1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; directing the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission 
1.3 	to support a bid to host an International Ski Federation Nordic World Ski 
1.4 	Championship event in Minnesota.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. NORDIC WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIP.
 1.7 	(a) Upon request of U.S. Ski and Snowboard, The Loppet Foundation, or other affiliated 
1.8 	organization, the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission must support the preparation and 
1.9 	submission of a competitive bid to host an International Ski Federation Nordic World Ski 
1.10 	Championship event in Minnesota. If the event is awarded, the commission must partner 
1.11 	with the organizing committee as an event host. Commission activities may include but are 
1.12 	not limited to assisting in the development of public-private partnerships to support the 
1.13 	event; soliciting sponsors; participating in public outreach activities; permitting the 
1.14 	commission's facilities to be developed and used as event venues; and providing other 
1.15 	administrative, technical, logistical, or financial support, within available resources.
1.16 	(b) Within 30 days after a bid is submitted and, if an event is awarded to Minnesota as 
1.17 	a host, within 30 days after receiving notice of the award, the commission must notify the 
1.18 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
1.19 	the commission. The notification must describe the commission's work in support of the 
1.20 	event and indicate whether the commission anticipates seeking supplemental state or local 
1.21 	funds or other public resources to continue that work.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
1.23 	expires upon conclusion of a Nordic World Ski Championship event hosted in Minnesota.