State Retirement System with respect to service
5.24rendered on or after May 17, 1977, except as provided in this section.
5.25 Sec. 8. [473J.01] DEFINITIONS.
5.26 Subdivision 1. Application. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in
5.27this section have the meanings given them, except as otherwise expressly provided or
5.28indicated by the context.
5.29 Subd. 2. City. "City" means the city of Minneapolis.
5.30 Subd. 3. County. "County" means Hennepin County.
5.31 Subd. 4. Stadium. "Stadium" means the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
5.32 Subd. 5. Team. "Team" means the owner and operator of the professional football
5.33team known as of the effective date of this chapter as the Minnesota Vikings or any team
6.1owned and operated by someone who purchases or otherwise takes ownership or control
6.2of or reconstitutes the professional football team known as the Minnesota Vikings.
6.3 Sec. 9. [473J.02] METRODOME TRANSFER.
6.4 Subdivision 1. Vikings ownership of Metrodome. The Metropolitan Sports
6.5Facilities Commission will transfer the ownership and all control over the Hubert H.
6.6Humphrey Metrodome to the Minnesota Vikings, provided that:
6.7(1) the team has signed a 25-year contract with the state Department of
6.8Administration requiring the team to play in the Metrodome for a period of not less than
6.925 years;
6.10(2) the team has agreed to pay for all improvements, property taxes, and operating
6.11costs during the term of their ownership;
6.12(3) after completion of the 25-year ownership period, the team may retain or
6.13sell rights to the Metrodome and associated land, provided that any obligations of
6.14the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission under current law are satisfied upon
6.15completion of a sale; and
6.16(4) the 25-year contract may contain a provision allowing the team to leave the
6.17Metrodome at an earlier date, but only to move to a Minnesota stadium constructed by the
6.18team without a public subsidy.
6.19 Subd. 2. Termination of operations. The Metropolitan Sports Commission shall
6.20cease all operations within 45 days of completion of all duties under subdivision 1,
6.21and shall transfer any remaining assets, liabilities, and duties to the state Department
6.22of Administration.
6.23 Subd. 3. Ban on local government competitions. No home rule charter or statutory
6.24charter city, county, or other political subdivision of the state may:
6.25(1) use public resources for any activity intended to encourage the relocation of a
6.26professional sports franchise that exists and plays its home games within Minnesota as of
6.27the effective date of this subdivision, including use of public resources for any form of
6.28education on or lobbying for the relocation; and
6.29(2) adopt, implement, or enforce a resolution or ordinance that uses public resources
6.30to encourage an existing Minnesota professional sports franchise to relocate.
6.31 Sec. 10. REPEALER.
6.32Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 137.50, subdivision 5; 473.551; 473.552;
6.33473.553, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13; 473.556, subdivisions
6.341, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17; 473.561; 473.564, subdivisions 2
7.1and 3; 473.572; 473.581; 473.592, subdivision 1; 473.595; 473.5955; 473.596; 473.598;
7.2473.599; 473.5995; and 473.76, are repealed.
7.3 Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
7.4Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective upon certification by the
7.5commissioner of the Department of Administration that the Minnesota Vikings have
7.6signed the contract required under Minnesota Statutes, section 473J.02.
