1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to alcohol; modifying licensing conditions for the University of 
1.3 	Minnesota; dedicating funds to a scholarship account;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 340A.404, subdivision 4a; proposing coding 
1.5 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [137.66] ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP; LIQUOR LICENSE.
1.8 	All profits generated from the sale of liquor at a stadium or arena location holding a 
1.9 	license under section 340A.404, subdivision 4a, paragraph (a), clause (3), must be used 
1.10 	for athletic scholarships at the University of Minnesota. This section is a condition to any 
1.11 	license issued under section 340A.404, subdivision 4a, paragraph (a), clause (3), for a 
1.12 	stadium or arena and violation of the condition voids the license.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.14 	and applies to licenses issued before, on, and after that date.

1.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 340A.404, subdivision 4a, 
1.16 	is amended to read:
1.17 		Subd. 4a.Publicly owned recreation; entertainment facilities. (a) 
1.18 	Notwithstanding any other law, local ordinance, or charter provision, the commissioner 
1.19 	may issue on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses:
1.20 	(1) to the state agency administratively responsible for, or to an entity holding a 
1.21 	concession or facility management contract with such agency for beverage sales at, the 
1.22 	premises of any Giants Ridge Recreation Area building or recreational improvement area 
1.23 	owned by the state in the city of Biwabik, St. Louis County;
2.1 	(2) to the state agency administratively responsible for, or to an entity holding a 
2.2 	concession or facility management contract with such agency for beverage sales at, the 
2.3 	premises of any Ironworld Discovery Center building or facility owned by the state at 
2.4 	Chisholm;
2.5 	(3) to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for events at Northrop 
2.6 	Auditorium, the intercollegiate football stadium, or at no more than seven other locations 
2.7 	within the boundaries of the University of Minnesota, provided that the Board of Regents 
2.8 	has approved an application for a license for the specified location and provided that a 
2.9 	license for an arena or stadium location is void unless it requires the sale or service of 
2.10 	intoxicating liquor throughout the arena or stadium if intoxicating liquor is sold or served 
2.11 	anywhere in the arena or stadium; and
2.12 	(4) to the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Authority for beverage 
2.13 	sales on the premises of the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Arena during 
2.14 	intercollegiate hockey games.
2.15 	The commissioner shall charge a fee for licenses issued under this subdivision in an 
2.16 	amount comparable to the fee for comparable licenses issued in surrounding cities.
2.17 	(b) No alcoholic beverage may be sold or served at TCF Bank Stadium unless the 
2.18 	Board of Regents holds an on-sale intoxicating liquor license for the stadium as provided 
2.19 	in paragraph (a), clause (3).

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