1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to liquor; allowing the commissioner of 
  1.3             public safety to issue on-sale licenses to Giants 
  1.4             Ridge and Ironworld Discovery Center; amending 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.404, by adding a 
  1.6             subdivision. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.404, is 
  1.9   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 4a.  [STATE-OWNED RECREATION; ENTERTAINMENT 
  1.11  FACILITIES.] Notwithstanding any other law, local ordinance, or 
  1.12  charter provision, the commissioner may issue on-sale 
  1.13  intoxicating liquor licenses to: 
  1.14     (1) the state agency administratively responsible for, or 
  1.15  to an entity holding a concession or facility management 
  1.16  contract with the agency for beverage sales at, the premises of 
  1.17  any Giants Ridge recreation area building or recreational 
  1.18  improvement area owned by the state in the town of White, St. 
  1.19  Louis county; and 
  1.20     (2) the state agency administratively responsible for, or 
  1.21  to an entity holding a concession or facility management 
  1.22  contract with such agency for beverage sales at, the premises of 
  1.23  any Ironworld Discovery Center building or facility owned by the 
  1.24  state at Chisholm. 
  1.25     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.26     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.