<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>licensing fees; requiring reports and rulemaking; appropriating money;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 144.1222, by adding subdivisions; 240A.09.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.1222, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Indoor ice arenas; license required.</b> (a) A person may not operate <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>an indoor ice arena unless the indoor ice arena has been issued a valid license by the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>commissioner. An indoor ice arena license must be renewed annually. An application <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>for a new or renewed indoor ice arena license must be accompanied by a fee of $150. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>The commissioner may revoke a license issued under this subdivision for violations of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivisions 3a to 3c.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>(b) An indoor ice arena regulatory account is established in the special revenue fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>The commissioner of health shall deposit all revenues from licenses issued under this <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivision and subdivision 3c in the indoor ice arena regulatory account. All money in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>the account is annually appropriated from the indoor ice arena regulatory account to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>commissioner of health for the purpose of administering the statutes and rules governing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>indoor ice arenas.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(c) For the purposes of this subdivision and subdivisions 3b to 3c, "indoor ice arena" <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 4620.4000, subpart 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.1222, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Indoor ice arenas; operator training and certificate.</b> (a) After January <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>1, 2011, no person may operate an indoor ice arena without holding a valid indoor ice <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>arena operator certificate issued by the commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>(b) The commissioner of health shall issue an indoor ice arena operator certificate to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>a person who has completed a course of training that includes instruction on the following <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>topics:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(1) proper maintenance of ice resurfacing and ice edging equipment to minimize <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>potential emissions of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(2) proper maintenance and operation of ventilation equipment to comply with state <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>limits on levels of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide in indoor ice arenas;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(3) proper calibration, accuracy testing, maintenance, and operation of equipment to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>measure the levels of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide in indoor ice arenas;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(4) Minnesota Rules pertaining to air quality in indoor ice arenas; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(5) recognition of the signs of acute and chronic exposure to elevated levels of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>The commissioner of health shall consult with the Minnesota Ice Arena Managers' <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>Association, the League of Minnesota Cities, and school districts to continually revise and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>update the content of ice arena operator training. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(c) To maintain the validity of an ice arena operator certificate, an ice arena operator <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>must annually attend a course of training approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.1222, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>    Subd. 3c. <b>Indoor ice arenas; required equipment.</b> (a) After January 1, 2011, no <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>indoor ice arena may operate in this state unless all nonelectric ice resurfacing and ice <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>edging equipment operated in the indoor ice arena is equipped with a properly tuned <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>three-way catalytic converter or an equivalent device that reduces emissions of carbon <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(b) After January 1, 2015, an indoor ice arena using ice resurfacing and ice edging <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>equipment powered exclusively by electricity may only operate a device powered by an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>internal combustion engine within the indoor ice arena if it has been issued a permit to do <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>so by the commissioner of health. A permit issued under this paragraph is valid for a time <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>period to be determined by the commissioner. However, a permit issued under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>may not be used to evade an indoor ice arena's responsibility to comply with paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>(c). An application for a permit issued under this paragraph must be accompanied by a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>fee of $75.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(c) After January 1, 2015, no indoor ice arena may operate in this state unless all <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>ice resurfacing and ice edging equipment operated in the indoor ice arena is powered <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>exclusively by electricity, unless the ice arena operator elects to be subject to paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>(d) After January 1, 2015, no indoor ice arena may operate in this state unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>indoor ice arena contains an operational and properly calibrated electronic air monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>device that continuously monitors the concentration of carbon monoxide and nitrogen <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>dioxide in the air inside an ice arena and is connected to an alarm set to activate when <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>the concentration of carbon monoxide in the facility reaches 12.5 parts per million or the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the facility reaches 0.3 parts per million. An indoor <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>ice arena operator must send the Department of Health a photograph showing the location <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>where the electronic monitoring device is installed in relation to the ice sheet.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>An indoor ice arena operator may elect to comply with the requirements of this <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>paragraph rather than the requirements of paragraph (b) by notifying the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>health of that intent in writing.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 240A.09, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><b>240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>eligible to receive a grant.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals: <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(1) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(2) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>(3) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports complex <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>with multiple sports facilities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>(4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded to a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>two-sheet facility in the future.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(c) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers. The <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A proposal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind contributions of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>landscaping, and parking.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>(d) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>and Sundays.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(e) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>demonstrated interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>(f) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably, must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>(g) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>(h) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to communities <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>in greater Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>(i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, and operation, including <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>the marketing of ice time.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(j) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>(k) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed $100,000. Priority must be given to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission ice <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>resurfacing equipment, upgrading ventilation systems, and purchasing and installing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>electronic air monitoring devices. After January 1, 2013, no grant may be made under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>this paragraph unless the application includes capital expenditures for indoor air quality <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>improvements that will enable the facility to comply with the requirements of section <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>144.1222, subdivisions 3a to 3c, and any associated rules, or the applicant provides <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>documentation from the commissioner of health that the facility is in compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>those requirements at the time of application and will continue to be in compliance after <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>the rehabilitation or renovation is completed.  The provisions of this paragraph also apply <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>to grants made to upgrade current facilities under paragraph (g).<br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>(l) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(m) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>bleacher safety requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>326B.112</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    Sec. 5. <b>INDOOR ICE ARENAS; RULEMAKING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>The Department of Health must, by January 1, 2011, establish in rule:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(1) the proper location of electronic monitoring devices to accurately measure the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>concentration of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide breathed by individuals on the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>ice sheet;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(2) specifications and performance requirements for electronic air monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>devices required under section 144.1222, subdivision 3c;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>(3) requirements for the placement of placards in indoor ice arenas that state that <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>acute and chronic exposure to elevated levels of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>that may be present in indoor ice arenas is hazardous to human health;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>(4) that when levels of concentration of carbon monoxide on the ice reaches 12.5 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>parts per million or the level of nitrogen dioxide reaches the level of 0.3 parts per million, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>the indoor ice arena operator must activate the facility's ventilation system for a period of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>time long enough to significantly reduce those levels; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>(5) levels of concentration of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in indoor ice <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>arenas that, when reached, require specific actions to be taken by an ice arena operator to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>protect public health, including, but not limited to, evacuating the arena.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    Sec. 6. <b>COMPLIANCE REPORT AND ENFORCEMENT PLAN ON INDOOR </b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var><b>AIR QUALITY IN ICE ARENAS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>(a) By August 1, 2010, the Department of Health shall submit a report to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>with primary jurisdiction over public health that contains the following information with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>respect to indoor air quality in ice arenas for each of the preceding three calendar years:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>(1) a list of on-site inspections of ice arenas made by the department, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>date of each inspection;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>(2) the list of violations of indoor air quality standards, reporting requirements, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>other requirements of Minnesota Rules, chapter 4620, by ice arenas;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>(3) a list of enforcement actions taken against violators listed in clause (2), or any <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>other actions taken to return violators to compliance;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(4) the number of certificates of approval the commissioner of health refused to issue <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>due to insufficient documentation of maintenance of acceptable air quality conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(5) the number of certificates of approval suspended, revoked, or reinstated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>commissioner due to violations of air quality rules; <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>(6) the number of ice arenas that failed to submit weekly air quality measurements <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>as required by rule; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>(7) the number of variances to air quality rules granted to ice arenas by the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>The agency shall post the information in clauses (1) to (7) on its Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>(b) By December 1, 2010, the Department of Health shall submit a plan to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>with primary jurisdiction over public health describing how the agency will effectively <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>enforce indoor air quality rules and other requirements pertaining to indoor ice arenas in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>Minnesota Rules, chapter 4620.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>