1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to metropolitan government; directing the Metropolitan Airports 
1.3 	Commission to enforce certain covenants.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. COVENANT ENFORCEMENT.
 1.6 	If, through merger or otherwise, an airline or its successor serving the 
1.7 	Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport fails to adhere to all covenants regarding the 
1.8 	maintenance of its hub, headquarters, and required employment levels in Minnesota, 
1.9 	the Metropolitan Airports Commission shall use all available means to enforce the 
1.10 	covenants and, if necessary, require repayment of all outstanding bond obligations and 
1.11 	surrender of previously granted rent reductions pursuant to the terms of the covenants. 
1.12 	The Metropolitan Airport Commission shall not enter into any agreement to modify, 
1.13 	amend, or eliminate the covenants referenced in this section without the agreement first 
1.14 	being approved by law.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.