HF 2566

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/26/2021 12:09pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money to the Minnesota Amateur Sports
Commission to study the development of the United States Amateur Sports and
Training Center in Dakota County in partnership with the cities of Eagan and Inver
Grove Heights; requiring a report.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin UNITED STATES AMATEUR SPORTS AND TRAINING CENTER IN
DAKOTA COUNTY; REPORT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Study required. new text end

new text begin (a) The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission must
partner with the city of Eagan and the city of Inver Grove Heights to study the development
of the United States Amateur Sports and Training Center in Dakota County.
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new text begin (b) The study must address potential users, possible sites, and costs of construction based
on needs identified in the study. The study must also address ongoing operational costs and
determine if the facility rentals, user fees, local nonstate support, and sponsorship
opportunities are adequate to fund ongoing operations of the facility without regard to any
debt service for capital improvements. The commission shall conduct a market analysis of
rental rates and user fees to determine potential revenues for the facility and consider impacts
on or duplication of existing government-sponsored facilities, and must analyze the state
and local economic impacts of the proposed facility once fully operational.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Legislative report. new text end

new text begin The commission must submit a report describing its work
and findings to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
responsible for capital investment and state government finance no later than January 15,
2022.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $100,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the Minnesota
Amateur Sports Commission for purposes of the study and report required by section 1.
The appropriation is available until expended and any costs necessary to complete the study
in excess of the available appropriation must be paid from nonstate resources.
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