1E Providing a process for the construction, financing and long term use of a new ballpark as a venue for major league baseball; requiring location in the city of Minneapolis; establishing the Minnesota ballpark authority to acquire all land, air rights and other interest in real property needed for construction and operation of the ballpark and related facilities; providing for the authority to be governed by a commission, specifying composition of the commission; prescribing powers of the authority; enumerating criteria and conditions of the authority, authorizing Hennepin county to by resolution issue bonds and make grants to the authority for ballpark development and construction, public infrastructure, reserves for capital improvements, operating expenses and other purposes; authorizing the county to impose a sales and use tax; authorizing the metropolitan sports facilities commission to by resolution provide technical, professional and financial assistance for the development of the ballpark; authorizing the Hennepin county regional railroad authority at the request of the authority to convey land within the development area; authorizing the city of Minneapolis at the request of the authority to vacate a portion of third avenue, convey certain land and issue liquor licenses; prohibiting new or additional local sales taxes; repealing certain provisions relating to a baseball park
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